Sounds like my sister, who had always sailed Celebrity and said it was wonderful. We two couples went on Princess in 2013, and she raved about the entertainment and the people, but still preferred Celebrity overall because of food, passengers, service, etc.
Then we four did the Celebrity in 2017 (my first time on Celebrity), and she said it had declined in every way since her last time — in about 2005, I guess.
Also, we returned home with kick-ass respiratory infections, one even turning to serious pneumonia. Never got sick in any way on 15 Princess cruises.
We’re all doing Panama Canal on Princess in February.
Have you sailed through the Panama Canal before?