Princess Chatter

"Sun Princess is more lively, more kid-friendly and more chock-full of dining, drinking and entertainment options than any other Princess ship that has come before."

I've been checking out all of the latest reviews on the new Sun Princess and walked away with the opinion that most of the new & exciting things are pay for options.
Yes, there are new areas to explore but most are now pay per events aimed at collecting extra $$$ even at paying a premium price for their basic cruise.
Their new design is leaving us a little confused but excited to see for ourselves if we really like it. We're mostly happy with the Royal class ships.

I might change my views on that after sailing in Nov but for now I'm still undecided.

The longer you cruise the more you begin to realize how overpriced most of those tours really are. Today, unless you're spending over $150 p/p you would be better off going on your own and hire a cab, especially in the Caribbean.

In general I agree that the article is mostly accurate but anyone who's sailed Princess will know that many things are just parroting what Princess publishes and can be taken with a grain of salt.

Who really cares as long as they don't add a surcharge for using fuel oil. 

 

Not good.
We like to sleep with the drapes open and wake up to a view of the ocean, not some people lounging in front of our room.

Every day I'm reading something new that makes me think that cruising is returning to a rich mans way of traveling.
Pretty soon we'll be left behind & limited to only going to the local beach for a vacation.

In the Caribbean you could do hard bargaining at Diamonds International.  I doubt that will be allowed on the Sun Princess.

It would be interesting to compare both prices for an identical item.