jimanrainey

I have been on two other cruises...this was the best. First impression....Huge & Majestic. The ship is broke up in a way that you never feeled rushed or crowded. Went on this cruise not really sure that I had picked the correct one "Cruise Line"...I had. Start to finish great....great....great.

This ship was supposed to be "The New Princess" vessel. When they originally released the maiden year schedule the pricing was at a premium level. Soon after the first voyages and poor reviews the prices appeared to drop reflecting a growing trend of dissatisfaction. I like Princess and have a couple of trips each on the Ruby and Emerald Princess (Both Signature Ships). The problem is that many of the things I appreciated so much on those ships have been eliminated or cut back. The veranda deck walk is a thing of the past. The fantastic bow section of the upper veranda deck walk is gone. The forward views from the fitness center are gone. The rear pool is gone, replaced by one forward attached to the pay for view Sanctuary. The center stairways do not go up to the passenger floors causing backups at the elevators (this is not a minor problem, ask anyone who has sailed on the Royal). The verandas are miniscule even in the mini-suites. They eliminated the side aisles in the upper part of the theatre to slide in a couple of extra seats but it means that people who want to leave in the middle of a performance have to climb over a dozen people. I heard more bad things about this ship in elevators and public places than any other ship I've been on, and that's not as many as some but more than a dozen.

The overall ATTITUDE all over the ship not what I have come to expect from Princess.....found most just  not happy... this the FIRST correction that can be FIXED...

Our cabin felt smaller...than other princess ships.  The staff seem to just be TIRED of PEOPLE  but I sense that they also know that they cannot fix the poor design of this ship. I will sail Princess again ....WILL.... sail on the Royal Princess again HOPEING.... they made changes.

I you have a chance to do the same trip on an older, but better ship, I recommend Princess for the Caribbean without question.