Sun Princess Review

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6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: May 2013
Cabin: Balcony

SUN PRINCESS, ROUND JAPAN WITH FESTIVALS, May 6 to19, 2013: Observations and Comments

INTRODUCTION: This was our 6th cruise, the 5th on Princess. It was our 2nd trip to Japan, although the 1st was over 30 years ago. We tend to stay away from Princess shore excursions since I think part of the cruise experience is in learning about the ports beforehand; I also prefer smaller and more personalized day trips than provided by the cruise line.

THE ITINERARY: Princess always has great itineraries, and this cruise was no exception. It was mainly ports in more rural Japan, but that was a wonderful experience. YOKOHAMA: A fun city, not at all what we expected. We took the train from Narita; the Information Office at the Narita Airport was very helpful in providing us with the tickets and explaining what we needed to do. We stayed at the New Otani Inn (comfortable but nothing exciting), which was right at the train station in Yokohama. From there we could easily walk across the walkway bridge across the bay to the shopping center and restaurants on the other side (there was also a shopping center adjacent to our hotel but we did not spend any time there). We also walked around the amusement park and to local sites. We could have easily spent another day or 2 in Yokohama. For embarkation, we took the public bus to the wharf (we could see the Sun Princess from our hotel). Our embarkation was an amazing experience: several hundreds of people came to see us off. This was representative of both our arrivals and departures from every port: wonderful entertainment and huge crowds.

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Balcony

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Smallest balcony cabin we have ever been in but the room overall was comfortable. Balcony was only big enough for 2 chairs, no foot rest. Bathroom was so small that I felt as if we could have taken a shower, washed hands, and used the toilet without taking more than 1 step. The closet was good-sized with lots of hangers and plenty of shelves and drawers. The closet included bathrobes without our having to ask.The room was quiet, with no noise from the staterooms above or below or from either side. I was concerned that the cabin external door from the interior room across the hall would be bothersome but we never heard it close.The cabin was somewhat mid-ship on the port side, which made it a good place from which to watch the port entertainment. Being mid-ship, we did not experience much rocking except for the first sea day between Yokohama and Aomori.

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