Booked on much shorter notice than our typical sailings, we cruised Sun Princess over the 2024 Christmas/Hanukkah double-whammy holiday (the whammy was also reflected in the pricing.) I am pleased to report that we had a positive experience, with crew seeming to have hit their stride in the weeks since the ship started sailing from Florida. Sun certainly has a different style from the preceding Royal-class ships such as Enchanted and Discovery Princess, but overall the core Princess product seemed intact.
Sun Princess was not perfect, nor would I say it was the best cruise we’ve been on, but the doom and gloom attitude in videos and forum posts seems overblown compared to our positive vacation experience. We had an early technology “fail” with the Medallions, casual dining options were too popular, and an incorrect OceanNow delivery consumed my daily drink allocation and added an incorrect charge to the final bill. Highlights, though, were the included dining, friendly crew, children’s programming, and onboard events that the whole family enjoyed.
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