Is Sun Princess A Good Fit For Adult Couples?

Is Sun Princess A Good Fit For Adult Couples? | Sun Princess Cruise Review

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@mikecress7665 2 ай бұрын

Just did 12 days on the Sun. Totally agree with your analysis. As a Princess elite and faithful will not go back unless the itinerary is going to somewhere specific the other Princess ships aren’t going.

@Scruffy99-b2m 2 ай бұрын

I have to say my wife and I watched this after spending 21 nights on board you took the words right out of our mouths you said everything we had thought

@Rich22C Ай бұрын

Thanks for your review and we totally agree with 99% of your comments. We didn't eat an any specialty restaurants simply because we couldn't get even one reservation prior to boarding, so we cancelled the premier package, which we had prepaid. The ship left us cold since it was overpacked with people at every turn. Every venue was crowded no matter what time we arrived. We did get to see the aerial shows in the Dome but had to stand on line for an hour beforehand & another 30 minutes once inside. It's unlike any Princess ship we've ever experienced and we've sailed on 28 Princess cruises to date. We've seen the Sun once for 21 days and will never return, no matter what the price. A vacation shouldn't have to be that aggerating & noisy.

@jdb316 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the thorough review. I look forward to your food and dining review video when it comes out.

@irishinusa1615 2 ай бұрын

Excellent review and informative. I do hope someone from Princess watches your vlog. Agree 100% Well done, and thank you 😊 🙏

@rubypippin1149 12 күн бұрын

I just got off the sun princess and I totally agree with you on everything you said and I really don't care to return there and I have almost 500 hours on princess Cruise lines. One thing I liked was the robot serving your food in the American diner and I also love sitting in the back on floor 7 in the dining room overlooking the back of the ship. I agree with you that the rooms are great and we had an inside room. And I went to all shows at least an hour early in order to get a decent seat

@CruiseReport 11 күн бұрын

The robot must be a new thing. They did not have that when we were on board. Does the robot get a share of the gratuities?

@marywestlake5804 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your detailed review! We’ve sailed 3 Royal class Princess ships and decided to book a 7 day side by side on the Sun. I haven’t seen any enthusiastic reviews, but I’m excited to see if we agree.

@hvincent1442 4 күн бұрын

I appreciated a lot your honesty. It’s difficult to find KZbin people who are not paid or upgraded to give their opinion. And their vidéo are never crowded. We will sail ion Star on next November and I’m afraid I will be disappointed because I love to have dinner in quiet ambiance

@CruiseReport 3 күн бұрын

I hope they have implemented some changes on Star, and I know they have even made changes to Sun, so let's hope for the best.

@hvincent1442 3 күн бұрын

@ After listening to you, I just cancelled our 14 days on Star in December (deluxe balcony) & we booked a mini-suite Signature Collection for the same period on the Sun. For 23$ less! It will be less crowded for restaurant and the pool & the ship will be all construct. Thanks again.

@ganderson158 2 ай бұрын

I like Princess and have sailed with them 6 times. Royal, Majestic, Grand, Ruby 2X & Crown. But they seem to be getting to big. I appreciate this in being done as a couple. I am not looking for big table seating and sounds crowded. I have a cruise booked on the Coral Princess in March 2025. While new & interesting I do not think I am going to do this any time soon. Thanks

@michaelgalliher548 2 ай бұрын

I concur with everything you said. I like the Royal class ships over the Sphere class. I'm on the Caribbean Princess (Grand Class) in a couple weeks (Rome to Ft. Lauderdale) which is and older class of ship. Great meeting you both on the Sun. Mike

@CruiseReport 2 ай бұрын

@@michaelgalliher548 Enjoyed meeting you as well!

@michaelgalliher548 2 ай бұрын

I would definitely say the Sun Princess is more for adult couples then families with small children (or any children for that matter). Venues seems small for the ship capacity, but I would like to say that the hot tubs were numerous (9). Never been on a ship with as many hot tubs. In fact every night I had a hot tub to myself on deck 18 at 8pm. I will be on the Star Princess in June 2026 so I hope they fix a few things which I hear they have already done (move restaurants etc.). Rooms were great as video stated. Service was also excellent. Princess overall does a great job in my opinion.

@bertassoa Ай бұрын

Thanks for the detailed review. We’re sailing on Sun in March. Looking forward to see how the crowds are and what’s different vs your experience. I’ve heard a lot about the long wait times, did you ever use your premier reserved seating benefits for production shows? Did it help?

@CruiseReport Ай бұрын

We sat in the Premier section for every production show. A nice benefit, but we still had to show up 30-45 minutes early to get the seat we wanted.

@trainattendant5810 2 ай бұрын

I enjoy how detailed your reviews are. Shame on Princess for poor design regarding use of public spaces. More passengers/smaller venues, mostly focused on a central hub don't create a relaxing experience. The reliance of specialty dining notably detracts from the MDR & takes valuable bar/lounge real estate. I sailed aboard Discovery Princess during the Easter week of her inaugural season & it was chock-a-full of families with children running around unsupervised. I much prefer Crown Princess over Discovery for the public space layout. I respectfully beg to differ about Princess being a premium line. As their product presentation has shifted to an onboard revenue production mode, I now consider Princess nothing more than mass market. Princess is a shadow of it's former self & feels like staying in some airport corporate chain hotel.

@monkeyb1820 2 ай бұрын

we (family of 4) are going on this ship in a few weeks, and I'm already looking into some books to bring b/c I anticipate having difficulties seeing the shows. Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised--but everything you say make sense (venues too small for a ship this size).

@brucefrytz8611 2 ай бұрын

About the Sanctuary Club, you can no longer purchase a pass for a day's admission. You now have to book one of the rooms that are part of their new Sanctuary Collection to gain admission.

@CruiseReport 2 ай бұрын

@@brucefrytz8611 something else that changed after our sailing.

@BTimmer 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate your honest review. While we are booked on the Sun for a week in March, I'm not impressed with the entertainment venues. Loud noise in the Piazza may be a deal breaker for me for further cruises on the Sun . We do really like the design of the class the Regal is in. I agree that the views of the "influencers" from the media cruise was super saccharinely. It's a turn off for me.

@CruiseReport 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@Rich22C Ай бұрын

I don't think it was mentioned but with all the tiers looking over the piazza, the upper level is just impossible to see much as your view is blocked but the railing when seated. Stick with the seating on deck 7 or stand.

@CruiseReport Ай бұрын

@@Rich22C Good point.

@chucknorris8704 2 ай бұрын

You are 100% correct. I dont even know why they even bother staging shows in the dome when it is pitifully tiny. I think they should do PAID shows there only to avoid passengers being disappoointed trying to get a seat there

@benjaminsmith2287 2 ай бұрын

I read they throw people out to prepare for and then do shows in that space. Then try to make it a nightclub..

@Rich22C Ай бұрын

@@benjaminsmith2287 Very true at around 3PM.

@Rich22C Ай бұрын

Sure, exactly what they need. Another paid venue to sell... like there not making enough on the overprices restaurants.

@aeroAdvocate Ай бұрын

Would you say there are lot of vibrations in the aft? I'm booked 14 days next April ex Rome to Barcelona in a Signature Suite and these are all in the back. I'm a bit nervous about that because usually, I have to stay midsection when being on Celebrity EDGE.

@CruiseReport Ай бұрын

We were midship, but spent some time in the aft areas and did not notice any bad vibrations.

@bethmctv9317 2 ай бұрын

Great cruise for me on 10/14. I just wanted something low key, not a lot of kids, and some entertainment options. Although the cruise was full it did not feel overly crowded in most areas and I found getaway spots on Deck 19 and Deck 18 close to the Sanctuary entrances.

@benjaminsmith2287 2 ай бұрын

You hit the nail on the head in my complaints about the Celebrity Edge. However, the Celebrity Edge ships don't seem to have the capacity issue that the Princess ship has and because the Martini Bar area is sunken, there is a pathway to other areas. It's still noisy, however. Since Celebrity didn't bother with lounges outside of the Club for this ship, lounge size is not an issue. And I feel the same way, that's a good ship for groups, not couples. But this sounds worse because the sizes of venues seem woefully small on the ship. I don't know where this idea that having so many activities in the atrium/foyer/plaza, whatever you want to call it, space is a good idea. The central heart of the ship is the overly crowded/noisy place you must go through to get somewhere else. On the Edge, the Martini Bar/Grand Plaza noise is heard in the specialty dining rooms. On this ship, the noise inteferes with two other lounges music, competes with it, and that's just bad design. Maybe thy'll be glass enclosed spaces on future Sphere class ships. Maybe that would help?

@Flightbudy2channel 2 ай бұрын

After the reviews I’ve been hearing new customers and loyal customer! I’m convinced that they have given up on trying to please everybody on a single ship, and it just decided to have a ship for the younger demographic and ships for the older demographic.

@Rich22C Ай бұрын

They fooled us- ONCE.

@Flightbudy2channel Ай бұрын

@ nobody fooled us. They tried something new and there’s growing pains. They’re also committed to that decision so they’re making the best of. They still have all the other ships to choose from so it’s not like they’re forcing people to sail on the sun. Princess is changing whether you like it or not.

@jfeathe1211 2 ай бұрын

I get what Princess was trying to do here - build smaller spaces that could be used in multiple ways to get maximum use out of them. Lots of ships have those huge aft lounges that get used maybe once a day and sit empty the rest of the time. Princess was going for venues that could transform throughout the day and would be in constant use - a great idea. Unfortunately, that’s caused many of the venues to be unreliable in terms of what you can expect from them. One moment, you have a quiet reading spot or a tranquil indoor pool and then a couple hours later a huge production show is going on. Secondarily, the size of the venues was misjudged. I think Princess was expecting that passengers would disperse throughout the public spaces more than they are in reality. But that makes me question why Princess would want such small audiences for their shows? Why put together such an elaborate and expensive production in the Dome, for example, that only 250 people can see at a time?