Great cruise, great ship

Horizons Dining Room

We had prebooked a private table. We had a different table most evenings, so no real opportunity to get to know the wait staff. The food was all very good. The service could be slow at times - on one occasion we had been in the MDR for over 80 minutes and had only had 2 courses. Not sure if there was an issue - no-one said. The other negative was the lack of visibility of restaurant managers. No-one came to our table (or any other table I could see) to ask if everything was ok - I think that’s quite poor.

Crooners Bar

Nice relaxed bar with plenty of seating and huge windows looking to the sea. Good choice of drinks too. Sat watching the CATS string duo a few evenings - they were good too.

O'Malley's Irish Pub

Favourite venue. No Guinness on tap was the only downside, but the food all looked great (we never actually tasted any of it but it looked quality pub grub). The entertainment here was first class - great sing along time. Usually quite busy and a small venue.

Lido Slice

Best pizza at sea - they say. I believe it, it was very good. Plenty of pool side seating and quick service too.

International Café

Friendly service but can be very busy at peak times. Good selection of sandwiches and pastries.

Alfredo's Pizzeria

We ate here one evening. It wasn’t too busy so we seated immediately. We each had the pizza which is huge and we didnt have any room for dessert. The pizza was good - mine was vegetarian and I found it a bit soggy in places.

Princess Live!

Pluses and minuses compared to other ships. On the plus side it’s a better layout and seems larger. Much better seating throughout and the bar is inside the venue. On the negative it’s basically fully open to noise from other venues and passing traffic. This is the location where the comedians perform and these sort of distractions are annoying. It’s also a pain when doing a music quiz and passers-by are shouting the answers in!!

Princess Arena

Seems smaller than similar venues on other Princess ships but that may be an illusion. The circular stage worked quite well for some things and less well for others. As always on Princess - get there early (at least 30 mins) to get a seat (and don’t save seats for your party of 8!!)

Spellbound by Magic Castle

Excellent evening and well worth the extra money you pay. The meal was very good and we met some great people there. It’s only 30 passengers at each performance so it’s easy to talk to a lot of people. The magic shows (a small warm up in the bar area followed by the show proper) were great. Some of the close up magic was spectacular and there was one trick which seemed totally impossible. We enjoyed sitting in the special area after the show too with the speciality cocktails. Treat yourself.