We just got back from a New Year's cruise aboard the Caribbean Princess. Our family included my husband and myself, both 52, our daughter, 27, and her boyfriend, 26, along with our two sons, 23 & 21. We have previously cruised Carnival once and RCI six times. This was our first Princess cruise and will be our last as well.

Embarkation: Extremely smooth for us but perhaps that is because we arrived early. We were processed and onboard by 12:30.

This ship is too small for the number of passengers. We were extremely lucky because all of us are fit and healthy as we basically had to take the stairs everywhere we went. The elevators are slow and crowded. Read more