ROYAL PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP REVIEW 2024: In-depth Review of Princess Cruises Royal Princess

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Watch my Royal Princess cruise ship review to learn about the entire cruise experience. What's it like to cruise on Royal Princess, a ship that is over a decade old, in 2024. I'll cover everything you need to know about cruising on Princess Cruises including dining on Royal Princess; accommodation and cabins; Princess Standard, Princess Plus and Princess Premier fare tiers; the brand new Princess Casual Dining tier and how to avoid paying extra onboard; and much, much more!

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0:00 Introduction
0:33 The Ship
6:48 The Medallion and Tech
9:34 Princess Fare Structure
11:52 Dining
16:35 The Crew and Service
17:09 Accommodation
18:07 Entertainment
20:21 Our Itinerary
21:08 Conclusion
22:55 Bloopers

[jasetheace]

Brilliant again thanks Adrian!
As you mentioned, the onboard experience can vary with a different demographic.
On our recent Sydney to Tokyo cruise we felt the ship coped well with the number of passengers due to a bit of a younger crowd as well as the usual oldies. The younger ones seemed to hang around the top of ship with pool and buffet being big attractions for them.
We never had a problem finding a place to sit and it never felt crowded until you were in port when you realised how many people were actually onboard.
As you mentioned the crew are fabulous, medallion is brilliant and they really seem very well organised with everything.
I can imagine it wouldn't cope as well with too many of one age range onboard though.
Love your work, thanks again!

[jolisaarpilleda]

Lovely day to you Sir. It just so happened that I’m watching vlogs about Royal Princess since I’m missing the ship so bad 😂. By the way I really did appreciate you mentioning about the survey and about writing down the names of the employees who made your cruise special. It really is a big help for us employees and it warms our hearts for our guests to remember us and to be part of your cruise experience. I’m pretty sure I saw you in the buffet area, or could be at the dining room, or could have answered your room service calls 😂. I hope to see you guys on your next cruises. A proud Princess Crew here 👍🏻

[gatewayz]

I loved the Royal Princess. It’s one of the most stable classes of ships at sea due to its hull design so it’s very smooth. I found no issues finding a seat at any bar later at night once all the early birds go to bed. I stayed onboard during some tender port days and the pool area was deserted so I could sit anywhere and had drinks delivered to my lounger with medallion. The international cafe was amazing and a great hack for a quick small breakfast. I’ve been on Royal Caribbean, Cunard and Princess in the last 5 years and Princess is the best value for money and the perfect mix between casual and upscale, whatever style you prefer is there

[therealunclep]

I just came back from a two week cruise to Alaska. Vancouver to Alaska to Vancouver. It was amazing! Keep in mind only about 400 of us stayed for the full two weeks, most got off in Whitter for land tours.

I think your opinions and takes on the ship are spot on. The crew was amazing! My waiter Jeff and his assistant treated me like a king. I am really impressed as to how you constantly see managers etc...working alongside the rest of the crew, especially in the food venues. Jose and Francisco are two of the managers I interacted with a lot.

The inside common areas could get crowded at times. Being it was Alaska, I didn't have any concerns with getting a lounge when I wanted one. I really enjoyed the movies under the stars. I only wish they have moved a few more movies to the Vista lounge due to the temperature being pretty cold at night. Like you really have much night there. LOL.

I was disappointed with the production shows. The best way for me to describe them is that they didn't really know what they were trying to be. You may have to read the sentence twice. It does make sense. The last show I saw was a variety show that included our cruise director Dan and his assistant singing a couple of songs. They sang beautifully! I thought that our cruise director Dan was the best I have ever come across on any of my cruises. The guy could really make you laugh. I chatted with him a couple of times 1 on 1 and he was such a kind man. He has a great staff too.

After sailing with NCL last year in Europe on the Epic this was 1000 time bettter. NCL=horrible food, crew and the ship should be retired. Nuff said.

I will definitely sail with Princess again!

[gillianmoorcroft]

After two cruises on Royal Princess I can say it is my least favourite ship. Although Elite on Princess it was to be my first Royal Class ship I had cruised on, unfortunately after my cruise in January I couldn’t change my 21 day cruise to Japan. I much prefer the Grand class ships. I agree with you about the Piazza and find the Wheelhouse bar or Explorers lounge to have a much nicer ambiance for dancing or having drinks with friends on the Grand class ships.The Horizon court I found to be like a rabbit warren and I often forgot which side I was dining on. Also I enjoy quizzes but found Princess Live way to small and often saw people turned away cause they couldn’t fit in. Table tennis was a joke with tables on deck 19 on the port side with netting around them to stop the ball from going into the sea. It was so windy you really couldn’t play. The biggest positive onboard was the adults only pool which we used a lot. Staff as usual were brilliant, food was fine, but I will wait to another grand class returns like the Diamond Princess.

[neillgrant]

Thanks for the review. We've just booked a 6 night cruise from Sydney to Auckland and this review covered pretty much all of our questions, especially regarding the different fare packages. Thanks again.

[lovecruisin]

I have sailed on the Royal twice. Loved it both times, but it was not sailing at capacity. Thanks for your review. It allowed me to relive my cruises. Cheers!

[leoniemercer]

Can't love the medallion enough! Order a late night snack and drink to your cabin as you leave a bar area. By the time you're in the cabin, have had a quick shower or changed into your PJs the knock on the door is your snack and nightcap.

[limburger]

Great review as always - we'll sail on her to NZ this year and hoping its a good time. We went for plus because we wanted wifi and not having to think about costs when it came to drinking coffees and soft drink. I didnt think included/casual/specialty dining was that complicated a concept, though we are new to crusing so we didnt know anything different. We're hoping to get to some speciality dining venues too, so checking the comments for what people like/don't like. Your comments on lack of public spaces makes me glad we went for a balcony, so we can always go back there if we need some peace.

[bernadetteleonhardt]

Hi Adrian. We are cruising on crown. Plus package... so confused with the dining. I agree music is WAY too loud. I won't sit in atriums/ piatza. Love your bloopers as usual. You always make us laugh. Xo

[nathalieC]

We just returned from a back to back in Alaska on the Royal (June 1-15). This was our 3rd Princess cruise and second time in Alaska. On the first week, the ship was packed with over 3800 passengers and a lot of kids. The venues were packed and we had to wait in line often. My biggest complaint had to be the bar service. The bars were understaffed and over run by orders coming from wait staff, online orders, dining rooms, restaurants, and passengers. It would take forever to be able to order a drink. Many of my drink orders were wrong. I'd order gin and tonic but receive gin and soda. The wait staff for bars were ?? In the dining room, I would receive my 1st glass of wine by the time I was done with my entree and about to get my dessert.
The food in the buffet was excellent. However it was lacking in the dining room and did not come close to the food on the Crown Princess.
Contrarily to another commenter below, the production show Encore is the best at sea. However the hypnotist was really hookey. The princess orchestra was absolutely amazing. The entertainment staff (cruise director and team) were phenomenal. The very best.
In my opinion, there were to many passengers for the staff count on board. With the new model of 3rd & 4th passenger sail free might make a "not so good situation" even worse.

[AnnetteWalsh-zx]

Thanks for the insight Adrian; we will be travelling on the Royal for the first time in February to NZ, and then to Fiji in March.
Am so disappointed to hear that there is no promenade deck!
we have just come off a Celebrity Solstice cruise and there was no open deck on that one either, so it seems to be an unfortunate trend. Also, many people complained about the loud music on that trip as well. Don, t mind loud music if it, s good,
but this rubbish certainly was not!! We had a world cruise last year on the Coral, and I must say, It, s promenade deck was
perfect for everyone, not just the Lycra Warriors!

[pappy]

Thankyou for the great review. will be on the royal in December.

In future could you do a video on which ships have the best feeling of open space versus the ones that feel overcrowded,
that be very helpful on which ship to select to cruise on next

[mrscuteas]

Thanks Adrian, we have not yet tried Princess Cruises but it is on our list although duly noted not in peak season times 👍😂

[gandjconway]

Thx for the great summary Adrian. My concern with the Casual Dining is that the “Plus” fare is payable every day, but the free Casual Dining is only available twice, regardless of the length of the cruise - perhaps Princess needs to adjust this to 2 per week, or something, to make it more equitable.

[WendyKoek-ex]

I loved Majestic Princess when she was here and I would certainly try her out

[seanrorie]

Loved the Royal Princess and on it again in November to Tassie.Definently buy the beverage package which we have upped to the top tier for the two specialty dinning and unlimited casual dinning.Yes can be hard to find a seat sometimes but there are plenty of bars and places to go.The Medalion isnt bad either

[tracyjohnstoncaruso]

Thank you for this through and honest review of the Royal. I set sail on her for the first time in 20+ days. I did get the Plus package as it seems like the best value. As for the overcrowded issues, because we are cruising inside passage of Alaska, we plan to spend a lot of time on her balcony in the stateroom. As for the noise in the main area, I have heard that from other reviews. I will avoid that area as I am very noise sensitive. Thanks for all you do!

[annajean]

Hi! I love your content. I am a Personal Holiday Planner for Carnival Australia. I have been watching your videos since i got this job and because of you I am better at my job. So thank you. I don't know if you have heard but the Carnival Splendor is getting refurbished in August. It'll come back to Sydney a brand new ship in September. Might be some new content for you so i wanted to let you know in case you didnt know. Thanks again for being so great.

[Mrfrontrow]

Thanks for all the information. We are taking Royal Princess for 29 nights from LA to Sydney leaving on Sept 28. It will be interesting to see how we like it.