Princess Cruises

Princess sits in the comfortable middle — nicer than Carnival/RCL but not full luxury. The crowd skews 50+, the atmosphere is calmer, and the food is consistently above the mainstream average. They are the dominant Alaska operator and own their own land tours, lodges, and rail cars.

⚓Ship Classes

• Sphere-class — The newest flagship design — the Dome, a glass-domed observation lounge that transforms for evening entertainment.
• Royal-class — The largest balconies in the fleet, with SeaWalk glass-floor walkway and the Signature restaurant.
• Coral-class — Smaller, more traditional ships — well-suited to narrower Panama Canal and river-adjacent ports.

💡Tips for Princess Cruises

• •For Alaska, look at Princess's "Cruisetours" — they pair the cruise with rail/lodge time at Denali. Nobody else owns the Alaska land infrastructure they do.
• •The "Princess MedallionClass" wearable replaces your room key, lets you order food and drinks delivered anywhere, and unlocks your cabin door automatically.
• •Specialty restaurants (Crown Grill, Sabatini's) have small per-cover fees that are well worth it on longer sailings — book before boarding.
• •Movies Under the Stars on the top deck is a Princess signature — they hand out blankets and popcorn after sundown.
• •Princess is calmer than Royal/Carnival but not stuffy — think relaxing, not luxury.
• •Alaska sailings: book a port-side cabin (left side of the ship) for the best Inside Passage scenery on a northbound itinerary.
• •The MedallionClass app lets you order anything to anywhere — drinks to your deck chair, food to your room — and saves a lot of waiting in line.

🚢Popular Ships

Sun Princess

Newest Sphere-class flagship — the Dome, a glass observation lounge.

Photo: Adamdl06204917, CC0

Discovery Princess

West Coast favorite — strong Alaska and Mexican Riviera presence.

Photo: Russell Keller, CC BY-SA 4.0

Enchanted Princess

Royal-class with the largest balconies in the Princess fleet.

Photo: A Guy Named Nyal, CC BY-SA 2.0

📍Popular Ports on Princess Cruises