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Enjoy a great Cruise onboard the New Star Princess. Embarkation was easy. Arrived around 10:40am and was onboard shortly after 11am. We booked the Vista Suite Sanctuary Room. The Suite was fabulous. I was worried I would hear noise from above but never heard anything. Sanctuary Club Pool Deck - This area was my favorite and it will make going back to the regular pool area hard. It was always relaxing and the service and attention from the Staff, far exceeded my expectations. Sanctuary Dinning Room - never had to wait and service was great as always. Not sure if the menu was different from the Normal Dining rooms but It was always good. Ship Overall - After being on the Sun, it appears the Star is off to a better start and seems they have everything in working order. Ship was beautiful. Entertainment - The first production show Meridian was OK. It felt it was lacking something and the energy level wasn't there. Illuminate on the other hand was the best. Really enjoyed that production show and was full of energy. Eatery/Buffet Dinning - I'm glad they moved back to self serving but at times, especially at noon, it was very crowded. I felt it was always easier to eat at the bar back American Diner Buffet Area. Spellbound - We enjoyed one evening in Spellbound and while it wasn't as crowded as the Sun Cruise a year ago, it still was a great time. I just wish Princess would allow you to return to the Bar area anytime during the cruise if you purchased the one-time fee. I'd be willing to buy another drink in there. Those drinks are so good and creative. Overall, I really enjoyed this Cruise compared to the Sun Princess a year ago. The whole Sanctuary Suite has me spoiled now. Can't wait to enjoy that again.

I’ll start with some information I wasn’t able to find when I was researching. Yes, there is a separate line for suites. It literally a walk on no line. The representative monitoring that line was very rude.! My husband said we were in suites & she said do you have anything to prove that! I was quite honestly shocked by this! I said yes our peach colored medallion & our room number! The new elevator system does work & they have many of them. We had a lowest level of suites & they were adequate & small. The beds are the smallest I’ve seen on any cruise ship. They are comfortable but area is also very small. The best thing about the suite is the sanctuary & sanctuary dining room. No lines! Princess does NOT have valet luggage. Another thing I couldn’t find when I was researching. Specialty dining: If you don’t have reservations before you board forget about it! Love by Britt - second favorite. Good food great service. Butcher block- if you don’t like an overload of beef forget it. First 4 courses is beef! Asked about vegetables & the waiter said he can bring out the asparagus. Evidently others complained because at the end they brought out fries &. Baked potatoes. The Catch- our 1st choice. Great food & service! Crown grill- good food but poor service. Appeared as though they were serving high priority quests. Could not get into umi temperacki (sp?) Suite lounge- smaller than what I expected. Service was good however no planned events or walk off on departure! Shows were just ok .

The good: - beautiful ship that's visually pleasing - some outstanding bars with excellent service (Good Spirits, Spellbound) - very consistent housekeeping - nice fitness area The "could use some work" - if you're going to sell the Plus package don't list "juice bar" as part of it for this ship when there is no actual juice bar on the ship - thermalspa experience can be a bit chaotic, lockers kept beeping and not working the first couple of days, no chairs by the hair dryers, no cold room, and sometimes a general lack of attention by the staff - weird to have activities like sudoku and crosswords handouts but no pencils - we stayed on deck 16 and the Euphoria + after party was way too loud. Bass beats until 1 am very audible in our room - Limited lunch hours at casual dining restaurants - Lack of engagement from our room steward who never introduced himself to us the first day, I don't think he even knew our names - Some staff looked disengaged and not very warm, others were excellent - Using bartenders to man Spellbound entrance seems like a waste of their talent. And strange that they could craft specialty drinks with egg whites but when asking for a whiskey sour was told they can't use that exact same egg white for a standard drink - a lot of people seemed to love the entertainment (Gen X+ boomers) - I am a millennial and found the shows very mediocre and the sound balance very off - some of the singers were out of tune I know the "could use work" is kind of long, but since Princess didn't ask for feedback, wanted to just leave it here for people to decide if they care about these things or not.

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