Sapphire Princess Review

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Sweet life

Review for Hawaii Cruise on Sapphire Princess
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jsiegel
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Nov 2013

My sister and I booked the Hawaii cruise to enjoy a lot of sea days. This was my second sailing to Hawaii and my sister’s fourth. it was also my 10th Princess sailing and my sister’s 20th. We booked a mini-suite because of the extra space and a balcony. Five days before the cruise we received a phone call from our travel agent. Princess was offering an upgrade to a full suite for a discounted price. My sister and I decided to splurge as we doubted we’d ever be offered another opportunity to be in a full suite. We both immediately read up on the suite amenities to not miss a single one.

Embarkation:

We drove to the pier, arriving around 11:40 a.m.. The parking lot was crowded as the prior cruise was delayed in disembarkation due to immigration and customs taking too long.

Cabin Review

We were impressed right from the entry way. Marble tile flooring, a large planter with a live plant. Two sets of sliding doors to the balcony. The cabin is spacious and the balcony even more so. All the fittings and fixtures were upgraded from those in the standard cabins. The balcony had teak furniture, a table with four chairs, two lounge chairs and two side tables. The main section of the cabin had a desk, a wet bar, a sofa chair and coffee table. The sleeping area also contained a desk and a walk-in closet. Both areas had a television, the one in the living area had a DVD player. A curtain can be drawn between bed and living area, useful when one person likes to sleep in and the other is an early riser.The bathroom was divided into two areas, one containing the sink and toilet, the other with a jetted tub and a stand-alone shower. Each area had a door to the main cabin and there was a door to separate the two sections. The towel hooks in the shower area will actually hold the towels without falling to the floor at the slightest movement (a problem with the big round towel “hooks” in the standard cabins) There was a container of bath salts for the tub. The light switch controls both areas of bathroom, so if you want to use just the toilet and don't want light to go into the bed area, make sure the shower entrance door is closed. We forgot one night and I woke up early the next day and was going about my business in the toilet area and as I left I saw light streaming into the bed area, whoops. Compared to the standard cabins, there is not as much storage in the closet for clothes and not as much storage in the bathroom for stuff, but there are a lot more drawers in various pieces of furniture.

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