Princess Cruises Sun Princess Questions & Answers

last time I sailed on Princess they would not let me have my duty free till we landed and were getting off the ship.. You can buy it but you can't be trusted with it LOL.. Must buy their alcohol while on the ship..

Hi Ness, Did you mean the Sea Princess? as this is ship we went on. If you did then no. They didn't advertise it and all of the bars we went to there was no sign of a happy hour, cheers Craig

Neither the Sun nor the Sea Princess have a happy hour anymore. Just another one of the pleasures they stopped

Thankyou I did mean sun princess shame is there a way to pay six back of beers before sailing and we’re you able to take a bottle of wine on ?

Sorry, have no idea what that one means!! Usually you can have the double/queen bed converted into two singles if required, but don't know what "Uppers" are

It means you must use the bed as a queen and not split it into two single beds if you happen to have a third person staying in the cabin. Ie: fine to stay as a queen or have it reconfigured into two separate beds if there's just two people, but if you need to accommodate a third person in the cabin in an upper bed (pull down from wall/ceiling), then you have no choice but to leave the main bed as a queen and snuggle with your cabin mate

**Just re-read - it might actually mean the other way around. Best just to give them a call and ask

No happy on the Sun Princess anymore. Alcohol very expensive at $15 per glass of wine and the cheapest bottle was $55 - no Australian wine advertised on Alcohol menu at any of the bars and only one Aussie brand is available if requested. All other wines are either from Spain or Brazil I was told. Most Passengers on board for the Tasmania trip leaving Dec. 16 2018 were not happy with these prices.

From our experience the so-called Duty Free was more expensive than buying in the normal places such as Aldi for liquor and Priceline etc for perfumes. The selection was not great either. Some of the ports (in Vanuatu) for example have cheap liquor stores if you can find out where they are although getting there could be a bit tricky! In summary it's probably easier not to bother on the cruise.

on the ship, will be delivered to your cabin on the last day

It's cheaper at the Perth Airport in my experience and a whole lot easier.

Thanks for that...
Thought so..

You can walk freely around the ship with alcohol purchased on board. For example, you can buy a bottle of wine at dinner, consume some, then take it to a show/Casino or you room later etc etc (just keep the cap). Beer would not be any different.

Have just come off our 6th sun princess cruise . Don't worry about the great wheelhouse happy hours they have FINISHED! All beers have increased massively in price $7 per pint ($4 at happy hour) to $12 since February 2018 ( they even try to substitute smaller glasses). All bar staff have been changed including some we have known 25 years who have left in disgust at "cut backs", increased work rates, and petty penny pinching. I'm a princess elite member who won't be travelling "Sun" anytime soon !

No sorry I didn't bother. I did take one bottle of champagne and didn't even open that so ended up taking it back home again! It would still work out cheaper in the end though, I agree.

Two bottles are allowed on board free, so you might as well take these (can only consume in stateroom). I took a further 6 bottles at $14 roughly each and with the $15 surcharge, paid around $29 each at destination. Don't forget the hassle too of getting them there, transport, waiting in the queue, processing the payment, getting them on the ship. I then found the wine started at $29 in the restaurant!! I purchased a $32 Californian Chardonnay 2016 for dinner one night. Really nice, in fact I preferred it more than my bottles. In hindsight, I would not bother next time. I also found the bottle spirits (buy through room service) very well priced, you might want to think about bringing on mixers (Just an idea - the orange juice served at lunchtime only is excellent and my wife would fill up a drinking bottle for mixing in the evening).

My experience is that you can ask at the pursers office to cancel your tipping. Do it on the first day, we always do this and pay tips directly.

Hi I have been on the Sea Princess for 24 nights around New Zealand and found it fine. I am told the sea princess is her twin. Some people say it is tired. I didn't. It depends what you are looking for. I recently travelled on the Diamond Princess and found them to be much the same

We did the 2016 World cruise on Sea Princess...it needed an upgrade..don't know if they have done it yet..BUT lots of things needed fixing..and modernised..they Princess need to spend some money on the ships that we Aussies are travelling on...cause there are other cruise lines that have better ships...

Hi, I was due to cruise on the Sun Princess last week. My friend and I got on the ship, she began to vomit. Nothing to do with the ship. She had a bowel obstruction, came on very quickly. I called the medical staff who answered immediately. They were wonderful, I cannot praise them enough. The ship looks a bit tired, but the cabins are clean and comfortable. I am hoping to sail on the Sun Princess again, soon.

Hi thoroughly enjoy your trip as the weather is changeable but the Princess handles it beautifully, I have never experienced an issue with the weather whilst on board,

The weather and seas were calm...if it is rough...the stabilisers are put into operation, and it is a smooth Voyage.

On all princess cruises they will take your photo when you embark, and then on any celebration night at dinner, they are good photo's but if this is a bit pricey wait and look at the package they present to you and buy the ones that you want and will be part of your memories. We made sure that princess line did not charge us for the package before sailing as it will be hard to get a refund for something you didn't want so read the small print, before if you can or make the time before signing anything. Happy sailing ENJOY. mj5

We will never travel on it again just come back and cruise from hell just don't get nova virus it will cost you a fortune for doctor

Did you get sick?we had a good trip some still got nova on our trip even though they did extra stuff to stop it.

We bought a coffee card on one cruise, didnt use it all and were allowed to finish using it on the next one a year later. It included both hot and cold specialty coffees, so yes to your question. Lots of lovely icy cold choices too. Well worth it.

Yes you can. I bought a coffee special card and payed $39 for it ..Its worth it

Not sure of the comparison costs of duty free ....if you have credits on board it is one way of using the credits
They do have specials ... sometimes .. as the cruise gets near the end . i suggest you check the prices out in different duty free shops long before your departure . Casino is usually open when out of port

Thanks mick
Wasn't sure with it being an Australian cruise casino and duty free thanks again

no

i was on golden princess but i don't believe sun princess has either ... there is room service

There was no tea making facilities in our balcony cabin I took a thermal mug on board so I could bring a hot drink to my cabin

I went on Golden Princess

Also traveling aboard Sun soon, & printed in your Travel Summary (from Princess Cruises) is info relating to your check in/boarding arrangements.Check in time is determined by the deck your cabin is located...eg Baja (B) cabins commence at 12.30 etc. Lunch in Horizon Court is available inf you have early check in.

We Cruised on the Sea Princess just 6 Months ago, the best cruise I have even been on.Just couldn't fault it. They had a Happy hour there every evening, from,3pm to 4pm..Buy 1 drink, get the 2nd for a $1.. Just a bit of advice, when you order the first also order the second one as it can be very busy !! Enjoy your Cruise..

Just to add to that, you can also buy extra at Happy He and take it to the fridge in your room !!

I think it all depends on how much you like a drink, we took a bag of sodas with us onboard as it was handy having it in our cabin, they do have happy hours and thats good value but its like a stampede, as i don't drink much probably 1 drink a day but just figure out over 10days how much you would drink a day remember you can take 1 bottle of wine or champagne each onboard too, happy cruising