Ocean and Pacific Princess

[Avalon35]

Some of the reviews I read indicated that the Ocean Princess seemed a bit worn - chips on furniture, etc. has there been a recent dry dock for ocean princess and pacific princess ? Or are there dry docks scheduled? I know some one has posted somewhere but how do you find the dry dock schedule? I also like to hear comparisons between the luxury lines with ships of same size. It seems Princess may be the better overall value. I am in the process of planning for 2014.

[cmst220]

hope they dont sell the baby princess,s hoping to cruise on these soon .

done the sun , grand ,gem and royal class .

theres places these little beautys get into that the big girls just sail past .

can the island or coral sail down the amazon

[Wehwalt]

The Lido deck furniture on the Ocean was replaced May 17, in Livorno. I watched them do it.

[need2cruisesoon]

We did the R ship last year on AZ, what a great and comfortable ship.

 

[Jim Avery]

We have booked Pacific Princess in Alaska for next May 13. Looking forward to the aft suite.:D

[Kamloops50]

Having never sailed the babies of Princess and probably wont in the next few years, how long do you give it until Princess gives them up. With 2 new ships within a year Royal and Regal, is the time up.

 

They both are used for World cruises. I don't think that they will be replaced any time soon.

 

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[5326jan]

They both are used for World cruises. I don't think that they will be replaced any time soon.

 

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Totally agree! Some of the most interesting itineraries are on the small ships! It would be hard to get ships the size of the Royal down the Amazon or into the fjords. Give me the little girls any day!:)

[Wehwalt]

I spoke with the Future Cruise Consultant on the Ocean this May. She said there are always rumors about them selling the small ships but they are never true. While I take anything a Princess employee says on that subject with a glass of seawater, I suspect there are enough people who swear by, rather than at, the small ships to keep them going for the foreseeable future. I'm confident they will be around for years to come.