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I see that the Sun Princess has been almost universally panned in previous reviews. My experience is the opposite, very positive. Here are the highlights: Our (my wife and I) balcony cabin on our March 2026 cruise from Barcelona Spain to Athens Greece was very clean with no wear-and-tear evident in any of the furniture or soft goods. We were on Deck 16, directly under the pool deck. Some of the other reviews mention non-stop noise from foot traffic and dragged deck chairs, we experienced such noise only when the crew was setting up the chairs in the early morning or cleaning up later at night. Other than that, the cabin was as quiet as could be. The bed was comfortable, it did not have a top sheet which was odd. There was a small fridge which proved helpful, plenty of storage space with a large lighted closet and enough drawer space that we actually did not use all the drawers. There were well-thought-out shelves throughout and a shower with a glass door, great job Princess! Everything in the cabin worked well. Our cabin steward was attentive and helpful. Embarkation was quick and easy and saw us arriving at the port within 10 minutes of our assigned arrival time. There were many other travelers arriving with us but the many Princess agents got us through the line quickly. The whole process took less than 15 minutes from arrival to boarding. Interestingly, this cruise did not require us to pose for an individual photo during check-in. Luggage drop-off was easy and our luggage appeared outside our cabin within 3 hours after boarding. We dropped our carry-ons in the room and went to explore the ship. The Sun Princess is large! The layout was initially confusing however by the 2nd day we had it figured out and had no problem navigating from place to place. The main public decks are Deck 9 for the buffet and Decks 17 and 18 for the pools, gym and pizza. Deck 19 is the walking track and multi-function basketball and pickleball court. Decks 6 and 7 house the shopping, casino, restaurants and Princess Arena. The Dome is forward, and is an impressive structure unfortunately under-utilized. After exploring, we settled-in our room. Soon, we left Barcelona behind. The Dining Rooms offered seatings at 5:00pm and 7:30pm. We chose the latter time and went to dinner at the Soleil Dining Room. We found the food tasty, the menu ever-changing and the staff attentive. We enjoyed each and every meal on our 9-day cruise. For 2 of our days, we were not able to get to the dining room at our appointed time and instead ate at the Eclipse Dining Room (1 floor up) which offered walk-in dining service with the same menu as in the Soleil Dining Room. We ate one dinner in the buffet and found the food to be warm, tasty and with a good selection. Overall, I'd give the dining 5 stars. Breakfast in the buffet had staff circulating with juice and coffee. There were longer lines just before Excursions were set to leave, other than that there was always an empty table and short lines. As other travelers have mentioned, the iced tea and juice was hit-or-miss. Sometimes it was delicious, other times it appeared watered down. Other than that we had no dining complaints. Our cruise was port-heavy with just one sea day. We booked an excursion in each port, and we found that the excursions were exactly as advertised. We loved the bike ride in France and the ATV tour in Greece. As such, we were off the boat for most of the day in each port. This left little time to enjoy the Sun Princess's on-ship activities such as the pools and fitness classes. As it was early in the season for Europe (and a bit chilly), the main pools were not crowded. The water was tepid and not cold, but getting out required a ready-towel and a brisk walk to get out of the wind. We could see that if the weather was warmer the pools would get more use. We used the hot tubs on Deck 17 often during our cruise and while they were well-populated there was never a wait and the other guests in the tubs were accommodating, making space available for us. We used the gym on more than one occasion and there wasn't ever a wait for equipment. We often saw other travelers wiping down machines after use, something which was good and refreshing to see. The entertainment on board the Sun Princess was great! Each evening, we saw at least one show in the Princess Arena. Seating was not an issue. The muti-level Piazza on decks 6-9 featured a variety of entertainment, we especially enjoyed the arial acts. This venue also hosted bands and dance parties, both of which we loved. The entertainment staff worked hard to bring talented entertainers and we appreciated their efforts. Disembarkation was quick and easy. Our luggage was exactly where it should have been and we collected it and bid the Sun Princess a fond farewell. Overall, we saw none of the issues raised by previous reviewers. Princess appears to be listening and fixing issues as they arise. We really enjoyed our cruise! Thank you Sun Princess!
From the day of embarkation to the disembarkation, the service was second to none! It was our third Trans Atlantic crossing. Having done over thirty eight cruises, we were looking forward to the Spanish Voyage on the SUN Princess. Our stateroom was ready just after 1 p.m. Our room Steward Mahadev greeted us and when my wife requested a kettle(which she loves having one, specially on TA), this was provided by the time we return back to our stateroom around 3.30 p.m. The stateroom was always kept clean, He always commented on our room which was kept "neat and tidy".. The Eatery: e were pleased that the food was served by the staff in the eatery. We always took disposable gloves when we cruise to use it in the "buffet". In this cruise disposable gloves were rarely used the.. The food in general was okay! excluding the Chinese noodles were either overcooked or under cooked.. The same with the rice.; either overboiled or undercooked fried rice.. Not a complaint but a needs of improvement Overall we would give the Eatery a 8/10 Our review of the MDR was the BEST! We requested to change tables after the first night and the request was granted with NO issues. Our MDR was the The Soleil Dining Room. Clean, welcoming, and entertaining, besides the great food!!Each night the head waiter Ronnel and the asst. Dianne were AMAZING.. Service was great! If we had to go to theatre, we informed them and the food was served in timely manner. This gave us time to walk from the aft to the forward of the ship! Special mention to both Restaurant Managers, Jorge and Leah. There is honorable mention to Dheeraj. Dheeraj always made feel welcome by singing some old songs from movies.. We were fortunate to meet our Hotel manager Miquel Rocha, who was on the SKY Princess. His leadership amplifies the teams good spirit and great customer service. The overall entertainment in the Pizza, Dome and the Princess theatre was EXCELLENT! We applauder both the Cruise director, performers, singers dances, the band and not forgetting the people behind the scenes, ie technical crew. We did not take any excursions but did our own tours; walking and exploring each port...Each port had its uniqueness. We enjoyed the candle light concert on deck 17-18 and the Platinum/Elite Reception. We were rather surprised that Princess has cutback on the following: Captains Champagne reception,. Some of the guest who we spoke with was disappointed.
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