![]() In other words, its space-to-passenger ratio will be greater, making the ship feel roomier - if only modestly. And yet while it's 21% bigger, it's designed to hold just 17% more passengers. Under development for more than six years and the first of an all-new series of ships for the line, Sun Princess is about 21% bigger than the biggest ships currently in the Princess fleet. Still, as a top executive in Princess' shipbuilding program walked me through the vessel's work-in-progress public decks on Wednesday, I began to grasp that, in its hallmark subtle way, Princess had made some significant tweaks to the formula that it has been following for many years.įor more cruise news, guides and tips, sign up for TPG's cruise newsletter.įor starters, as compared to every other ship in the Princess fleet, Sun Princess just feels bigger - and more spacious. It's got a central Piazza lined with cafes, bars, shops and restaurants, for instance, and lots of relatively uncluttered deck-top pool and lounge space. So, perhaps it should come as no surprise that its next new ship, Sun Princess, won't be wildly different than the 15 vessels already in its fleet.Īs I saw this week during a sneak peek at the half-finished ship at the shipyard in Italy where it is under construction, Sun Princess was designed around many of the tried-and-true Princess elements that the line's fans have come to love. ![]() Princess Cruises isn't a line known for radical change. ![]()
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