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Wife and I are sailing on the Crown in February for a Mexico cruise. This will be our second as Platinum members and second onboard the Crown. I can honestly say we have never encountered any problems that would ruin or hamper our cruise. Aside form the weather, a cruise is what you make it. Except for our first cruise. we have always had anytime dining, not so much to eat when we wanted to but that we didn't like the hours offered for traditional dining. With anytime dining, we would meet with the Maitre d' or his assistant and settle on a time we liked. This time around we may just opt for traditional just to change. As for rude wait staff, that too we have never encountered. Maybe inexperienced but never rude or hostile. The only time we ever had a rude head waiter was on our Med cruise with another line. I have to also add that IMHO, people should not base their choices on other peoples' cruising experiences. What's that saying..."One man's feast is another man's fodder". Happy cruising everybody!:D

I totally agree! I have however been in the dining room where some of the guests were more than disrespectful to the dining room staff. I usually find that the people who complain the most are often the ones who should look at their own behavior first!

The biggest complaint seems to be the anytime dining. It's the same on all cruise lines with anytime dining. There's an easy way to avoid those problems - Don't go to anytime dining! Go with the fixed early or late seating (late is best) or go to the buffet! We have been on many cruises with Princess on various ships as well as over 35 cruises on Royal Caribbean (lost count) and we do like Princess a lot and have always had a great time on their ships both with just the two of us, or with friends and/or family. Cruising is never perfect but with the right attitude and expectations you will always have a great time. There is no other all-inclusive vacation that can match the value of a cruise!

Here's a tip for cruise reviewers. I used to do the occasional review but then I stopped. Doing a review forces you to look for problems so stop doing reviews and stop looking for problems! If a problem comes looking for you then deal with it immediately and politely. Oh, and one last thing - use the cruise critic forums - there is a wealth of information you can search for.