sxphil Posted August 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I am hearing good things so I have booked Royal Princess Athens to Barcelona Next year What am I going to see different with Princess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted August 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Having cruised both lines, I feel that Princess has superior service. The food quality is fairly even. And now that we are retired and have adult children, MUCH fewer kids on Princess! We LOVE that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxphil Posted August 19, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Sounds promising Do they do drinks packages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisejunkie Posted August 19, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 19, 2016 The Royal is my favorite ship. You will love it. Princess is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted August 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Yes, they do sell drink packages. I think many of the cruise lines now have similar upsells when it come to beverages. Enjoy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted August 19, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Sounds promising Do they do drinks packages? Princess offers several drink packages. Assuming you mean alcoholic, All Inclusive Beverage Package is about $50 per person per day plus 15%. Covers all beverages price $10 or less. Also, 40% off on bottles of wine costing $100 or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimmyVWine Posted August 19, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) Princess offers several drink packages. Assuming you mean alcoholic, All Inclusive Beverage Package is about $50 per person per day plus 15%. Covers all beverages price $10 or less. Also, 40% off on bottles of wine costing $100 or less. Also, unlike several other cruise lines, the package can be purchased individually as opposed to every adult in the cabin having to buy it. As for other differences, there will be more of this... And less of this... Edited August 19, 2016 by JimmyVWine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreaminofcruisin Posted August 19, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 19, 2016 This thread might be helpful: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2364760 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seacruise9 Posted August 19, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Hi, I have taken many cruises with both lines (21 Royal Caribbean cruises and 17 Princess cruises). Also, I have cruised aboard the Royal Princess (the inaugural sailing from Southampton to Barcelona in 2013). I obviously like both lines. On Princess, the atmosphere is more subdued (no parades, rock climbing walls, ice skating shows, etc.) and there are fewer children. I prefer the food and dining room service on Princess. Entertainment (production shows, etc.) is fairly comparable. Overall, I think Princess is more traditional and slightly nicer. For example, they still place chocolates on pillows in the evening and offer cool towels prior to boarding the ship in warm ports. Although these are little things, I think this gives the cruise a more upscale feel. The Royal Princess is a beautiful ship that I greatly enjoyed. In fact, I sailed on the Regal Princess (the Royal's sister) the following year. Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxphil Posted August 19, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Thanks for all the comments so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJVKN Posted August 19, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 19, 2016 We sailed on the Royal Princess in July this summer Barcelona to Athens. Although we booked as a 14 day cruise it was sold in 7 day increments. This is our 4th time to Europe and we are assuming because it was sold as 7 days vs a 10, 11 or 12 day cruise which we have always had in the past there were many more children on this cruise. Also Europeans take vacation in July and August so there were definitely more families which in turn means more children. For example we had a group of 58 South American teenagers from 15 – 17 years old. There were many European families with 2 – 4 children from infants through teens. This was the first time we had such a diverse group of passengers from all over the world. The turn over after each 7 day segment was large. In Rome we embarked 3400 new passenger according CD Ron Goodman. The children that we encountered, including the teenagers from South America were well behaved and respectful so it was not an issue, just very different than our Princess cruises in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PescadoAmarillo Posted August 19, 2016 #12 Share Posted August 19, 2016 As for other differences, there will be more of this... And less of this... Frankly, I find those both equally frightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted August 20, 2016 #13 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Also, unlike several other cruise lines, the package can be purchased individually as opposed to every adult in the cabin having to buy it. As for other differences, there will be more of this... And less of this... I kind of like your depiction!! OP, I cruised Royal Caribbean several times before sailing Princess. However, it was several years ago and before the mega-Royal Caribbean cruise ships. On my first Princess cruise after sailing Royal a few times I did notice the activities were quite a bit less. However, I came to really appreciate Princess for their beautiful ships, really good food, excellent service, etc. I hope you enjoy your Princess experience. I think it really depends on what ships on RCI you have sailed and what you look for in a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windsor26 Posted August 20, 2016 #14 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I am hearing good things so I have booked Royal Princess Athens to Barcelona Next year What am I going to see different with Princess If served in any of the forces you can request obc from CCL as they reward your service as much as $250 for 14m days and over every cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted August 20, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Hi, I have taken many cruises with both lines (21 Royal Caribbean cruises and 17 Princess cruises). Also, I have cruised aboard the Royal Princess (the inaugural sailing from Southampton to Barcelona in 2013). I obviously like both lines. On Princess, the atmosphere is more subdued (no parades, rock climbing walls, ice skating shows, etc.) and there are fewer children. I prefer the food and dining room service on Princess. Entertainment (production shows, etc.) is fairly comparable. Overall, I think Princess is more traditional and slightly nicer. For example, they still place chocolates on pillows in the evening and offer cool towels prior to boarding the ship in warm ports. Although these are little things, I think this gives the cruise a more upscale feel. The Royal Princess is a beautiful ship that I greatly enjoyed. In fact, I sailed on the Regal Princess (the Royal's sister) the following year. Chuck I totally agree with you. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted August 20, 2016 #16 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Go for it! :D Gosh, taking one cruise on Princess isn't a lifetime commitment ... you can always go back to RCCL for your next if you aren't happy with Princess. LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted August 20, 2016 #17 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I am hearing good things so I have booked Royal Princess Athens to Barcelona Next year What am I going to see different with Princess Princess is more quiet and no rock climbing walls or flow riders but service is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNUZULOOSE Posted August 20, 2016 #18 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I really enjoy Princess over Carnival. But heck at this point I would take any cruise I could get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxphil Posted August 20, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I really enjoy Princess over Carnival. But heck at this point I would take any cruise I could get. Lol very true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender29 Posted August 20, 2016 #20 Share Posted August 20, 2016 were you allowed to stay on the ship on the changeover days, and were any of the bars etc open, or did you have to get off and return later, ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender29 Posted August 20, 2016 #21 Share Posted August 20, 2016 We sailed on the Royal Princess in July this summer Barcelona to Athens. Although we booked as a 14 day cruise it was sold in 7 day increments. This is our 4th time to Europe and we are assuming because it was sold as 7 days vs a 10, 11 or 12 day cruise which we have always had in the past there were many more children on this cruise. Also Europeans take vacation in July and August so there were definitely more families which in turn means more children. For example we had a group of 58 South American teenagers from 15 – 17 years old. There were many European families with 2 – 4 children from infants through teens. This was the first time we had such a diverse group of passengers from all over the world. The turn over after each 7 day segment was large. In Rome we embarked 3400 new passenger according CD Ron Goodman. The children that we encountered, including the teenagers from South America were well behaved and respectful so it was not an issue, just very different than our Princess cruises in the past. were you allowed to stay on the ship on changeover days, or did you have to get off and return later, also were any bars etc open, we are looking at a similar for next year 2x7 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom33 Posted August 20, 2016 #22 Share Posted August 20, 2016 We enjoyed our cruises on the Royal and the Regal. The Royal Princess would be a classy way to do the Med. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luv my furbaby Posted August 20, 2016 #23 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I'm also jumping ship from RCCL to Princess. I haven't been on Princess since the 90's so really looking forward to it. Why am I jumping ship - just want a different experience. I also have been on NCL recently and loved it. Hey, any cruise us a good cruise!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxphil Posted August 20, 2016 Author #24 Share Posted August 20, 2016 So true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffysmom Posted August 21, 2016 #25 Share Posted August 21, 2016 We are Diamond on RCCL but after taking our first Princess cruise we never went back. Totally different atmosphere on Princess; we love the Grand class ships as well as Royal Princess. In October we are sailing the Regal Princess and October 2017 we sail the Emerald Princess to Tahiti. I'm hooked on Princess.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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