Royal Princess made a regal entrance into life at sea after being launched in June 2013 by Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge and has graced the world with her majestic presence ever since. The Royal Princess cruise ship capacity is 3,600 and it offers cruisers a fantastic range of dining, entertainment, and onboard facilities with space for everything you could wish for on a cruise- and more! From kids clubs and an adult-only pool, to the ever popular Movies Under The Stars, choose Royal Princess for a voyage that you and your loved ones will remember for years to come.
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Ship Stats and Features
Ship Facilities
Dining
Royal Princess is a cruise ship that continues in the tradition of other Princess Cruises ships and offers a superb selection of dining. From both traditional fixed dining and anytime dining in the cruise ship's main restaurants to the cruise line's speciality restaurants, Sabatini's Italian Trattoria and Sterling Steakhouse, no guest will go hungry on this ship.
Top Dining Highlights Include:
- Alfredo’s Pizzeria - Hand-tossed pizza served alongside refreshing beers and delicious wines
- International Café - Drinks and snacks served all day long
- Trident Grill - A poolside eatery inspired by traditional Southern BBQ food
- Sabatini’s - A taste of Italy, wherever you may be in the world
- Crown Grill - Steakhouse classics complimented by cosy wooden décor
- Crab Shack - The place to be for seafood lovers
- Ocean Terrace - Seafood served in style
Entertainment
Entertainment onboard Royal Princess comes in many forms. From the Broadway-style shows in the stunning Princess Theatre, to cooking demonstrations, comedic acts, and the amazing Movies under the Stars, there will be something for everyone.
The choice of top venues is endless, from live music to nightclubs. Bellini Bar hosts a lively atmosphere with a delicious cocktail menu, where as Crooners Lounge has a more laid back feel, and the best martinis around.
Things to do
Spa and fitness
Royal Princess boasts the largest of the line's signature adult-only escapes; The Sanctuary. Decorated in soft, warm colours this spa hosts a whole range of spa favourites for the ultimate in relaxation. The new relaxation room will instantly put guests in a tranquil state of mind before their treatment. There are more treatment rooms than any other Princess ship, and it is home to two new spacious Couple's Villas, where couples can unwind and enjoy treatments in privacy. The Enclave at Lotus Spa is a thermal suite with heated stone beds, steam room, large Jacuzzi, and powerful water jets for an unbeatable shoulder massage.
Recreation
Onboard the Royal Princess cruise ship there is a wide array of recreational activities to enjoy, from the running track, to the basketball court, to art exhibitions, and enrichment programs.
The interior of the ship has a range of seating areas, entertainment venues, libraries, and an Internet cafe, as well as a variety of boutique style shops which offer a large range of luxury goods. Up on the top deck the surprises continue - here you will find pools, cabanas, a large movie screen and more.
With all this choice, your days and evenings can be spent exactly how you want.
Useful Information
Princess Cruises' Royal Princess Dress code
The dress code onboard Royal Princess reflects the class, elegance, and relaxed atmosphere of the Princess Cruises fleet, with smart-casual evenings outnumbering the formal ones. Pack your sports jackets and casual dresses for the more relaxed evenings, and break out the tuxedos or evening gowns on the formal nights. However, if a long day of excursions and activities leaves you wanting a more casual dining experience, head to the buffet where the dress code is always informal.
Princess Cruises’ Incredible Fare Options
If you want to enhance your experience on Royal Princess even more, consider upgrading your fare to Princess Plus or Princess Premier. With so many incredible extras, like complimentary specialty dining experiences and fitness classes, these Princess Cruises fare options are a fantastic way to make even more of your time onboard.
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Customer reviews for Royal Princess
Positive points: Plus package is excellent and gives you the option to pay the difference for a premium drink. Menus are very clear as to what is or isn’t included. Excursions were expensive but very well organised. Overall entertainment was OK with the house band Dynamix the pick of the options. Friendly crew. Negative points; we cruised on Royal Princess in 2018 and at that time she was our favourite ship. 8 years on we felt that a referees was required. The sofa in our cabin was worn out and uncomfortable, there are no USB points in the cabin and there is a shower curtain rather than a glass door. None of these are terrible but many of the newer ships make Royal Princess seem a bit tired. We thought the medallion was just a gimmick. Yes it opens your door and I guess it helps the staff at the restaurant identify who is waiting in line. However, if you order a drink you still have to give your room number and the service is definitely slowed by the medallion. We waited for 25 minutes for a drinks order at Crooners, we waited an hour on another occasion for a drink at the Horizon bar and nothing turned up at all. We had instances where the app said our drinks had been delivered when they clearly had not. Trying to get a drink at the bar was very difficult. Staff didn’t know who was next in line and took ages to get served. Food was ok but not very imaginative! We prefer NCL, Celebrity and Princess in that order. Food choices on NCL are far more varied and they have far more speciality restaurants. On Riyal Princess Sabatini’s always had spaces so didn’t appear to be that popular. Ocean Terrace was virtually empty for the whole cruise. Finally, the descriptions for the excursions could be more helpful. One of the excursions we went on claimed that there was a transfer by ferry. The ferry turned out to be a small motor boat which took 10 people. You had to walk in to the sea and climb on board. This was ok for us but others could have struggled.
Cabin was spotless and the attendant excellent. All staff very polite. Food in restaurants warm at best, never hot. Chaos in The Horizon court cafeteria as no signage so hundreds milling round trying to find what they wanted. Chaos on tendering day. Had to get ticket and available from a certain time. Turn up at said time to find been open for 90 minutes and given number way down the order. People we spoke to lost money on private trips as couldn't get off the ship. Entertainment was so so. Couple of theatre shows were excellent but singers in bars were average at best. Had a fabulous time due to location of cruise, but Princess definitely at the bottom of the list of cruise companies I've been on before.
Embarkation was chaotic in Auckland especially with our disabled daughter as her issues were not taken into concideration and the local team had no understanding of priority boarding. The cruise itinerary was fabulous and all the excursions we went on were very well organised with the guides and drivers having fantastic local knowledge. the scenic cruising Fiordland was exceptional,albeit the weather helped and the running commentary was entertaining and informative from the Park Ranger
Huge ship, full occupancy on the cruise around New Zealand in Australian school holiday time. Parts of the ship were busy and others not, pick your own favourite places. Cabin was comfortable and although we had an obstructed view from the balcony it was delightful. We were very satisfied with the housekeeping and very comfortable bed. We upgraded the package and enjoyed eating in all the restaurants whenever we fancied each day. .
