Travelers ranged in age from 5 to 81 and "a good time was had by all." There truly was something for everyone. I am 48, married, with an 18 year old son who sailed with his best friend. We hadn't sailed on Princess since 2003. Our last several cruises were on Royal Caribbean, my preferred cruise line at this point.

Embarkation was incredibly easy. We arrived at the port around 12:30 and were on board within 15 minutes. No waiting anywhere - none at all. We probably could have been on board even quicker if the port wasn't so huge. Two of our travelers were handicapped so navigating was a bit slow. However, the port employees were quick to bring a wheel chair for my FIL (without his asking; they approached him with the much appreciated offer) and let all of us bypass the elaborate "ropes course" lines.

Cabins: Our group of four had a BA balcony and an interior cabin (naturally the kids had the interior). We were on Caribe, so our balcony was HUGE - loved it! The balcony cabin itself was narrow, leaving only about a foot at the end of the bed to walk through. The sitting area is also smaller than I had remembered, and only had one cushy chair plus a desk chair for us to sit on. Since it rained a lot on this cruise, sitting on the balcony was not always an option. The interior cabin was small but well laid out. Certainly my son and his friend had no complaints! The closet space in both cabins is much larger than most other cruise lines with more than enough space for even this clothes horse! The bathroom was as expected and the shower is the worst part of the cabin. Incredibly tiny and I hate the shower curtains - thin cloth that loves to cuddle. We also had problems with the temperature. Despite the fact that we would set the water temperature to the coolest setting, we were at times scalded. Our room steward was terrific! Nicest man and incredibly unobtrusive. Room was always in top shape. Even the boy's room, which was hard to imagine! I kept telling the steward to just skip their room and not worry about it, but he wouldn't stand for that. The second they left the room, he would drop everything to take care of their cabin. I'm sure this was a real pain for him, but it became more of a running joke than anything else. And trust me, he was well compensated for it! Read more