A family vacation aboard Princess Cruises Sapphire Princess, October 4th to 11th, 2008. This is one of Princess’ newest ships, built in 2004 in Japan by Mitsubishi, and loaded with amenities. Also seen are the Norwegian Star and Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas in Puerto Vallarta. The food was the best of any cruise I’ve been on so far. The staff of the Vivaldi, Savoy, Pacific Moon, and Santa Fe dining rooms were comparable to the best land based 5-star restaurants around. It was a very enjoyable trip, and I hope to do it again sometime.