Sun Princess launched in early 2024, and just months into her journey, had some major changes to multiple restaurants and an entire deck!  In this video we'll take you on a tour of the improved Sun Princess, show you the public spaces, and offer insights along the way after we spent a week on board.  You can find this video and others on the CruiseHabit YouTube channel, along with updates on our other social channels, all linked here.  You can watch the full tour below...

See how we enjoyed our seven night cruise on the new (and newly revamped) Sun Princess - the first Sphere Class ship from Princess Cruises.  You can find these on the CruiseHabit YouTube channel, along with updates on our other social channels, all linked here.  Additionally, you can find an embedded playlist of Sun Princess vlogs below...

We recently tried out Princess Cruises’ Sky Princess, one of their newest Royal Class ships.  On our 7 night Eastern Caribbean sailing we stayed in a mini-suite, which is a balcony stateroom with additional living space and a larger bathroom.  In this video we show you around mini-suite M210 on deck 15, and highlight what we liked, and what we wished was different.  Make sure you stick around to learn what surprised us about the balcony...
 

No matter how many cruises I take, the final day is always a struggle.  On one hand, I want to do it all, filling in all the experiential gaps.  On the other hand, I want to do as little as possible and just absorb every moment in the hope it will slow down time.  On this sailing, I did the latter, but still managed to pack in a few new things.  In this final day’s post, I’ll share a couple things we did, but also, summarize our first Princess Cruises experience.

St Thomas is a gorgeous island in the US Virgin Islands, and everyone should get off the ship to enjoy not the famous jewelry stores, but the blue waters, sandy beaches, and spectacular views of the archipelago from atop the forested mountains.  I, personally, stayed on board however.  I did, however, have my favorite meal of the cruise so far.

Today we woke up to plenty of motion on the ocean as we sailed toward St Thomas.  This sea day was a work day for me, but after work we enjoyed the food and entertainment Sky Princess had to offer, including Rock Opera, their signature stage show...

Many cruise lines have private beaches or islands in the Caribbean, and Princess is no exception.  Today we visited their private destination of Princess Cays to enjoy the beach and relax.  We also spent some quality time back on the ship for recreation, and even fitness.

As frequent cruisers, it’s hard not to compare one line to another when onboard a ship.  This is especially true when on a cruise line that we’ve never sailed.  This means we’ll be doing a lot of comparing this week as we set sail on Princess Cruises’ Sky Princess for seven nights in the Eastern Caribbean.

Princess’ OceanMedallion program already gives guests ultra-fast WiFi at sea, the ability to access staterooms, make onboard purchases, book excursions, and more, right from a smartphone.  While cruising has been paused, Princess Cruises certainly hasn’t stopped moving forward.  As part of the MedallionClass experience available on all Princess ships, guests can now use a mobile device (or other means) to arrange dining for their entire cruise, and flexibility is the name of the game...

Princess Cruises' Ocean Medallion program allows for a range of high-tech enhancements to the guest experience, including contactless payments, high-speed internet, easy entry, and now even sports betting at sea.  Of course those who like to put their money where their jersey is will enjoy this new option, but we think there is also good reason for those who don't partake to be happy about the news....