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SHIP OVERVIEW

As you set your sights on the wonders of the world, let Sapphire Princess indulge your every whim. Over 700 balconies, world-class gourmet dining and dazzling entertainment options are just the beginning of your sea-going adventure. Dance the night away, enjoy casino gaming or relax and rejuvenate body and mind at the Lotus Spa®. From the moment you step aboard, it wants you to feel welcomed and right at home. And with attentive service from a friendly staff that knows what hospitality means, you’ll find your Princess® ship truly is your home away from home.

  • CRUISES
  • STATISTICS

STATISTICS

  • Year Built

    2004
  • Year Refurbished

    2018
  • Year Entered Present Fleet

    2004
  • Country of Registry

    Bermuda
  • Tonnage (GRT)

    116000
  • PAX (basis 2)

    2674
  • Max Pax (inc. Uppers)

    2670
  • Passenger Decks

    13
  • Number of Crew

    1100
  • Officers' Nationality

    British/Italian
  • Cruise/Hotel Staff Nationality

    International

STATEROOMS

  • Suites

    214
  • Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview

    222
  • Oceanview No Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview With Balcony

    0
  • Balconies

    524
  • Interior

    377
  • Accessible

    20
  • Total Number of Accommodations

    1000
  • SUITE
  • BALCONY
  • OCEANVIEW
  • INSIDE

Deck Plans

SHIP REVIEWS

OVERALL RATING

4.7

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Antarctica

FEBRUARY

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PROS

Breathtaking vistas, fantastic photo opportunities, great people, fun excursions

CONS

Air travel to and from, overthinking packing

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Fantastic trip

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Antarctica

FEBRUARY

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PROS

Breathtaking vistas, fantastic photo opportunities, great people, fun excursions

CONS

Air travel to and from, overthinking packing

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Fantastic trip

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Love this ship!

JANUARY

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PROS

Great food, friendly crew, great entertainment

CONS

A little older

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We would go on this ship again in a heartbeat.

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Cruising is a very good experienced by the sea with a very good cruise ship Sapphire Princess. sapphire princess

NOVEMBER

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PROS

Very convenient very clean and affordable,cruise line, Sapphire Princess.

CONS

All is very good, no negative whatsoever.

RECOMMENDED

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Crews workers are so very approachable,nice and good, accommodating, and very hardworking people, namely; Ronald Abante, Alvin, Cherry, Anthony Advento, Mark, Chef Lilybeth Gatabon Duhaylungsod, Camilo(Stateroom steward)and many more. I will recommend to have this people we need in your good company. We advertised and recommended to all of our relatives and friends to do cruising on Sapphire Princess cruise ship as the best cruise line experienced. Keep up the good work guys. Unforgettable good relaxable travel experienced with a very good crew workers by the Sapphire Princess.

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Alaska. Land & Sea

SEPTEMBER

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PROS

Good service, good food, good entertainment.

CONS

Weather for our particular trip, no fault of Sapphire Princess.

RECOMMENDED

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We were impressed with the ease of arriving, transferring from place to place and departing. Everything in their power went very smooth.

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Excellent Alaskan Cruise

SEPTEMBER

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PROS

Excellent staff, accomodations and food

CONS

None

RECOMMENDED

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In the Vivaldi Dining Room, Benedict, Waiter, and Aditya, Junior Waiter, as well as the rest of the dining staff were very helpful and courteous to my husband and I during the cruise. We ate there every night. Also Dewa, the Stateroom Steward for our cabin C414 did excellent work and was helpful and courteous to us. We were very impressed with our cruise.

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Alaska Experience

AUGUST

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PROS

Loved intimate size of ship. Food, service, entertainment were all excellent.

CONS

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Was an intimate experience. Got to know our steward and other staff members. They were all wonderful and contributed to our cruise experience.

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First cruise

AUGUST

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PROS

Best staff, delicious food, beautiful ship

CONS

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Would like to give a special shout out to 3 bartenders at the Explorer bar; Allen, Romeo and Ronaldo!

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Our Alaska Adventure

JULY

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PROS

Nice room. Smooth sailing ship. Wonderful food.

CONS

Service in dinning room

RECOMMENDED

No

Dinning room service was less than adequate. We were at lunch one day for 2 1/2 hours. There were only two in our party and we asked for a private table. The tables for two were about 15 inches apart. It was very awkward and hard to carry on a conversation knowing the couples on both sides of us could hear what we were saying. The food was good. Our room was very clean and our cabin steward was wonderful. We had a balcony which was well worth the extra money.

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First Alaska cruise

JULY

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PROS

Excellent food and entertainment! Exceptional information from naturalist on board, she was wonderful.

CONS

Didn't get to glacier bay BUT did our duty for another ship in trouble. Praise to the captain! Would have wanted the same dedication if we had been in trouble!

RECOMMENDED

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Only negative was the salmon bake in Fairbanks. We were only given 45 minutes to navigate the salad bar and then the entrees. The sides were beans, macaroni and cheese and roasted potatoes but a 10 minute wait for those. Dessert was supposed to be a raspberry cheesecake parfait, they were out and offered a popsicle or ice cream bar. Had to immediately walk to the Palace theater for our show and had no time to explore an interesting village. The theater performance was fantastic!

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Small Ship with Big Ship Experience and Expertise

JUNE

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PROS

Didn't have to worry about the crowds; there was enough space for us in every venue. The only Alaskan cruise with a naturalist on board.

CONS

Limited Dinning options as all the restaurants served same menu

RECOMMENDED

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Everyone, including guests were all so friendly and engaging. The ship staff took care of everything. Once we settled in the ship and crew handled everything. The onboard enrichment activities were especially helpful and entertaining. Sandra, the on board naturalist, especially made the trip worthwhile. So many activities and dinning was an easy experience. Our first time with a suite, and the suite benefits really make it worth while. The land excursions were ok-- not the highlight of our trip. Next time in Juneau we will do the whale watching, as it is hit or miss seeing marine mammals from the ship. The baggage handling procedures for embarkation and debarkation were great. Next time I will do a better job of taking down the names of all those who gave us especially good service. The two main shows; Bravo and Dance were worth seeing twice.

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Flawless Vacation!

JUNE

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PROS

Everything

CONS

Nothing

RECOMMENDED

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We thoroughly enjoyed our vacation with sea and land adventures. Met new friends and many many new memories!

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Safety first

DECEMBER

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PROS

we remained safe and in as calm of waters as they could find

CONS

we missed a day in Hilo

RECOMMENDED

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While the volcano blew the captain and the crew turned the ship toward home and toward safety, Our safety was their top concern. We were all disappointed to miss Hilo but thankful that they cared to keep us safe. In the meantime all sorts of things were planned to keep us occupied. We could learn to play the Ukulele, learn to dance the hula, make a lei or watch the soccer playoffs on a giant screen. It seems they thought of everything.

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Nieces first cruise

OCTOBER

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PROS

Entertainment in Princess theater was great

CONS

Medallion beverage ordering slow & confused staff

RECOMMENDED

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The cruise was a hit! Food was fantastic. Ship was beautiful. Loved the options on dining venues. Cruise director was very involved & constantly present in the events I attended. My nieces were so impressed on their impression of the ship that they were planning their next cruise. A great family memory

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Norway trip

JUNE

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PROS

Interesting country

CONS

Very expensive

RECOMMENDED

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Interesting country but everything is very expensive due to high vat at 25% Very remote in the north mountains still with snow In the summer.

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Sapphire

APRIL

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PROS

Cabins closet & storage space, entertainment variety

CONS

Food - particularly beef... very tough

RECOMMENDED

Yes

What do you mean about main body is required?

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asia cruise

MARCH

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PROS

The staff was excellent and always willing to help you, the cruise director (Ted) was also very good

CONS

The food selection on buffett and certain nights in resturants were not as good as the Holland America cruise ships. Also the entertainment was not as high quality as previous cruisies. Something as simple as having cream or half and half available for coffee was not standard, we had to ask and wait 10 minutes for waiter to get cream. I think Princess does not pay to get more differnent entertainers.

RECOMMENDED

No

<div>I think Princess is trying to cut expenses too much in the food area and entertainment area. Another example, the desert bar would put out maybe 10 flam deserts only in buffet and then say they were out of them. When there were hundreds of people eating lunch there! The staff was excellent though</div>

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Sapphire Princess SE Asia

MARCH

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PROS

Great service, very interesting ports and good food.

CONS

Several tender ports

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Overall we were very pleased with this cruise. The ship was in good condition and the staff treated us in the manner that I have become accustomed to by Princess. Our dining crew bent over backwards to accommodate us especially the Indian food for my wife. You could see their concern to please us. Being platinum with Princess we had 250 internet minutes free and accelerated disembarkation which could not have been smoother. Our bags were visible to us as we took the escalator down to fetch them so it was very easy and took little time. If you don't want to go two hrs. into Bangkok then go less that 1 hr. to Pattaya to see the wooden temple the Sanctuary of Truth. Its magnificent and you can get a local cab in the terminal to do basically whatever you please. You can go to Bangkok for around $100.00 if you like which is a steal of a deal. These cabs are govt. regulated. Private cabs are outside the terminal but for this price and the security of knowing you are getting a regulated fare I would pass on them.

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Great Cruise!

MAY

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PROS

Most accommodating and helpful staff on board the ship.

CONS

None

RECOMMENDED

No

<div>The cruise was outstanding. &nbsp;Ship--outstanding! We would definitely do another Princess cruise in the future.</div>

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Ship review

APRIL

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PROS

Enjoy the center atrium

CONS

none

RECOMMENDED

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Good size ship, easy to get around.

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March 23- 27. Ensenada, Santa Barbara

APRIL

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PROS

Good movies: The Oscar contenders and winners. Good food in the dining room.

CONS

The movies were playing under the stars in 50 degree cold. No lunch most days.

RECOMMENDED

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Enjoyable, restful experience. Good movies under the stars. I wish there were more movies inside because it was cold outside. Fair entertainment, not good. Good food. Good service in the dining room. Did not understand why lunch was not available daily in dining room. Great room attendant. He always recognized me and opened the door to my room for me.

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Mrs Dawn

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PROS

Enjoy

CONS

Less day

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Recommend to friend and family

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Great Ship!

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PROS

Great Food

CONS

Wifi too expensive...and didn't work from room

RECOMMENDED

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<div>We had an excellent trip to Santa Barbara and Ensenada aboard the Sapphire Princess. Good food, good company, great entertainment and good food!! (worth saying twice) Would definitely go back.&nbsp;</div>

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Short but Super

MARCH

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PROS

Good Service, smooth sailing, great music and entertainment

CONS

No complaints

RECOMMENDED

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<div>Recommend these short, fairly inexpensive cruises to everyone. Lots of kids, young people as well as &quot;seasoned&quot; travelers, all having a great time.</div>

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