My wife and I took our first Princess cruise to Mexico a couple years ago on the Ruby and loved the older ship vibe. The dated furnishings felt warm and comforting to us, and my wife like the art better than our Alaska cruise last year on the Discovery.
We are booking the Thanksgiving cruise to Mexico on the Crown and are trying to convince our friends to give her another shot.
They were on the ill-fated Alaska cruise last year where the engine broke and they missed almost all the ports. They were very upset and Princess did not compensate them for the missed ports.
I have read here that the latest trips have been fine, so I have no problem sailing on her. We really missed the promenade deck when we were on Discovery and our trip on NCL Joy last year.
