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Same cabin size but deeper balcony for d727. Both have some covering but if you are nearer the balcony rails you will be overlooked. See this video for d726 and compare with this video from Enchanted Princess for B734 which will be very similar (both on the other side of the ship but gives you an idea).

Well I started on P&O Canberra as a kid in the 1970s when we slept in the bowels of the ship next to the launderette with bunk beds, a port hole and shared bathrooms. We loved it though. I picked up cruising again with my partner while completing our quest to "visit all 50 US states by the time he is 40". We randomly chose Sapphire Princess to take us to Ketchikan to tick off Alaska and two years later did Hawaii out of LA on the same ship. And we were hooked. As Princess wasn't doing many short cruises in the UK, we supplemented our overseas Princess cruises by going on ten 2-3 day weekend cruise on P&O in two years! We managed to cruise on her whole fleet and then P&O Iona came out. This was only offering 7 day cruises so we bit the bullet. And after four days we wanted to get off. We were so bored..the entertainment and the food...just lacked something. It just wasn't Princess. We have now cruised on 9 cruise lines but keep coming back.

Is that all that's available for your cruise? Mini Suites can be found on plenty of other cabin only decks. They are located here: Category M1/M2: Reserve Mini Suite (Deck 10/11/12/14/15/16/17) Category MA/MD: Mini Suite (Deck 10/11/12/14) Agree it would be best to avoid the reserve mini-suites on 16 and 17 as you may hear Lido deck noise but you should be fine lower down as far as 11 (as deck 10 is over public spaces).

Yes, I heard about this from a TA Youtube video and asked about it in the Dining thread about it a week ago. Someone on Island Princess just before the casual dining rollout was told Princess were stopping the complimentary Alfredo's pizza pop-up in Sabatini's so they could support these new lunchtime bookings. Still waiting to see what happens there as that leaves Island Princess without any casual dining at all so folks would lose out.

This is the special Sanctuary menu

Depends what you like to see- the 7 days will take you through the fjords, with glaciers, waterfalls and nature. Olden and Geiranger are quite glorious. The 8 day is more city-based with lots of arts, museums and culture. We did the fjords last June on Sky and are booked on a shorter Norway/Denmark cruise on her next year.

That's what cruzin4us was trying to find out last Sunday. From their post: "I said "ok", then how are you compensating us that are expecting the 2 pop up lunches that replace Alfredos/Gigi's or Gastropub. He didn't know how to answer my question (not good enough). I said how about 1 dinner at a Specialty Restaurant (seems fair to me). He is referring me to a "Higher Up" to get back to me......we'll see." Will they have to balance income from Sabatini's lunches v compensation for lack of casual dining?

@cruzin4us posted from the Island Princess here on the 27th - assume that's your sailing - they asked about the pop-up and was told it wasn't happening even though you had 3 sea days. I wonder if your patters show Sabatini's open for lunch anyway? Someone on the previous cruise was told the complimentary pop-ups would disappear to make way for fully paid Sabatini's lunches

Oh I mentioned this might be on the cards on another thread. @Cruise Raider are lunch bookings for speciality restaurant's actually happening then? I saw a TA mention it on their youtube channel but not seen anything official. She said it would be the full menu and will offer more booking slots as the evenings are so busy.

I believe it was just pizza. But need confirmation that it will continue - I believe they haven't had any pop-ups for the last two Island Princess cruises either just before or after the casual dining changes.

The casual dining options on Majestic Princess are Alfredo's and Vines Alfredos 2.pdf Vines.pdf

Depends on how folks choose to cruise.. they have plenty of other complimentary food options but not stateroom delivery

And there will still be the old Plus guests who won't get the two included meals, don't see the benefit in upgrading and won't be inclined to pay the extra fees - this will tail off eventually.

I know this it the purpose of this thread but thought it useful to collate all feedback on which ship has Starlink up and running: Anyone know if Coral and Grand have been updated?

Thanks for the update - have a wonderful time! And for confirming the Gigi's pizza price - this lines up with some menus I saw posted by a passenger on Discovery Princess which showed Appetizer $5.50, Pizza/Pasta $8.50, Special Pizza $12 and Dessert $4. If you ever pop into to O'Malley's would be good if you could check the a la carte pricing there too just in case Princess tweaked those as well.

Updated table below: Venue (with menu for logged in users) A la carte charges $14.99 covercharge includes Ships Alfredo’s Alfredos 2.pdf Appetizer $5.50 Pizza $8.50 Pasta $8.50 Special Pizza $12 Dessert $4 1 x Appetizer 1 x Pizza or pasta 1 x Dessert Majestic Princess Regal Princess Royal Princess Sky PrincessStar Princess Sun Princess Alfredo’s – reduced menu Alfredos 1.pdf Appetizer $5.50 Pizza $8.50 Dessert $4 1 x Appetizer 1 x Pizza 1 x Dessert Grand Princess Sapphire Princess GiGis GiGis.pdf Appetizer $5.50 Pizza $8.50 Pasta $8.50 Special Pizza $12 Dessert $4 1 x Appetizer 1 x Pizza or pasta 1 x Dessert Discovery Princess Enchanted Princess Ocean Terrace Ocean Terrace.pdf Appetizer $3 Starters $14/$12 Nigiri $5 Sashimi $5 Combis $7/$13 Maki Rolls $5 1 x Appetizer 1 x Nigiri or Sashimi 2 x Maki Rolls Discovery Princess Enchanted Princess Regal Princess Royal Princess Sky Princess Salty Dog Gastropub SALTY DOG GASTROPUB.pdf Plates $10 Desserts $5 2 x Plates 1 x Dessert Crown Princess Discovery Princess Emerald Princess Ruby Princess Vines Vines.pdf Crudités $3 Charcuterie Board $12 Chocolate Truffles $3 1 x Crudités 1 x Charcuterie Board 1 x Chocolate Truffes Caribbean Princess Crown Princess Emerald Princess Grand Princess Majestic Princess Regal Princess Royal Princess Ruby Princess Sapphire Princess Sky Princess O’Malley’s O Malleys.pdf Starters $5 Mains $10 Afters $5 1 x Starter 1 x Main 1 x After Enchanted PrincessStar Princess Sun Princess Kai Sushi Kai Sushi.pdf Starters $12/$14/$20 Noodles & Ramen $10-$15 Appetizers $4/$3 Nigiri Sushi $5 Sashimi $5 Maki Rolls $5 Combis $7/$13 Dessert $3 1 x Appetizer 1 x Nigiri Sushi 1 x Sashimi 1 x Maki Roll 1 x Dessert Diamond PrincessStar Princess Sun Princess Planks Planks.pdf Starters $5 Planks $12 Extra Meat $4 Desserts $3 1 x Starter 1 x Plank 1 x Dessert Caribbean Princess Emerald Princess Steamers Steamers.pdf Starters $5 Steamer $12 Seafood Platter $12 Add Lobster Tail or Snow Crab $10 Desserts $3 1 x Starter 1 x Steamer or Seafood Platter 1 x Dessert Caribbean Princess Emerald Princess - Updated Alfredo's and GiGi's menus with the revised post-rollout prices - Removed Island Princess and Coral Princess from the reduced Alfredo's as Island Princess seems to be replacing their complimentary Alfredo's pop-ups with full-menu and pay only Sabatini's lunches.

I guess they are trying to open up more slots now that the Premier package includes two complimentary speciality dining meals. The TA was of the opinion this might suit those who like a heavier lunch and a lighter evening meal but I wasn't convinced 😁

Has anyone heard about Princess rolling out the option to book lunch slots at Speciality Dining venues? It was mentioned by a TA on a Youtube update - it would be the same menu as for evenings but just held over lunch. Seems to match up with some feedback from Island Princess earlier this month where they told Princess were stopping the complimentary Alfredo's pizza pop-up in Sabatini's so they could support these new lunchtime bookings.

MUTS was shown in an early Sun Princess rendering:

Sophie Gideon is on her way to NYC to join Caribbean Princess as CD.

The other casual dining venues on Regal Princess are Ocean Terrace and Vines.

Thanks for posting these. It's been very hard to find examples of the real-life menu's post-rollout! You don't show the dessert costs - were they still $3 each?

Thank you for taking all this trouble. I agree 3 sea days is more than enough - will be interesting to see if they come back with anything!

Just heard from some passengers who got off Island Princess that Princess won't be doing the pop-up Alfredo's pizzas at Sabatini's on sea days any longer to make space for paid-for Sabatini's lunches. Can you confirm? I know the package changes have just kicked in on Island Princess in the last couple of days and that was the only casual dining offering that might have been impacted.

So we're at the halfway point now. Finally, we see the Kids Clubs this week when the families have a rainy day which is a bit late in the cruise. And a lot of the onboard experiences seem to be tailored for them too. Has there ever been a Neon Night on Princess before where the passengers can get glow painted up? I thought that was something from another cruise line but happy to be corrected. The paper plane competition and Crew v Passengers quiz are recognisable though - spotted both Alex Yepremian and Duke Christopher representing the officers so they may have beefed up their presence just for the cameras.