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None of the cabins on Island Princess include a bundled Cruise Package. .it's an extra, regardless of what type of cabin. You can add the package at any time, up to and including embarkation day or the day after - at the same price in advance or onboard.. $60/80 Plus/Premier. Add it via app, via cruise personalizer, have your TA add it, buy it aboard.. up to you. Mini-suites don't have any perks to speak of. A glass of sparkling wine upon boarding. Don't let the name mini-suite "suite" fool you. They're not suites. They're just larger cabins than a balcony (although you're looking at the ones with no balcony, lol).. Has a sofa seating area, shower/tub combo, etc.

We usually have them unpack for us (yes, it's a listed perk, yes they offer and yes, we take them up on it, and no - don't give a dang whether they see our unmentionables or not. Non-issue for us). Way better organized and put away than we would do ourselves. And we can go enjoy sailaway and come back to get changed for dinner, etc without any pause. Pizza delivery with two glasses of wine just about every night. Occasional other room service items, but not much. Escort to dinner when dining specialty and/or to the show.. went to dinner on our own in Divina last year and our butler actually came looking for us and seemed out out that we didn't take advantage of his escort services. 🤷🏻‍♀️ That's about it for us .. we're pretty easy..

All or any of the above. Most men are generally in the dress pants, dressier type shirt and sport coat range, some suits and tuxes, more not. Ladies - much more in the dressy pants and top or maxi type dress with some bling, a few gowns and cocktail dresses mixed in, but not much.

Correct. All Oceanview and above have full 3 person sodas..insides have a small (small!) ottoman.. Mini-suites on Sun do not have the bathtub/shower combo - lust much larger showers. No tub until you get to a suite (higher than an S9 category suite, that'l is, as the S9 suites are identical to a mini-suite aboard, just with the Suite perks). All cabins have large glass showers - larger than the "capsule" type on Celebrity and RCCL, etc. And balconies themselves are somewhat larger than in Royal class ships. But, the balcony furniture is a big downgrade, not all that comfortable overall. See photos for reference: Oceanview, deluxe balcony and Cabana mini-suite interior first, then bathroom, then balcony photos and furniture Keep in mind also, the Sun and Star have "copied" other lines in that every other cabin alternates bed by door, bed by window/balcony. The deck plan at the website tells you for each cabin... And a video of a deluxe Balcony cabin on Sun: https://www.youtube.com/live/4610z3OjSn0?si=rFWaPHwfuhVBd2I8

What ships have had Alfredo's removed? That's news to me.. thanks . And Salty Dog Gastropub is one of my favorite casual venues. Go figure...

FYI - Emerald doesn't have Deluxe Balcony cabins. She, and all ships prior to Royal, have Premium Balcony cabins. Deluxe Balcony cabin.is a category introduced on Royal Princess. It includes a small 2 seater sofa. And yes, a slightly larger shower than older ships. Small shelf/step area, which makes for a larger shower... No, Royal class ships and newer do not have the tiered/wedding cake sides like Grand/Gem class ships. So no, Caribe deck does not have the extra deep balconies all along the side. And, in fact, the standard balconies are actually smaller than Grand class ships.. Grand class runs 9x5 for standard balcony cabin balconies and 9x9 for those fab premium Caribe decks balconies. Royal class balconies - standard is approximately 9x4 feet deep. Definitely smaller. There are some exceptions - some of the far forward deck 8 obstructed views, aft facing, some mid ship area with the bump outs under the Sea walk and Seaview bar, a few random ones on 8... Sun Princess, the newest ship, has somewhat larger balconies, they look to be back to the 9x5 and the showers are much larger across the board - and all with glass shower doors... Oceanview and above all have a full size sofa, inside has a small ottoman. Good luck! Happy sails...

Honestly - best "steakhouse" specialty dining I've had aboard any cruise line? Carnival. Absolutely fantastic. Ambiance, food, service, everything new Princess, RCCL and Celebrity out of the water (and - I was already Platinum, Elite And Diamond, respectively). The old Ocean Liner restaurants on Celebrity were among some of the very best specialty dining on ships. Central Park 150 was fantastic, at a price to match Otherwise, nah. Crown Grill/Sterling Steakhouse doesn't wow. It's good, no denying that - but yeah. It's good. Lol..

🤷🏻‍♀️ Worth is in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I'd find it worth it as the MDR, even the special dining for suites/ Reserve, doesn't wow me, on any line. While the dedicated Sanctuary restaurants on Sun will be a welcome change from suite/Reserve dining simply being a separate portion of the MDR, I still don't expect much to be a wow or big step up over the main dining.. Although I do enjoy the Yacht Club restaurant the most out of Princess, Celebrity, RCCL and MSc suite experiences... And even then, we do our Diamond dinner and usually at least one or two other specialty dinners on week long sailings, so three included would be a bonus to us.. YMMV.

FYI - you'll also have the actual Suite perks: specialty dining comped on embarkation evening, minibar set-up, laundry, etc. Those aren't going away..

Made reservations for 9 people for multiple different nights, at different times, via app, for my past CB sailing, via old app And currently making reservations for 5 (2 different bookings) for December on Sun via app, different times and venues each night, via new app. Linked on the dining page and with them opening yesterday, no problem. I'm one of those who've not ever had app issues..has worked as advertised from her go, both new and old app, and the even older precovid apps. No idea what the secret may be...Android user.. Go figure.

Nope. Same menus.

There's no library aboard, both according to deck plan and via reports from those who've sailed. There's boardgames available via a cart in the Wheelhouse.. but library? Nope. There may be a book swap at Guest Services similar to other Princess ships. Personally, even with a "library" aboard, Kindle all the way as I can load it with things I know I'd like to read, just in case. Plus much lighter and easier to throw in a bag for poolside, long bus rides, etc.

Is that the point though? At least Celebrity treats their guests like adults when it comes to their beverage packages whereas Princess (Carnival Corp actually, given several of their brands have the same limit) thinks we need some type of imposed limit. Go figure.

Correct. No indoor smoking on any ship sailing out of Australia/NZ. Casino, etc will be all smoke free.

FYI - ongoing thread started yesterday on reservations being open, through December at least. In case you missed it: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/3006121-sun-princess-dining-reservations-opened/#comment-67320520