The Sapphire Princess is a beautiful ship - but she is a little hard to navigate around. We were on a 5-day repositioning cruise so by the time I figured out my way around it was time to leave lol.  <br /><br /><br />The cabin was much smaller than on Carnival - as was the bathroom. The balcony was twice the size so it made up for the small cabin. Lots of closet space as well.  <br /><br />The food was good - not outstanding - but good. I did have two desserts one night - raspberry creme brulee - yum&#33; The buffet area was deceiving - it looked very small but somehow it worked well - the line moved quickly. The buffet selections were hit or miss - some really tasty others rather bland. The fruit selection and salad offerings were very fresh and always topped up. We did have one great lunch in the dining room - the London Broil - really fantastic&#33;  <br /><br />The one thing missing was any sort of fruit juices in the beverage area - just tea, cofee and iced tea. Juices were available at the breakfast buffet and milk was there for the asking but nothing just to grab on the fly.  <br /><br />The entertainment was pretty much as expected - the shows were well done - but the comedian was outstanding. We saw the same guy in the theatre one night and the showlounge two nights later. My sides still hurt he was that funny.  <br /><br />I am not young by any means lol - but I felt like the kid in the crowd. Not sure how to describe it - but the pace was rather &quot;leisurely&quot;. Not a lot happening during the day. Maybe I am just used to the faster pace of Carnival&#33;   <br /><br />The fridge was also a plus for keeping our water supply and dh&#39;s cola chilled. It was also nice to grab some goodies from the buffet to eat later on the balcony. An empty fridge - not the minibar stocked fridge like the ones on Carnival.  <br /><br />The cabin steward always kept things very neat and tidy - but no towel animals :o) We saw him on the first afternoon then the last evening - he was all but invisible any other time - so that would mean he did his job very well.  <br /><br />The dining room staff was very gracious and efficient - but again I am used to the fun atmosphere on Carnival - there were no dances around the dining room or singing maitre&#39;d. I ordered milk after dinner one night and got it in what looked like a tall shot glass - that was kind of funny.  <br /><br />Living just a ferry ride away from Victoria - we just wandered around on foot - it was a nice walk from where the ship docked. We toured Alcatraz in San Fransisco, which we really enjoyed - very enlightening to say the least then we went on to Sausilito. Got some great shots of the Golden Gate Bridge - as the weather was very co-operative. In Santa Barbara we took a land-shark vehicle that toured the town and then went into the water for a tour of the port area. That was something we had never been on before so we had a good time - and the guide was really funny.  <br /><br />We were transported from the dock at San Pedro to Las Vegas by bus - the lav wasn&#39;t working and the driver was a little confused but we made it ok. We donated large sums of money to the casinos but we had a good time doing it. The Excalibur was just &quot;ok&quot; but the room was quite large and very quiet.  <br /><br />We have booked on the Conquest for the spring and are happy to be going on Carnival again. We would sail on Princess again if we got a good deal - but we prefer the more upbeat - 24 hour fun - atmopshere Carnival offers.  <br /><br />ttfn Jennifer