Sorry if I am late to the dance but just to share. We have been on more than a dozen RC cruises but the last two have been on Princess. We did the British Isles on the Emerald Princess (Emerald Princess/Emerald Isle...see what they did there? LOL).
We had a great time. The food was at least good. The service was fine. The shows/entertainers were very good. The ship was nice. Crown Gill (Chops equivalent) was great. We did a price upgrade and got gratuities, drink package, wi-fi, premium restaurant. Felt like a good value.
We are actually between RC and Princess for Europe next year.
We have an RC cruise out of Galveston coming up which may help us decide.