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We've never been on a ship of this size before and love the wide variety of food and lounging options. Oh my gosh, so many food choices and every part of the ship utilized. We were lucky to have the sanctuary package and it couldn't be more perfect. If you can swing it, I think it makes it a small boat experience with big boat luxuries. Of course being new, the ship is clean & really sparkles. We've waited in line a few times but not often. The shows are great but packed. I love the new theater but it's a bit too small so get there early. Dont forget there are many shows going on throughout the boat. Always get there early for a seat. We have eaten our breakfast in the sanctuary and eatery. Breakfast in the sanctuary is lovely with a small tasteful buffet. The eatery was fine for breakfast and they have the best donuts. I'm an expert. I cruised through the eatery at lunch and dinner and there was something for everyone. There was plenty of seating. Don't forget the American diner for dinner. We had dessert because we'd already eaten but the menulooked delicious. Love by Britto is a must for specialty dining. A delightful surprise. All the food has been top notch. I think Seck 17 is the best walking deck. We'll do the thermal spa package next week and I'll review that separately. I've always been curious. This is just our 3rd Princess cruise and we have enjoyed them all for the most part. This ship is state of the art. I've had a dreadful kidney stone the whole trip and I still have found it to be nearly perfect. Good Job Princess.

Food in Main Dinning rooms is very good, Pizza also good, Room service outstanding very quick with good menu 24 hours. If you have mobility issue cabin is fantastic, Huge Bedroom, Bathroom, and the fantastic balcony with AFT View can fit 10 people , Very Large and private. Entertainment is a mix as most ships and lines are from good to mediocre. Some fantastic venues like the Dome and movies under the stars. Plenty of Bars and speciality dining as well as complementary dining that is very good.. Two casinos one smaller not allowing smokers and the Karger one that allows smoking. This is a brand new ship less than 8 months old . Service is outstanding , Sports court and jogging area is very nice even has a kids small splash pad very cute. Grand Turk has a great very nice ,clean and safe shopping area at the port, And Amber Cove is also very nice , friendly, Safe and clean near the port with beautiful country side. Music on board did not fit the age bracket's in my opinion. Needed more smooth jazz and Mo-town and crooner and less rock and broadway musical stuff.

This was way better than I expected with the Star being a new ship. I will try to make this brief, but I appreciated all the reviews and hope that my review will help enhance your vacation. Embarkation was Fort Lauderdale which went very well for 4,000 plus on board. We booked a Cabana mini suite (you can look at the room on YouTube which I did. The cabana suites have two private cabana sun decks with a hot tub. One on each side of the ship for these suites. The cabin had plenty of storage. Bed and linens were great. I won't go into room details as you can see those on YouTube. Cabin service was perfect. The food in all the venues....so many!!....was over the top amazing!!! All the restaurants including the buffets were excellent. Best food on any cruise that we have taken. The shows were terrific....the technology on this ship!!! The elevator system alone is great. I can't think of ONE thing to criticize on this ship. Best cruise even though our destinations were underwhelming...Princess Cay, Grand Turk, Amber Cove. We had a great time at the destinations, but picked this cruise for the new ship experience.

Star Princess is a beautiful ship and overall I really enjoyed my cruise though with a few caveats. Princess allowed anytime boarding at Fort Lauderdale from 11-2 and arriving at 11.30 meant I was in a long queue outside just to go through security so would recommend arriving later for shorter queues. However, check in was efficient after the security screening and I was lucky in that my medallion allowed me in my cabin immediately so I could drop off my hand luggage. I was in an accessible cabin which was very spacious, had a very good shower, pleasant décor and comfortable beds. The downside of the cabin only became apparent later when I had nights of strange rolling mechanical noises which customer service assured me were caused by the sea because I was on such a low deck, but I was never really convinced. In general the soundproofing on the ship seemed on the poor side, so bring ear plugs if you are a light sleeper. As many people have mentioned, elevators are summoned by pressing your chosen floor before boarding the elevator, so make sure to notice which elevator you are assigned to. It is a good, efficient system although waits were occasionally long due to the sheer volume of people. Getting to know your way around this large ship can be quite a challenge and the general flow could be better but I soon got used to making my way to favourite areas, including Princess Live for twice daily trivia, the Piazza and Arena for shows, the Eatery for buffet breakfasts and most lunches and the MDR of Aurora/Celestial for dinners. The speciality restaurants were fully booked well before sailing but I was happy with the standard of meals at the included restaurants. At first I was concerned because even the MDR time slots were full before sailing but in practice if we showed up at 5.30 at Celestial we were taken down to Aurora to fill the tables of those who had not used their pre-booked times. This may be too early for many people but it did enable us to go to the arena for 7 p.m. to get seats for the 7.30 show. As others have said, the arena is small for a ship this size and seats fill early. At least we are allowed in really early and can wait in comfort! The shows were generally good, especially the guest performers. I enjoyed other entertainment in the Piazza and the Dome, where Candlelight Concerts are held. The performers move around so if you don't catch them in one venue you may see them in another. I swam in the infinity pool at the back, the one in the Dome and the one on the main pool deck. They were never crowded although the weather was quite mixed, so more sun would probably have meant more people. Princess Signature Burger at the fast food place by the pool was yummy. Our ports were Roatan, Belize and Cozumel. In Roatan we did an independent tour to West Bay with stops at a chocolate factory and rum outlet. It was a mixed success due to heavy rain showers. In Belize I did a very good Princess snorkelling excursion to Shark Ray Alley, Coral Gardens and on to Caye Caulker. I have stayed in Belize a couple of times and recommend doing a snorkelling tour or go inland to see Mayan ruins or explore caves rather than just focusing on Belize City which has little to see. In Cozumel I took another Princess tour to Akumal to swim with turtles and to a cenote where we swam in freshwater in caves with stalactites. This was a really special experience. It involved going to the mainland but everything was handled very efficiently. Apart from a couple of less than ideal interactions with customer service, I was very satisfied with the crew in both friendliness and efficiency. Overall this was quite different from my previous Princess cruise (on Island Princess) and in truth I think I am better suited to smaller ships, but I was nevertheless happy with my Star experience.