Another great Princess cruise with a few negatives. First of all we love Princess ships and the crises always have just the right vibe for us - in our early 70s but up and going most of the time.we chose this cruise more for the dates than anything else but having done a full transit before we wondered if the partial transit would be disappointing. Not at all! It is a wonder of the modern world and its history is fascinating.

The ship was a different matter. The positives - familiarity, excellent Club Class service, fine dining, enclosed pool for swimming during the rain.

The negatives - the Island Princess is certainly showing her age. A lick of paint is needed everywhere, there was rust in the pool and the whole ship just feels old. We were extremely disappointed in the quality of the entertainment, in the shows and in the lack of things to do. The bars lacked ambience - one was called the Patisserie but there wasn’t a pastry in sight. We really missed the International Cafe. Read more