First let me tell you a little about our group. There were 3 of us me, my husband and my mom. My husband and I our in our late 20's and this was my 7th cruise, this being my 4th with Princess, and my husband's 8th cruise. My mother is in her 50's and this is her 2nd cruise first with Princess.

We left hot sunny Florida and flew to cool rainy Vancouver the day before we left. Vancouver really is a beautiful city, expensive, but beautiful. We stayed at Coast Coal Hotel about 5 min walk from port, a very nice hotel would definitely stay there again.

The next day we headed to the port at about 11:00, there was hardly anyone there so we breezed past security, the health questionnaire and check-in. We had to wait about half an hour and we were able to board the ship. All in all a typical smooth embarkation with Princess. Read more