South_Coast_Cruiser

I'm on this cruise as a bit of a taster for Princess too. It is correct that it can be difficult to get a true feeling for a line from a short cruise, but I'm hoping to see how the food, service and style of entertainment/activities compares. There is a 'group' for the cruise on the other site which you could check out to get an idea of passengers and their expectations. From what I can tell I wouldn't say it seems like it is going to be a 'booze cruise', or not in the traditional sense anyway. More so there seem to be couples similarly trying Princess for the first time, others using it as an easy way to check out the tulips and a few families/grandparents taking their children. I guess if there are any 'stag and hen' party types they might not hang out in internet forums however 😂

I did wonder if I had somehow offended one of the crew!

I was on Azura for my birthday in February. We didn't tell anyone but I was woken at 7am by a phone call with someone from guest services awkwardly singing Happy Birthday to me. I was sleepy and a little stunned, I didn't know if I had to wait for her to sing the whole thing! After a few lines I thanked her, bringing it to an end and went back to bed. It's a funny story to tell, but I found the whole thing quite odd. I didn't get any further comments or recognition of it.