Hi all,

wondering if you could help. we have just booked our first cruise on the sea princess for next year, we have chosen the itailian delight cruise.

my question is can anyone tell me how much the drinks are on board, we are just worried that we are not going to take enough money with us.

Also can you give me a review on this ship and another information, which would help us.

Thanks.

Looks like lots of people booking cruises on Sea Princess we have just booked 2 week Caribbean cruise on Sea Princess for March 06 so any hints and tips would be greatly appreciated.

Any hints on good excursions or even more so bad excursions??

We went on a 10 night cruise on Golden Princess in July and had a fantastic time. The food, particularly in the waiter service restaurants was fantastic and the service second to none.

Drinks were a bit more than normal pub/restaurant charges. A bottle of wine was around $28 for the cheapest and a medium sized draught bud $4.95, a bottle of Grolsh lager was $5, Becks $4.25.

We took some red and white wine on board when we embarked in Southampton, all staterooms have decent size fridges - if you take this into the restaurant they charge you $10 corkage. You just have to budget for drinks, same as any other holiday I guess and pay up when your credit card bill arrives.

Sure you will have a super time, I would definitely cruise on Princess again.

Just received a Captains Circle Offer from Princess offering a 21 night flycruise to Caribbean (fly to Barbados) disembark Southampton sailing on 15/4/2006 visiting 11 Caribbean Islands on Sea Princess.

Insides £1169
outsides £1389
Balconies £1599
Mini suites £2019

Had I not already booked another holiday in that timeframe I would have been off like a shot.

What a bargain!!

Wow puts our price to shame, though not sure I would want to sail all the way from Southampton....

Hubby and I are booked on Sun Princess in November. Information given indicates that can obtain bottles of spirits on board, either by preordering or via room service e.g. Litre bottle of vodka $22. Don't know if this is any help to you.
Mumsy

I have just returned from the Italian Delights cruise on the Sea Princess and hope to do my review in the next few days.

It cost $3.90 for spirits and mixer, $3.25 for a Bud Light, $6 for a 750ml can of Fosters, cocktail of the day was $3.25 small, $4.95 medium and $6.50 large, a glass of wine ranged from $4.50 - $7.00. I think a 1/2 pint of draught Stella was $2.25.

You can purchase a sticker which allows unlimited fountain soft drinks, not cans, for $49 for 14 days.

Didn't buy any bottles of wine so can't comment, but you can purchase your own ashore and pay $10 corkage if you have it in the restaurant.

HTH

luci

Hi All,

We have booked our first cruise on sea princess - italian delight for next year, but i have been on the princess website and it says to pay your bill buy cash or credit card at the end of the cruise. does anybody know if you can pay by debit card!!!!!!

Also we have been told you receive a pack from princess about the cruise etc, do you know when about you get this??

Thanks

I believe you can pay by debit card at the end of the cruise.

We received our info pack from Princess about 4 weeks before the cruise.

luci
Edit - sp

Hi
Has anybody done a pre-cruise stay with Princess in Miami, I have been listed as staying at the Miami Intercontinental prior to my cruise in November. On the web I found 2 Intercontinentals in Miami , I need the address to fill in my immigration form. I would think that Princess stick with the same hotels, so if anybody has done pre cruise stay at intercontinental which one was it?
Thanks
Mumsy

Hi Mumsy

I think you would be safer to call up Princess and ask them the address of the hotel they use.

luci

We are on this cruise and would look forward to hear from anybody else on the same cruise from around our area

Hi, any one else on this sailing.Dennis

HI ALL,

WE ARE GOING ON THE SEA PRINCESS ON THE 19TH AUGUST 2006, I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT PEOPLES OPINIONS ARE ON THE SHIP!!!

ALSO IF ANYONE CAN GIVE ME ANY INFO ON THE ARRANGED TRIPS!!

AND ALSO HOW MUCH DRINKS ARE ON BOARD ETC, AND ON AVERAGE HOW MUCH A COUPLE (WHO LIKES A DRINK OR TWO) WOULD NEED TO TAKE WITH US AS WE HAVE NEVER BEEN ON A CRUISE BEFORE.

THANKS

CARRIE

Hi Carrie

First of all, please do not post in CAPS as this is against the T&C's of the site.

We did this cruise last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. You can read my review by clicking on Cruise Reviews at the top of the page. I think I included the price of drinks.

luci

Any recent info on this ship please, last report I read (Early 2006) was not as good as I expected re: Poor entertainment and mediocre reports regarding food and sloppy dress for formal evenings. Been on the Destiny, have a cruise booked on the Mariner of the Seas next March so now have the bug and want more but still wary of any "to be missed" ships

hi, just looking at a cruise in the caribbean next christmas on the sea princess. We have never been on a cruise before has anyone either been on the sea princess or been on a cruise at Christmas? thanks Janet

Hi Janet and welcome to the Cruise forum!

We hav sailed on the Sea Princess and thoroughly enjoyed it although reviews posted after mine were less favourable. You can read them by clicking on Cruise Reviews at the top of the page.

luci

Hi,
Am thinking of booking a cruise on the new emerald princess in May and have a few questions about a princess cruise as I have never sailed with this line before. First about smoking, have heard that there is smoking in every bar/lounge except the theatre and just wondered if this seems to be much of a problem for non smokers?Do non smokers find places to avoid the smoke? ( I guess the eating places will be smoke free )
What is exactly included on a soda card besides coke,fanta,sprite etc ?
Is fresh orange juice included ? Are they really worth the money ? I hear that you can have no free fruit juices at dinner and there is a charge for after dinner cuppuccino but what about coffee/tea ?
Do I need a usa travel adapter to charge up the mobile phone? When in port for a med cruise greece/italy /turkey because it is a large ship will she be away from the main port area so a shuttle has to be used and on the princess line is there a charge for the shuttle ?
thanks for any help you can give me and would like to know if anyone is cruising on this new ship in may ?