Sun Princess Review
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This cruise over Christmas and New Year was not worth the premium that we paid to travel at this time of the year. I don't think we got anything extra to justify the daily price of travel over a holiday period.
This was my third Princess cruise and each time the entertainment (Production shows) have become more pedestrian and uninteresting. The dancers seemed to be just going through the motions and there were only 2 singers for each production that I saw. I was disappointed as I had cruised on Sun Princess in 2006 and was highly entertained by the shows and music. This was a major reason why I chose to continue with Princess, however I realise that all cruise lines have their limitations when it comes to entertainment and it is a bit of a lottery what you get on any given cruise. Other entertainers varied in their ability to engage with the audience and their level of talent. Some were really fun and lively, others were simply dreadful and I Ieft after a few songs. In future, I will be trying out other cruise lines as my previous decision to remain loyal to Princess mainly for the entertainment has been revised after this experience.
However on a positive note, the Movies under the Stars is a really good innovation but somewhat spoiled by the unsupervised children in the nearby swimming pools making so much noise that it distracted from our enjoyment of the movies.
Cabin Review
Interior
I couldn't fault this cabin. It was a spacious inside accessible which suited my needs and mobility requirements at the time. Most of the fittings and facilities were well maintained and comfortable except a couple of partially broken drawers which remained very hard to open or close throughout the cruise. Nothing was done to fix them.
The single bedding was comfortable, however I had brought my own memory foam overlay so it may not have been as good without it.
The TV in the room was somewhat challenging to use, frequently becoming 'stuck' on a channel then we couldn't move it to another channel.
Our cabin attendant was excellent - always friendly, smiling and nothing was too much trouble. He more than made up for some of the irritations experienced on this voyage.
Port Reviews
Bali
Over there and not worth the traffic hassles
Perth (Fremantle)
I live there so would support the local area and recommend a visit.