Sea princess cruise info!?

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Your ages does not change anything, both of you are over 18 and that is the legal drinking age.

This ship is very beautiful and clean and the staff is very friendly.

All meals are included except the Steak House. That charge is $15-25. The only time that you will get free juice is at breakfast, any other time you have to pay for it.You will have to pay for all sodas but there is a special where you pay about $59 where you can drink all the coke you want for the cruise.

There is lots to eat-breakfast- corned beef hash, scrambled eggs made with asparagus, salmon, cheese, ham or tomatoes or just plain. Cream of wheat, grits, oatmeal, apple or orange juice, all types of teas, croissants, muffins, biscuits, all types of cereals, toast, English muffins, different types of sausages, fruits include pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe, mush melon, canned peaches, pears and plums, pears apples, different types of teas, decaf coffee or regular and rice pudding with raisins. There is also lots of cold cuts.

Lunch is cream potato, fried rice, pelaf, roast beef, baked lamb, roast, pork, sweet and sour pork, roast potatoes, lots of salads including different types with sea food, cucumber and tomato-you name it it is there.

Afternoon tea as well as AA meeting, solo tea for singles travelling alone.

Dinner is a variety of dishes ans salads and all served with tea or hot beverage and all free. The theme varies at night. It can be Indian or seafood among others. If you order wine or soda you have to pay. There is a wide variety of desserts and when I say wide I mean wide.

There is an automatic gratuity charge which is $10.50 a day which goes towards all the staff. If you do not want to pay it you can go to the Purser Desk on deck 5 and tell them to cancel it. Your ship pass is linked to your credit card which you will use for entering the ship, your room, restaurant on formal night (you have to really dress up for this), buying on the ship and entering the ports on return to ship.

Men will NOT be allowed in the dining area without a jacket on formal night so be prepared.

No spa on any ship is free but there are specials especially for people who stay on board when the ship is in port. You can also get a 20-20-20 for maybe about $79 or so. The gym is free but does not open until 7:00 am.

There is a theater where there shows at 8:30 or 10:30pm nightly or it might be a film. There is also Movies Under the Stars. That is by the bar and pool. Waiters always walk around and ask if you want anything from the bar, even in the theater.

You will be asked to get your picture taken in every port, on entering the ship for the first time, on formal night and with locals. You can take them but if you choose to pay for them there cost about $25-35 for 1 in a jacket with a photo of the ship free. You will be tempted to as they look very nice on display in the ship.

Every night you will be given a Princess Patter with all the info for the day's activity, things to do, places to go, specials on internet services, time to return to the ship or any general info. You will also get a detailed map with recommended places to shop every night.

There are organized tours with the ship which are more expensive that the ones than the ones outside. You can go and bargain with the taxi driver but it will be best to join up with others. It is about $20 or so for the tour and if he has a load of passengers it will be about 3 hours.

There are swimming pools so do not forget to bring your swim wear. There is also live music on deck 12 every night- sailaway melodies, piano music, singing, karaoke, quizzes etc. Princess tv usually tells you everything that is going on as well as any info from about 6-8 and is repeated.

Any other info you need just e-mail me. You do not have to pay for ice cream from the buffet restaurant (Lido deck on deck 14) or the other dining room but there is a special area for ice cream that you might have to pay for it. I do not know because I never used it. I ate all mine in the dining room.

It is the same on Carnival Destiny, you have to pay for the juices except at breakfast. The juice on the Princess is of a better quality than destiny. It is like cool aid. All cruise cards are the same colour (blue) except for if you are not a first time cruise on Princess. My granddaughter had one and she is less than 5 years.

writerchick3

My husband and I went on the Sea Princess around the Med this last summer. We had a fantastic time. We're both 21 and there was tons to do. The spa is wonderful, I spent lots of time in there. Plus they have a good casino. I highly recommend it.

Time travler

I have been on 9 cruises with Princess, but not on the sea Princess. But looking at my Princess info, it hold just under 2,000 passengers, so that makes it a good size ship, plus it has those great movie under the stars.All cruises with Princess are all inclusive except for alcohol, spa treatments, soda, specialty restaurants, tips, and some computer classes. They do not include in the price of the cruise any shore excursions either. So, I have seen people only have a bill for the tips and nothing else, but that is not a lot of fun. There are not any cruises where everything is free, except the very most expensive ones(crystal cruise lines). Even those, alcohol is limited and you pay so much more for the cruise it isn't funny. The sea Princess has 4 hot tubs, 2 regular swimming pools, plus one other splash pool. All these are free along with your meals, ice tea, coffee, milk, hot tea, juice and the entertainment. Spa treatments range from about $100 for a simple massage on up. Alcoholic drinks start at about $5 to $7 average. You can not drink if you are under 21. The Western Caribbean is a great cruise and you will not go wrong choosing that one. I have been to both the western and the eastern Caribbean.Princess has great food, service, entertainment and lots to do for all ages. e-mail me if you wish more info.

randall_nd

Princess is slightly less inclusive than Carnival. We found that Princess charges for ice cream, they charge for orange juice, tomato juice from room service and in the main dining room. Also they charge for gourmet coffees in the main dining room.
A wealth of information can be found at cruisecritic.com. You can click on boards, joining is free and you can get in touch with other people going on your same cruise. Click on roll calls, then your cruise line, then your ship, then your sail date.
Cruise lines are very strict about drinking age. You could have your boyfriend do the dirty work on the Lido Deck, that is, sending him to the bar. You can have drinks while in port. I think under 21 gets a different color CruiseCard. Honey roasted peanuts are complementary and available upon request anytime from room service and at all lounges. Oh, be sure to order Love Boat Dream cake in the main dining room.

luludoodie

Only real comment is you will find the average cruiser age will be 50+ and your ports of call could be crowded as there will often be 3 cruise liners in every port equalling 10,000 visitors!

We are older but now only go on small ships with no more than 100 guests to unexplored places where we can swim/snorkel/see the scenery/animals/have barbeques on remote islands etc!

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