The new Mega Cruise ships

[SteveH2508]

The question was whether Princess offers the specific cruising experience that those folks who were touting that class were venerating in prior posts. Another question is whether Princess is going to add to that portion of their fleet or instead are they going to let that portion of their fleet continue to shrink and instead add more bigger ships such as the three 143,700 GT ships that they currently have on order.

 

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I'm going to throw in a prediction here. Azamara just bought P&O's R class ship and it's maiden voyage under Azamara is very soon. I predict that within two years, Azamara will buy Princess's R class ship to make 4 in Azamara's fleet.

[sprint180]

No appeal for me or my family. We went on the Allure last fall and have no desire to do it again. Just didn't feel like a cruise.

[donaldsc]

...Princess still has one of the R-class ships (same size and build as Azamara's and two of Oceania's ships).

 

I just came off the Pacific Princess after doing several Azamara cruises as the Pacific Princess had the itinerary that I wanted. They are all the same ships physically but there is no comparison between the Pacific Princess and the Azamara experience. Azamara is basically all inclusive. Princess nickels and dimes you to death for many items that are free on Azamara. Also, I found that the Azamara crew is much friendlier and welcoming as compared to the Princess crew. One of these days I will try the Oceania R class experience but as far as the Princess versus Azamara R class experience, I think that I will stick with Azamara.

 

DON

[MicCanberra]

What is the appeal to anyone of the new huge Cruise Ships?

Exactly the fact that they are huge and have many features that smaller ships do not.