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About Princess Cruises

Princess offers a casual yet refined traditional cruise experience with an emphasis on dining, Broadway-style entertainment and live music. Princess is renowned for its expertise in Alaska cruising, though Princess sails all over the world with ships ranging from 672 passengers to 3,560.

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Discovery Princess

4 Night
Pacific Coastal

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Majestic Princess

23 Night
Iceland & Iberian Grand Adventure

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Grand Princess

4 Night
Pacific Coastal

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Ruby Princess

7 Night
Pacific Northwest Coast

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Regent Seven Seas Cruises

32 Night
South Pacific Islands & Hawaii

1,046 Reviews
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18 Night
Panama Canal - Ocean To Ocean

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28 Night
Tahiti, Hawaii & South Pacific Crossing

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16 Night
Hawaiian Islands

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7 Night
Voyage Of The Glaciers

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Mexican Riviera

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British Columbia & Hawaii

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Pacific Wine Country

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Hawaiian Islands

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Pacific Coast Food & Wine Cruise

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Alaska Sampler

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Princess Cruises Tips, Activities, and Overview

Who goes on Princess cruise ships?

Princess Cruises attracts a wide passenger base, but the majority are North Americans. There are real differences depending on ships and itineraries, but the bulk of Princess' passengers are 40-plus, although with new family offerings, the line is catering to a more diverse age range, particularly on Princess cruises to Alaska and the Caribbean. If you sail on the larger Princess ships, you'll meet a range of passengers from solo travelers to big multigenerational family groups. The smaller Princess ships cater to more mature travelers who want longer, more exotic itineraries and need fewer family-friendly elements.

Find more info on the history of Princess Cruises from our industry experts.

Do I have to dress up on a Princess cruise?

Princess is fairly traditional with their dress code. Depending on the length of the cruise, there are a varying number of formal nights, where women wear evening gowns and cocktail dresses and men wear tuxedos, dinner jackets or dark suits with a tie to dinner.

On Smart Casual evenings, the line advises passengers to dress similarly to what they would wear to a nice restaurant at home. Pool or beach attire, shorts, baseball caps and casual jeans are out for the dining rooms, and diners must wear shoes even in the buffet.

Is everything free on Princess cruises?

No. Fares for a Princess cruise include complimentary dining in a handful of venues, as well as room service and water, tea and coffee, and select juices. A variety of theater productions, Movies Under the Stars and deck parties are also complimentary, and there is no fee for onboard activities with partners like Discovery at Sea, or for youth and teen activities, except late-night group babysitting. Enrichment lectures, classes and presentations are also free with a few exceptions.

Specialty restaurants, gratuities, spa and salon services, internet access (MedallionNet), laundry, alcoholic drinks and soda, and shore excursions all cost extra.

What are Princess’s most popular activities?

What types of activities are available vary from ship to ship, but generally speaking, cruisers typically gather around the pools by day and hang out day and night in the Piazza to enjoy spontaneous performances, live music and dancing. The line's signature Movies Under the Stars is also popular. On select ships theatrical productions by the creator of "Wicked," Steven Schwartz, draw a crowd in the evening.

Most of the ship also turns out for deck parties, and partnerships with Discovery and Animal Planet bring families together on special shore excursions and activities like stargazing at sea.

Why go with Princess?

  • Innovative features: Anytime Dining, Movies Under the Stars.
  • Globetrotting line that visits hundreds of ports.
  • Great option for multigeneration groups.

Best for: Couples and multigenerational families more interested in destination-intensive itineraries than activity-packed ships

Not for: Energetic families, couples and groups who want a spirited vacation, or those looking for active shipboard pursuits

Princess Cruises Cruiser Reviews

Missed messages.

Oh, by the way, our "accessible" suite has no grab bars or railing in the shower.Effy commandeers the preferred bar to sell Effy stuff, closing it to suite passengers.Read More
50 Plus Cruises

10+ Cruises

Age 76s

DISCOVERY MEXICAN RIVIERA

Just returned from 1st Princess Discovery cruise - here's a few tips/opinions: Pros: Entertainment, beautiful ship, mostly friendly staff, the buffet (World Market on floor 16) Cons: Too big (in my opinion), main dining room food, pool side food, need for more pools (many kids in main pool & not much space/food/music at small adult pool) We went to the Mexican Riviera.Our first night at the Juneau dining room was not good - food was very bland (do not get the fettucine alfredo).Read More
lorilg12

2-5 Cruises

Age 59s

Discovery Princess Mini Review B-

International Market was the only place open after 10:30pm and the choices we found poor.It was a very busy cruise, we found out there were over 900 kids under 21.Read More
skiingj

10+ Cruises

Age 56s

Princess inferior to other cruise lines.

The only service that was good was our room steward, Arnold and he was outstanding.Firstly, the food, It was not good no matter where we ate 95% of the time food was Either dried out or undercooked.Read More
Unhappy cruiser101

2-5 Cruises

Age 68s

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