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Princess Sun Princess Cay/ San Juan/ St. Thomas Senior/ Elite / Category CA Cabana mini In the bubble on the port side. Flew in Saturday stayed at Hyatt Place on 10th. Shuttle $8 to hotel $10 to ship. Nice place stayed here before with Hyatt Points. Sign up for shuttle when you arrive. Very limited drink selection at bar. Had dinner at nice Italian Restaurant across from parking lot. $$$ End of cold snap and was 60s 70s first two days on ship. The entire ship was cool all trip so bring a light sweater. Long line to get in but it moved quite fast and we were on board real quick. It was Super Bowl and everybody was getting seats. We watched from room. I prebooked way early two dinners and they have you pay ahead of time on line. Teppanyaki and Crown Grill. Everybody had trouble with the restaurants on the app, on line , on the phone. There were actually empty seats at Tepp and we went to Crown early so they moved us around. We also tried the Sabatinis wine dinner which was $99 PP. Was nice but maybe overpriced?? Had breakfast and lunch at Eatery , Busy, they serve you . The OJ was watery. Food good. Can never figure out why the eggs and toast are never near each other?? Had two room service Bfst no charge. Coffee and doughnut in the Piazza. Burgers /pizza at the pool deck. Also had burgers brought to us at the pool via the app. Worked fine. The tips for the dinners are not charged at time of booking . They show up as "on board service charge" on you folio. Check your folio on the app. click your photo scroll down to folio. Tuesday sea day Formal night . Deal or no deal in the Piazza. Our go to bar was Crooners with a little extra tip up front service was great all week. See Carl and Dee. Back to the Eatery/ the Americana grill is same level aft . There is an outside area there where I saw people reading, playing cards etc. quiet place overlooking the aft infinity pool area which had two small hot tubs also. San Juan. Been there done that. Don't do well on walking tours so we did it on our own. We to Barrachina for lunch which is super popular with a line to get in. We sat at the bar (seats 10) so no waiting. Famous for Pina Coletta so we had two . We walked there with occasional stops at jewelry stores to break the pace. Yes there was a lady with me, how'd you guess?? Saw two comedy shows, one in the forward theater which was packed. people standing. Other in the Princess live bar. Dinner that night was MDR which had Italian night which I researched. Friday is always surf and turf with extra surf for $15. My lady doesn't like fish so we switched two steaks and two lobsters. My departed wife once had three lobsters in MDR which is probably why they now charge. Blame her. St. Thomas. We booked an excursion to St. Johns which was $125pp. They charge it to your folio. It's normally at 830 AM which I didn't like but they moved it to 1130. just for me? Ha Ha. So line up on the pier at 11ish walk 4 blocks to ferry. 45minute ferry ride to Island. Board shuttle to beach 1/2 hour ride. Beach time 1 1/2 hour the back to ship about 4ish. Not worth it for me. Visited the casino I lost a little she came out ahead. No smoking area. The ship has 4 elevator shafts. The elevators are different. You push the button of the floor you want and the elevator letter shows up on screen. A thru F. Ship beautiful room extra large with large balcony and sitting area with second TV. Laundry on each floor. I had a free bag for Elite. Halo lights go on at night when you get up and the bathroom light goes on also when you approach. Neato. Food was good throughout . Beef was great. We did agree, 4 of us that the drinks were light. We know our limits. Zumba classes in the Piazza. White night and dress up same night. Bring magnets and extra pen for the room. No pen and pad in room.
Overall, my wife and I had a wonderful experience on Sun Princess and I would highly recommend this ship to anyone considering it. Having only been on one cruise previously on Ruby Princess, this cruise was a tremendous step up. Highlights: Service — The service was spectacular. Our cabin steward was always around and ready to help whenever we needed something. Wait staff were friendly and charming, always willing to strike up a conversation. Design — The design of the ship was great. Compared to older princess ships, this felt modern and chic. We loved hanging out in all the spaces, but particularly around the piazza—especially during the day, the design of the Sphere class lets in a lot of natural light. The ship also didn't seem that crowded during our sailing; it was always easy to get tables at the Eatery or on the Promenade, and provided you showed up early enough, it was easy to get choice spots at Princess Arena and The Dome too. The ship gets a lot of grief for being confusing to navigate but honestly we were never lost and always found our way around easily—albeit we did rely on the app and interior signage to help. Another feature we loved was the Promenade for its outdoor seating, which was perfect for our cruise in the Caribbean. By the way, it's worth mentioning the elevators were awesome. A lot of people seemed confused by them initially, but they're easy to use and familiar if you've worked in a high-rise office building. Although there were a few times with long waits, we never experienced crowding, ever. Food — Food at the casual and specialty restaurants were generally superb. We consider ourselves foodies and dine out a lot, and while they won't hold a candle to world class restaurants, they were still very high quality and we wouldn't hesitate to book them again. Crown Grill and The Catch by Rudi were both very memorable meals. And Alfredo's pizza is probably the best pizza we've had at sea. Entertainment — We were thoroughly impressed with the incredible lineup of activities available to us every day throughout the cruise. The headliners especially were very memorable: the comedian Ken Boyd was absolutely hilarious that we went for his first show and then his encore R-rated performance; the magician Nathan Phan was so phenomenally multi-talented; the aerialists were simply jaw dropping to watch. My wife also thoroughly enjoyed the Zumba class and silent disco parties. Cruise Director Cole — Okay so we haven't done many cruises before, but from what I'm hearing from everyone else on the ship, it seems we'll be sorely disappointed by every cruise director we experience form here on. Cruise Director Cole created such a welcoming vibe and brought the energy to every event. He was such a blast! Everyone on the ship loved him. Lowlights: Cocktails — We found the cocktails throughout the ship to be *very* mediocre. As lovers of craft cocktails, we were sorely disappointed. Many of their menu drinks were decent, but some of them were also solid misses. Most of the drinks felt watered down, and overly sweet. Even the wine we ordered was flavorless. We also learned quickly that if we ever tried to order off menu, it would be guaranteed disappointment. Baked goods — Most baked goods like pastries were consistently bad. Bread, bagels, croissants, turnovers, etc. They were often rubbery in texture, and not as flavorful as they should be. We kept trying them hoping to be surprised, but nope, we were not. Makoto Ocean — Although we loved Crown Grill and The Catch by Rudi, our experience at Makoto Ocean was disappointing. The sushi was very mid. Not to mention the rice was nothing you'd expect from a proper sushi restaurant. And for the price, it wasn't good value either. Ice cream / gelato quality — Generally underwhelming everywhere it was served, including the gelateria. In soft serve form as well as gelato form. Their ice cream was never creamy, and felt high in water content. Noise issues — All of the venues around the piazza suffered from noise emanating from the piazza. Imagine trying to enjoy your cocktail in Crooners only to be bombarded by an 80s dance party downstairs, or trying to enjoy your pizza at Alfredo's but have to shout over the sound a Zumba class just to have a conversation. I'd rather listen to piano jazz and singers in Crooners separately. As a result, it felt like there was less live music on Sun than on their smaller ships. This part of the ship design felt like a miss. Buffet — While I appreciated the improved hygiene from having staff serve us food, it made portion control and plating significantly harder. Not to mention long lines at peak meal times. This wasn't a major issue for us, but it did slow things down a bit. Lack of access to outdoor spaces — One thing we really missed was having easy access to a wrap-around promenade like we had on our first cruise on Ruby Princess. Although we had access to the Promenade, the Wake View Terrace, and the top decks obviously, it felt like it required conscious effort to plan when/where we wanted to enjoy a walk outside. We saw some other outdoor spaces, but they seemed inaccessible to us at the time. We just wish there were more places we could walk around outside to enjoy the weather and views, and also access key venues on the ship without having to use the interior corridors.
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