Just what the Doctor ordered

Truly in need of a relaxing 10 days in the Caribbean the Royal Princess really came through.  Starting with embarkation which went very smoothly and fast we were on board.  After ditching our carry on bags in our cabin we were off to Alfredo's for pizza and sangria.  Their food is absolutely YUM.  As a matter of fact we enjoyed the food throughout the ship.  On sea days we had breakfast in the Horizon court buffet.  On days in port we grabbed a quick breakfast at the International cafe which is also a great spot for lunch or an afternoon or midnight snack.  We had dinner every night in the dining room with anytime dining.  The food was quite YUM in the dining room although I'd like to see a little more variety in the menu choices.  Their wine list is quite nice.  We haven't eaten in the specialty venue's in a number of cruises.  We really do enjoy the dining room. That being said the service in the dining room was not very consistent  Some nights it was really great and others not so much, more than a bit slow.  Maybe they were short staffed or things ran behind in the galley.

 One of our favorite area's on the ship is Vines, the wine bar.  We attended all of their Stamtisch wine tastings.  If you enjoy wine this is a gotta, not a maybe.  

Our cabin was on deck 15 Marina 307 a mid forward balcony cabin.  The cabin was comfortable but our balcony had an overhang which did affect picture taking.  Also this was our first time on the deck below the lido deck.  Almost every night there was a lot of noise coming from above our cabin, most likely deck hands moving the deck lounges around.  Our cabin steward was really wonderful, very friendly and very conscientious.  

The on board entertainment was for the most part excellent.  There was only one comedian for a 10 day cruise.  He appeared twice.  In the past Princess would bring on a new comedian at one of the Ports.  Anyway he was very funny.  The production shows are very high energy and the performers are all talented.  I'm not sure how often they come up with new shows but I know we've seen the ones on this cruise before.  There were 2 different bands that performed in the Piazza, on the pool deck and at the Wheelhouse bar.  Both of them were very talented.  

We really enjoyed the ports we visited on this cruise.  We generally take excursions offered by the ship.  We did go to Magens Bay beach on our own by taxi on St. Thomas because we wanted to stay longer than the excursion has you there.  

Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our 10 day's on the Royal Princess.