Sapphire Princess Reviews
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
Having sailed and enjoyed every moment of two weeks on the Sea Princess in 2005. The food entertainment, the staff on board the excursions etc were excellent. We decided to book a cruise on Sapprire Princess starting from Vancover to China via Alaska Russia and Japan. These were the longest 23 ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
The `open dining` option is best giving a choice of 4 dining rooms (with the same menu) plus two further themed restuarants (Sabatini`s -Italian and Sterling steak House) for which there is a small premium to pay. This option also allows a choice of what time you eat. There is always the option ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Pacific
Having cruised with Princess many times we booked a 33night cruise from Sydney to San Francisco on the Sapphire Princess. If anyone else is thinking of booking this cruise I would say dont and if you have booked try to change your booking. Although we encountered some rough weather, even on ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
Our first cruise on Sapphire Princess although we have been on her sistership Diamond Princess twice. We continue to be impressed with the way in which Princess design these ships so that, with the exception of embarkation and disembarkation, you rarely feel swamped by the 2600 other passengers. Dining Any Time Dining offers ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We booked a pre package trip to Kyoto, Japan before boarding the Sapphire Princess in Osaka. We loved Japan, Kyoto is very beautiful and traditional, the people are so polite. Osaka was a beautiful place, a big wheel was next to the ship in port, we sailed at midnight, which we have ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
This was the worse cruise that I have ever been on, thought that I was going more up market, such a big disappointment ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
HELP!!!!! i am going on a cruise in april on the sapphire princess from Sydney to LA. i have read some really bad reviews about the ship. i was wondering has anyone got anything good to say about the ship? has anyone been on this trip before? thanks ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
I have only two moans about the Sapphire Princess having sailed from Vancouver to China. 1. The price of the wine is a rip off. 2. The ceramic tiles on open decks were dangerous when they were wet. I would rate everthing else as 5 Star. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
Hi, We sailed in the Sapphire in March 2005 from Sydney to Bangkok. We have also since been on the sister ships the Golden and the Diamond in Europe and Far East. Large cruise ships (and these are large by any standards) are not as over-awing as you may anticipate.There is still ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We chose an 18 night Princess cruise to the Far east to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. Having cruised with Princess before we had an idea of the standard to expect and we were not dissappointed. The Sapphire is a BIG ship and has lots of bars, pools eating places. Although ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
Gerald and Margo O'Flynn, County Cork, Ireland. Cruising on the Sapphire Princess in Australasia in February 2007 Having read several bad and very bad reviews on your web site about this vessal, it was with fear and trepidation that we, my wife and I, boarded in Sydney. How different it all turned out ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We have just returned from an Asian cruise on the Sapphire Princess and we had a lovely time the food was fantastic, we dined in the Savoy Restaurant every night the waiter and all the staff were so helpful and could not do enough for us and they made our cruise ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We joined the ship in Whittier and then proceeded to cruise along the Aleutian islands before entering the Bering sea and then the Pacific. The ship is the largest we have ever been on and the first American dominated cruise. However it was great. Yes it did take sometime to get ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
My girlfriend and I went on the Sapphire princess in April for a 29 day trip. We started in Sydney and finished in L.A. It was only our second cruise and first with Princess. The ship was in great condition and our cabin was brilliant! The cabin seward was brilliant and ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
My favourite restaurant on cruise shipps has to be the main dining roomwhere I have only had the best service on all the Princess ships, the cabins are of a good size I have stayed in inside and balcony cabins both of which have been very good, although I dont go ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We have just returned from a 16 night Princess Cruise to the far East. It started from the port near to Beijing and finished at the port near to Bangkok. From the outset I want to say that we thoroughly enjoyed the vast majority of the cruise. We chose this cruise ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
Hi We were on the Sapphire Princess Beijing to Bangkok 2-18 Nov 2007 We had a fantastic trip. I would like to know if any one has a photo of my daughter riding an elephant in Thailand, we got split up, so I never got to take a photo of her sitting on the ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We have just read the comments relating to the Beijing to Bangkok cruise in November 2007. We travelled in october from Bangkok and had a very enjoyable troublefree experience. Our captain at the start of the cruise was a very affable Irishman who always gave us a joke at lunchtime after ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
Our cruise on the Sapphire [ our second on this ship ]in November was a very mixed one. We left Bangkok to join the ship to sail to Singapore,the cabins are not a bad size if you choose outside with balcony but we had very little time to enjoy the ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
We went on a fabulous cruise last year with Princess Cruises, on the Sapphire Princess. We were away for 35 days, the longest holiday we have ever been on. Our holiday started from Heathrow Airport, and we checked in okay with British Airways. We were both very excited ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
Sapphire Princess Far East Cruise Dec 07 16 nights. This was our 2nd cruise but 1st with Princess. This is a large ship and was full. There are plenty of public rooms and good variety of bars.We didn't get too lost.Plenty of activities to do eg. quizzes, seminars, port info, library,fitness classes ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
This was a very poor cruise due to maladministration. It started badly with them sending the brochure for tours for the caribbean not the far east. Then they block booked us on the plane at either ends of the aircraft. My partner is registered disabled but the became me for the ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
North America
We joined the Sapphire Princess in Sydney for the 29 night cruise to LA [we booked on to Vancouver and Alaska to make it special]. Joining the ship took longer than we are used to and there was no Platinum or other VIP lines though those with disabilities seemed ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Pacific
My wife and I sailed on the Sapphire Princess from Sidney to NZ, the South Pacific Islands and Hawaii and flew back from LA. It was the most wonderful 31 days we spent on a ship. The ship was lovely the food was great,no repeat menus throughout the trip, but the ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We have recently taken a cruise with Princess cruises to the Far East 16 nights from Beijing to Bangkok In November 2007 on board the Sapphire Princess This was our first time with this particular cruise line although we have cruised with other lines previously. We expected to find that Princess ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
Princess Cruises: Leam Chebang Thailand to Sydney Australia 20th December 2007 to 9th January 2008 This is the first time I have attempted to write a cruise review and whilst it may sound a little harsh at times I have tried to be as honest and truthful as I can be. I ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
we had a balcony cabin last June on the Saphire Princess sailing in Alaska. We had booked over a year in advance and we could not get adjoining cabins and the people in between only booked a few weeks before the cruise; how thoughtless of Princess but apart from that ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
my wife and I have just returned from a Far East, Taste of the Orient Cruise on the Sapphire Princess, Bangkok to Beijing.Unfortunately it must have been the Typhoon season and we missed 4 of the 8 ports of call because of the weather. We had however booked 3 day ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
By Cosgrove Stafford Jan 21 2007 The Sapphire Princess is one of the nicest ships I have ever sailed on, the workmanship and finish through out the ship is of the highest standard, better than the Queen Mary 2. the cabins are of a good size with an open walk in wardrobe ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We had a fantastic cruise to the Far East sailing on board Sapphire Princess. We had heard a lot about Princess with many thinking that they were a cut above the rest. Although we had no complaints I didnât think they were any better than other cruise companies such as P&O, ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
I was worried after I had booked this cruise as there was no mention of any children and we were taking our 9 year old daughter. However, I am pleased to say that she thoroughly enjoyed herself and the childrens facilities were very good. The only bugbear was that ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
Travelled on Sapphire Princess from Bangkok to Bejing - had done this cruise before, Stayed 3 nights in Bangkok - hotel was fine and enjoyed our stay. Joined the Sapphire Princess and all was fine till we hit a typhoon and had to miss out Vietnam - could not ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
Departing from Whittier in Mid September on the Sapphire Princess was the largest vessel we had ever been on.Altough it was a huge ship being in a cabin midships was ideal for accessing all of the ship and in the Bering Sea best for ship movement in rough seas.It is a ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
This was our third cruise with Princess. Our previous one on the same ship last November to the Far East being the cruise from hell. Due to two Typhoons we had to miss out four ports, the pools were closed as was the decks. This one was sheer delight with the ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
This was our first time on a Princess Cruise. We spent 3 days in Beijing sightseeing before we joined the ship. We did all the tourist hot spots including the Great Wall, all he Palaces etc, had a lovely time. We stayed in the Gloria Plaza Hotel, which was supposed to be ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
we spent three days in bejiing which was wonderfull and nothing like we expected.the coach to port takes 3 plus hours and waited nearly 2 hours to board. not the usual standard from princess but may have been due to chinese formalities. however the boat and service up to the usual ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
Once we had got over the journey from Manchester to Anchorage, the experience that followed was awe inspiring. Cruising through Glacier Bay is an experience that shouldn't be missed. We dined in the main dining room sharing a table for six with two Americans and two Australians, great company was enjoyed ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
On this cruise we choose the anytime dining option and i must say it worked out very well for us to eat when and where we liked, we especially liked Sabatini,s Trattoria dining room.The service was excellent and I must also add the food on board in all the dining rooms ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We sailed to the far east with this ship it was a wonderful trip and i would highly reccomend this tour. The memories will stay with me forever. We went in October/06 the weather and seas were perfect. We had booked an outside cabin which i was dissapointed with as we ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
My husband and I (bothover 70) had the very unpleasant experience of sailing on the Sapphire Princess from Bangkok to Beijing. Unfortunally we were battered by a typhoon a cyclone which produced 27ft waves. Passengers and crew were plagued by seasickness and hurled from their beds during the terrifying storms. The entertainment ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
This cruise was booked in October 2006 via Cumbria Cruise Club, a full year before departure. I found the company to be very helpful and informative especially when we decided to change flights and upgrade at a later date to enable a few days pre cruise in Beijing. The check in process ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
My family and I were passengers on a recent Alaska cruise. We have cruised on three prior occasions with Disney Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Lines. We enjoy cruising and based upon my experience, I have the following comments re the cruise experience on Princess: Ship: Quality-wise, the Sapphire ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
On landing at Sydney we were transfered to 4* accomadation yards from the harbour allowing a days sightseeing before waking early to find the ship waiting for us to embark later that morning. Transfer to ship could not have been easier the cabin with balcony was just as expected and leaving ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
This cruise was sold to us by Voyana, who offered it with a 3 night stay in bangkok, pre cruise, and three night stay in Bejing, post cruise. These were stated to be free add.ons, and included some fantastic excursions. A word of warning...there are some very skillful pickpockets at ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
Fabulous cruise - itinerary was amazing. BUT.... queues on ship to obtain Japanese visas were horrific. One hour the first time & because, two days later, we were entering Japan again, the queue this time was 3 HOURS!!!!! Think Princess Cruises will have to come up with ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
During 1 months holiday in Jan2007, we embarked the Diamond Princess at Sidney, we stayed in a balcony cabin on Carribe deck, The cabin was med sized as normal but with a large balcony, which was great as we would be at sea some days during our voyage to the south ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
We flew to Vancouver to join Princess Cruise Sapphire Princess in July 2007. The ship was the largest we had sailed on and it took a little while to become aclimatised to its size. We decided to experience the free style dining arrangements and found them very convenient in respect of ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
Back to back cruise, from bankok to Sydney then Sydney to Auckland. Beautiful Ship, looks very impressive, but didn't flow, some decks were cut in two so you had to go up and down decks to get where you wanted to go. 2800 passengers were too many, everything we tried to go ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
My husband and myself travelled from Manchester on 16th Dec.2007 (flights arranged by Princess) to Heathrow and then to Bangkok, via Hongkong. We had a four hour wait at Heathrow (five hours on the return journey) and of course this made for a much longer journey time than was necessary. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
On the Auckland to Sydney cruise in February 2008,it was my second time on this ship which I feel is a lovely ship and still well maintained.However in the Horizon Court Buffet it was always difficult to get an individual table,it seemed to be always under pressure.As to the 3 themed ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
Last September we took the Princess 14 Day Heart of the Rockies'package holiday. This included a 5 night tour of the Canadian Rockies, a 7 night cruise from Vancouver to Whittier on Sapphire Princess and a night in Anchorage. Rockies Tour The services of the coach driver and tour guide were excellent. Very ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
We have enjoyed cruising with Princess in the past and really enjoyed ourselves. We decided to go on a trip of a lifetime to the far east although we enjoyed the cruise Sapphire was a large ship and therefore we were unable to dock in the usual ports and had to ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
This being our third cruise having previously been with Costa and P&O we were very happy with the experience. Having previously sailed as deep sea Master and now as a pilot I can usually get the feel of a happy ship and this was one. The easy going yet totally professional ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Pacific
This was our first cruise, and first trip to Australia, we fly to Sydney where we apens 3 nights at the four seasons in Sydney Harbour, we were a bit dissapointed that we did not have a view of the harbour itself or the ship when it arrived and also that ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
This cruise was my first & the staff were great friendly & funny at times, would even have a joke with us. We are 42 & 41, & were one of the youngest onboard but were happy with this as respectable cruise. food was 5 star, yummy food everywhere, great dining ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
We added this cruise on to a visit to family living in Sydney. It was a very long flight so we stopped in Sydney for 2 days on the way to New Zealand before flying to Auckland We stayed near the harbour for 2 night before bording the ship - no ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
The service on this ship was amazing, the food was lovely. happy, friendly staff, room made 3 times a day, ship always being maintained when at dock or discretely while sailing. putt putt on board, bingo, movies, shows, great off shore excursions etc, best thing we have ever done. 5 star ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
This cruise was my first & the staff were great friendly & funny at times, would even have a joke with us. We are 42 & 41, & were one of the youngest onboard but were happy with this as it made it a respectable cruise. The food was 5 star, yummy ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
Last May we embarked on a Princess Cruise/Land Tour to Alaska. We chose Princess because they were renowned for their well established land tours and we were not disappointed. The 6-day land tour segment was extremely well organised as our luggage was transported seamlessly from one lodge to another and eventually ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
Pre Cruise Land tour Our 9 hour flight with Air Canada to Calgary was our first long haul flight which turned out to be better than we had expected with adequate leg room and a good take off time of 1-45 pm. On landing we were met by Princess Cruise staff and ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
Just returned from Easter cruise on Sapphire Princess to Australia and New Zealand. Great itinerary ... recommend stay in Sydney prior to cruise - we booked hotels independently and stayed in Old Sydney Holiday Inn - excellent location ... just a stroll across street to cruise terminal. Great for ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
After spending 3 glorious sunny days in Sydney (What a City!!!), we left Sydney to spend a day at sea before arriving in Melbourne on Easter Sunday. Although a Holiday Weekend, with most of the shops closed, there was still plenty to do in the city. We spent most of our ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
Our first cruise was a great success.We were concerned that cruising was for the elderly,sedentary types who wanted an all in package,with everything laid on.We are active,independent folk & we loved it.These were the plusses.Our cabin was spacious & very comfortable though we did'nt spend much time in it.The ship was ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
North America
I recently booked a cruise for SEPTEMBER via a TA in the us. After taking our money and giving us a booking no etc .Princess USA cancelled our booking hence we lost our airfare etc for this cruise as we booked that directly with BA . The morale of the story is ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
Sapphire Princess - South Pacific. April 2008. Cabin very well appointed. Well planned, providing dressing area screened from bedroom. Spacious...ample hanging/cupboard space. Good supply of toiletries. Pleasant dining rooms. Food could have been more imaginative at times, but there was always a good selection. Cabin crew were efficient and happy. Entertainment let ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
Just got back from Alaskan cruise , went to Skagway , Juneau and Ketchikan. Also went to see College Ford and Mendenhall glaziers.Had a balcony on the back of the ship which was absolutely brilliant. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
Last week we cruised on the Sapphire Princess from Whittier to Vancouver, preceded by a landtour in Alaska, and it was all fantastic. The scenery was wonderful, the ship and service excellent and we enjoyed all of the ports and the scenic cruising days. My favourite place was Glacier ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
the ship was ok although the attempts to part you from your money in every conceivable way was tiresome(the pseudo art sales were entertaining and showed how gullible people are when on holiday).the ship is quite large and this was the reason given for its using container terminals at most destinations;this ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
We have recently come back from a Princess Land Tour/Cruise across Alaska. We started off with a flight to Seattle from Heathrow, where we stayed overnight in the Doubletree resort before flying onto Fairbanks AK the next day with Alaskan Airlines. The Doubletree was very comfortable and had free coffee and ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
We have just returned from an Alaskan Cruise with Princess. What an amazing fantastic and unforgettable holiday! It is a real must for any for anyone wanting something "out of this world " The camera was completely overworked, and the crowning picture was of a bald eagle floating past sitting ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
After an impressive flight over Greenland and Canada we arrived in Seattle, transferred to our hotel and flew on the next morning to Anchorage. We were met by Princess reps and directed to an area to wait for transport to Whitter. This was the only slightly less than ideal part of ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
This was our first cruise ever despite the fact that we have both travelled extensively in the past. The main purpose of our eventually taking this step was the fact that we would be travelling into Alaska with the purpose of seeing as much Wildlife as possible. On arriving aboard, ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Australasia
Having been twice with Princess to the Carribean myself and my husband decided to take this cruise and combine it with a visit to my husbands relations near Newcastle NSW. It was our fist visit to this part of the world. From the moment we embarked on the ship in Auckland ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Far East
This was our first cruise in the Far East in October/November 2007 on the Sapphire Princess. The Ship itself was outstanding, what we have come to expect from Princess. We were in a stateroom with a balcony in the centre of the ship. This was a good standard, ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Mexico
Due to the whole Swine Flu outbreak, Princess Cruises was "obligated" to cancel all stops in Mexico. I don't understand why the money hungry cruise line couldn't just acommodate passengers that DO NOT like the itinerary changes and give them the option to go on a Mexican Riviera some other ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
Sapphire Princess will not dissappoint, she is spacious with plenty of places to 'get away from things' if you want to. The cabins are spacious and well thought out with good showers. We had a balcony cabin which is a must if you want to have quick access to a view ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
Overall, this was a fantastic holiday and I would recommend it to anyone who wanted to visit Alaska. In a bit more detail then. Firstly the landtour. We stayed in Princess Lodge Hotels all the way round and, on the whole, they were good. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Sapphire Princess,
Alaska
AWESOME HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM OUR MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS LAND TOUR AND ALASKA CRUISE I CAN ONLY SAY IT WAS EVERYTHING WE EXPECTED AND MORE. WE TRAVELLED TO CALGARY FROM HEATHROW ON MAY 26TH OUR FLIGHT WAS ON TIME AND AIR CANADA CABIN STAFF LOOKED AFTER US WELL. TOM OUR TOUR ...More