Princess Cruises 2015

Hi there! We are just about to book our Northern Europe Princess cruise 2015. We are just unsure whether we should book port or starboard - any insight is greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

Wellll....as we don't know where you are sailing, hard to make any comments.

There are very few places in the world where you need to be on any given side of the ship. Sailing into Venice is one of the very few.

Remember, you are not locked in your cabin. You are free to roam the ship. Plus, most scenery is "big picture"- that is, it is not an issue of you have to be on a certain side of the ship in a critical 5 minute window to see the most important sites.

It really makes no difference on a Baltic cruise.

I fully concur, it doesn't make a bit of difference. In fact, you should consider saving a bunch of money and booking an inside cabin. All Baltic cruises are very port intensive, meaning that you are ashore a lot more than on the ship. In just about every port you will enter, except for Stockholm, there is nothing much to see from a balcony on either side. If you dock in Stockholm, you will be sailing in and out thru the Archipelago and that is a sure 'can't miss'. But realistically, it should be seen from on deck so you are not limited to just a one side view. On one of the top decks, you have a 360 degree view and it is truly worthwhile. But, if you are insistent on a balcony, either side works as well as the other.

Cheers

Len

I fully concur, it doesn't make a bit of difference. In fact, you should consider saving a bunch of money and booking an inside cabin. All Baltic cruises are very port intensive, meaning that you are ashore a lot more than on the ship. In just about every port you will enter, except for Stockholm, there is nothing much to see from a balcony on either side. If you dock in Stockholm, you will be sailing in and out thru the Archipelago and that is a sure 'can't miss'. But realistically, it should be seen from on deck so you are not limited to just a one side view. On one of the top decks, you have a 360 degree view and it is truly worthwhile. But, if you are insistent on a balcony, either side works as well as the other.

 

Cheers

 

Len

This is excellent advice! I completely agree.

I fully concur, it doesn't make a bit of difference. In fact, you should consider saving a bunch of money and booking an inside cabin. All Baltic cruises are very port intensive, meaning that you are ashore a lot more than on the ship. In just about every port you will enter, except for Stockholm, there is nothing much to see from a balcony on either side. If you dock in Stockholm, you will be sailing in and out thru the Archipelago and that is a sure 'can't miss'. But realistically, it should be seen from on deck so you are not limited to just a one side view. On one of the top decks, you have a 360 degree view and it is truly worthwhile. But, if you are insistent on a balcony, either side works as well as the other.

 

Cheers

 

Len

At the moment it seems as the Royal Princess is unable to go through the archipelago due to the ship's size.

However I don't know if this is 100% decided yet but it's something to have in mind when booking.