Wishing on a star

I do not know from experience, but have seen comments that the quality of beef on the SUN has been better. I am hoping so!!! Even thought The Catch does not have it's own venue, I have not tried it, and we are considering going Premier instead of Plus so that we have these included. I wonder if dining at a less busy time would help with the ambiance at The Catch?

That can be true on the Royal and Regal, but the newer Royal Class ships have a number of Premium Balcony or Premium Deluxe Balcony cabins, on Deck 9. So at least there are those! But same small bathroom and shower. At least the showers are a tiny bit bigger than older ships.

Yes, we have noticed that. The entry level 'teaser' beginning-at rates are only for a collection of entry level cabins in the basic categories. And, may have to be GTY as well. Cheaper way to get on a ship. But we are more picky about our cabin!

Thanks again MS411 !!! I see that that link is for Paradise Taxi and Tours. They will take one small party.. with minimum pricing, like for up to 5 people. It seems that a 3 hour tour/driver is $350.00. They have different options, including the tour ends at Magen's Bay, and then you taxi back to the Port when you are ready.

Thank you so much MS411 !!! Can you tell me if it is more of a walk, or any hassle to meet with a pre-arranged private driver/tour. Assuming that this is not at the usual taxi rank at the Havensight Cruise Port. Private tours/drivers can be pricey. I see Paradise Taxi and Tours does three hours for $350.

We do not travel with a third passenger... Last time we traveled with our now adult son, we had an interior across the hall for him... But, for those that do, these promos are really great!!! Princess really wants to market to families now.

Not sure if you will be able to get a specific answer. As far as 'high traffic'... on Deck 6 itself, the only reason for anybody to be going by would be to get to, and from, those neighboring staterooms. The gamble is the gray-areas. You are directly across from one, and there is the one mentioned directly above. (the one above might be the one to be more concerned about.) Could be just fine!!! But, unless you get lucky and somebody who has been in these cabins can comment, you just don't know for sure. Are there any other cabins available to consider in other areas???

I think I have seen video of the 'chicken strips'... UGGHHHH. I would hate to have my kid wanting to eat those for the duration of a cruise!

I don't know???? Could be??? We would be okay with that. As the reality of this ship seems to have changed and is very different than our high expectation. We have another deposit on a cruise that a move-over could become very enticing. I am also thinking about gratuitous upgrades??? As maybe higher categories might have some availability??? We are not even coming up on final payment, and while the cruise is not showing anything 'sold out', balconies and mini-suites seem to be GTY, if available at all. Same with Ocean View. A lot of Interior rooms available thouogh.

Yes, SUN Princess has a sofa and a better bathroom with the glass door shower. No, the SUN does not have many cabins. ( like Caribe deck on other ships ) with larger balconies. You would have to book a Premier Balcony to get a larger balcony. The balconies on the in-set sections are larger than the balconies on the bump-out sections. But the in-set sections are really set far back from the sea, with the much wider open decks below. On the newer Royal Class Ships, there are balconycabins, and premium balcony cabins, with larger balconies, on Dolphin Deck, but they will not have a better bathroom or larger shower. TIP: to address the 'friendly' shower curtain.... Yes, it will move and blow around and cling to you!!! To helps solve that issue. WET THE SHOWER CURTAIN DOWN before you step into the shower... When it is heavy and wet, it won't really cling to you when you are getting wet! If the bathroom is not the biggest issue, there are wake-view cabins with larger/deeper balconies, on many of the decks. It can pay to really go over the deck plans!

Wow... we must have chosen some popular cruises.... Ours have gone UP by hundreds of dollars pp since we booked! It sounds like this cruise was booked with a non-refundable deposit??? it only pays to re-book / re-fare if the savings are considerably more than the fees or loss of perks.

I have seen that on the Sun Princess, there are two, yes just TWO, breakfast plate options. Some have had success with requests. But this is the lame and insane way Princess thinks it is going to go with breakfast. Princess is really going the wrong direction here. Breakfast on a cruise or an inclusive vacation is a BIG thing. Just like adult only areas that might possibly disappear.

I can not have the sugar, and am picky about which sweetener I use... I ALWAYS carry my pink packets with me. I found out the hard way that one never knows what are actually in some of those packets... and they will give me a migraine... They are known for this...they are just toxic to many of us. Once, on a Princess cruise, I was two days in before I realized why I was feeling ill.... And, on that one, for some reason, it was natural sugar that was hard to find!!!!

We don't book Suites... any Suite.... So, all of this 'conversation' is meaningless to me. I don't need anyone to tell me that the Sanctuary is not 'worth it' when it is a tiny fraction of the cost of a Suite. And, in fact, the topic of this thread was directed at those who are not in the new Sanctuary Class on Sun Princess, or Suite category.

Thanks! Perhaps this is something that has been done regularly... so not a big indication of changes to come. But, again, anyone from Princess reading this, along with other threads about the SUN Princess, a ship with no adult area will be a deal-breaker, and would mean no further bookings.... We just returned from a trip to a nice resort. We had a walk-out room (because this resort has a design flaw, where all floors above walk-out exit with the elevators going out the back, and have to walk around the building every time to get to the pool/beach/venues). The walkout was great!!!! But, especially during the first two days over the weekend, plenty of shrieking kids right outside our unit, which was right there front and center. An adult only area on a cruise ship is a MUST.