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Discovery Princess®

SHIP OVERVIEW

Discovery Princess℠, the third vessel designed from the ground up with Princess MedallionClassTM and the final Royal-class ship, will continue to deliver an array of innovative new experiences. Enjoy 270-degree sweeping views from the largest balconies at sea, unwind in ultimate comfort at The Sanctuary, and indulge your senses with world-class dining options from Michelin-star chefs. Plus, Princess Live Entertainment presents spectacular new productions that can only be seen in the state-of-the-art Princess Theater.

  • CRUISES
  • STATISTICS

STATISTICS

  • Year Built

    2021
  • Year Refurbished

  • Year Entered Present Fleet

  • Country of Registry

  • Tonnage (GRT)

    141000
  • PAX (basis 2)

    3660
  • Max Pax (inc. Uppers)

    3560
  • Passenger Decks

    15
  • Number of Crew

    1400
  • Officers' Nationality

  • Cruise/Hotel Staff Nationality

STATEROOMS

  • Suites

    420
  • Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview

    6
  • Oceanview No Balcony

    0
  • Oceanview With Balcony

    0
  • Balconies

    1064
  • Interior

    340
  • Accessible

    20
  • Total Number of Accommodations

    1000
  • SUITE
  • BALCONY
  • OCEANVIEW
  • INSIDE

Deck Plans

SHIP REVIEWS

OVERALL RATING

4.5

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Based on 23 reviews

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Two week Hawaiian cruise

APRIL

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PROS

Beautiful ship, great friendly staff, good food

CONS

Very expensive excursions, smoky casino, noisy mini suite at night

RECOMMENDED

Yes

When at sea, our mini suite was very noisy. Constant thumps, squeaks, rubbing and snaps, so much so that one night my wife thought someone was attempting to get into our cabin.

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Discovery Princess

MARCH

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PROS

Beautiful ship

CONS

Long wait for dining service. They do not have enough staff to support the waiters. We averaged 2 1/2 hours at the table for dinner. We missed most of the shows because of the time it took to get out of the dinning room.

RECOMMENDED

No

I would not recommend this ship for anyone in a wheelchair. You cannot get down the hallways if a cleaning cart is in the way. We had to have our handicap person get out of the wheelchair and fold it up to walk past the carts. The elevator service is also a real challenge with a wheelchair a lot of time, standing, waiting for elevators that had her accommodate the wheelchair. There was no place to dance, except for the Piazza. Acoustics in that area were terrible could not carry on a conversation in the bars near there because of the loud music. This is definitely not the ship for anyone over 65.

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Staff on Discovery

MARCH

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PROS

All

CONS

None

RECOMMENDED

Yes

AMAZING STAFF ALL OF THEM !! ??. Some of our great people Charity Waiter Sri Lanka —Yessenia —Dinning room Hostess Peru —Nurhasan Stateroom Steward Indonesia. BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY ??. Ferdinand Waiter Philippines THE ONE EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE! Pleasant, happy, on it at ALL TIMES !! ?? Zied waiter Tunisia Another outstanding in his field!! ?? our Host Victor , in Skagway dining room made things happen if anything was not right Victor took care! THANK YOU.

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Mexican Riviera

JANUARY

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PROS

Embarkation and transfer efficiency

CONS

Lack of documentation for Premium Plus ship board upgrade

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We were charged $89 for our meal in Sabatinis we thought was included in our package Out cabin steward, Eduard was outstanding, so was Michael in the Crown Grill Bar

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25th anniversary trip

JANUARY

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PROS

Food choices, entertainment choices, everything felt close to our stateroom

CONS

Unsure

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We enjoyed every part of our 7 days. Comedians were great. Service was spot on. Food was delicious every meal.

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First Cruise

DECEMBER

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PROS

Evening Entertainment was Awesome

CONS

Not enough activity or entertainment earlier in the day when at sea.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Probably our biggest complaint was the smoke smell from the casino. Couldn't you have doors on it. There was entertainment on deck 6 though out the day, but we only went once due to the smoke smell from the casino which only got worse each day. I know we were not the only ones who complained about it. I feel for the performers who were performing at the Crooners on Deck 6 as they has to put up with it. I would like to make a positive comment for our Stateroom Steward Christopher Panelo who did an excellent job and was always pleasant. Also Rifki at the ice cream stand on Deck 16, again very pleasant. And Jeorge & his staff in the Market on Deck 16 Port forward section, Always took care of our needs.

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Best cruise ever

NOVEMBER

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PROS

Food was great

CONS

Not enough time to visit port cities.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Service people are well trained, and seem to enjoy their job.

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Family trip to Alaska

JULY

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PROS

Clean, efficient, fun, everything you would ever want

CONS

none

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We took our children and their families with us to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, 2 high school graduations and a birthday. Perfect family time with so much to choose from and interest everyone.

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New shine and sparkle, but too big

MAY

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PROS

Excellent beds, wide variety of eating locations

CONS

Most impersonal experience I’ve ever had on a Princess ship, too many people

RECOMMENDED

No

Due to the use of the medallion system, the passenger has become nothing more than a stateroom number. This was the first time on a Princess ship that I felt like I was nothing more than part of a herd of cattle. It felt like the Discovery Princess was understaffed. Several days we were lucky if our stateroom was cleaned by noon and 2 days it was after 3:00 pm. Turndown service at night was just as inconsistent. It felt like each steward had too many staterooms to care for. In the dining areas you practically had to tackle the wait staff to get tea, water, coffee or orange juice. Food was wonderful and plentiful. The Discovery is beautiful and new, but too big for our taste, and just had a sense of disorganization.

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awesome awesome awesome

MAY

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PROS

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RECOMMENDED

Yes

I would've wanted more time at each port.

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Lovely time

MARCH

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PROS

It was lovely

CONS

N/a

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The Ship is beautiful!

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Impressive for new boat, staff and crew have their act together.

FEBRUARY

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PROS

Boarding well organized and efficient time til our bags at room quite reasonable.

CONS

Internet Poor, medallion app, I found inconsistent, never was able to order. But others in our party had god success.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Overall I was pleased with the ship crew, staff, entertainment.

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Another great princess cruise !

JANUARY

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PROS

Everything

CONS

Nothing

RECOMMENDED

Yes

First class all the way.

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Mexican Riviera Cruise

JANUARY

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PROS

The entire trip form the ship, food, excursions and activities on the ship.

CONS

Really, no bad experiences or cons!

RECOMMENDED

Yes

It was an excellent and beautiful cruise, ship and experience We loved our experience from the start to finish!

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Beautiful coastal cruise

OCTOBER

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PROS

Wonderful new ship! Loved the freshness and bright decor.

CONS

Didn’t like the way we had to line up for our dinner reservations.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Love the coastal cities of California! Great staff and entertainment.

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Bon Voyage

OCTOBER

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PROS

CONS

the only con was we were unable to take leftovers from Gigis pizzaria and it had to be thrown away. We were told we had to order room service if we wanted it in our rooms and we were unaware of this until after we ordered in dining room

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The ship was absolutely amazing, clean comfortable and the friendliest staff. We highly recommend this adventure with Princess.

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Discovery Princess: Spectacular!

SEPTEMBER

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PROS

The staff throughout the ship is simply exemplary! My wife and I have cruised a lot, and it would be hard to find a friendlier, more sincere group of people

CONS

Only 1: Princess Live

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Unlike the Majestic and Royal, they took out the wall in Princess Live, and in essence turned it into the "Explorer" Lounge from the Ruby class ships. People walk by, call out answers and basically disrupt the enjoyment of the people in Princess Live. By removing that wall, they've taken away the intimacy of the lounge. Not good. A major mistake by Princess.

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Trip to Alaska

AUGUST

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PROS

Beautiful ship, very good entertainment, friendly staff

CONS

Food was just OK and taking shuttle to airport at end of trip was delayed

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Had two mini-suites for 5 of us. Not sure the regular size rooms would have been large enough. The ship is new and beautiful and the staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was OK and typical of a cruise ship this size. Went to a Alaska and Victoria, BC. Had a great time in all the stops. Would definitely recommend the ship for a future cruise.

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Beautiful New Ship, Excellent Cruise Experience

AUGUST

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PROS

Top Dining Experience, Excellent Entertainment

CONS

Smoky Casino

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The Discovery Princess is an absolutely beautiful ship and very spacious. Even though there were 3,000+ passengers, no part of the ship ever felt crowded. The menu options in the dining rooms was excellent. The variety of choices and quality of the food was excellent. The amount and quality of entertainment in the atrium and lounges exceeded that we experienced on other ships. Due to rock and mud slides damaging the port in Skagway, our ship was diverted to Sitka. The only negative was the casino. They have a smoking section in the slot area, but the smoke wafted throughout the entire casino area making it uncomfortable for non-smokers. Overall, I would recommend this ship and will definitely look forward to cruising on her again

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Sailing with Ease

AUGUST

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PROS

Medallions made everything so easy

CONS

Boarding times

RECOMMENDED

Yes

We had an enjoyable time! The ship is amazing, the staff are so kind and helpful, and the ship is easy to get a handle on. The shows were fun and there were lots of great activities.

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Alaska journey

JULY

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PROS

Skagway Club Dining was excellent.

CONS

Room service never got orders correct.

RECOMMENDED

No

Beautiful ship. Dining staff was extraordinary! Piazzo service was extremely slow. International Cafe was a gem!

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Great family vacation !

JUNE

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PROS

Staff was always helpful and courteous . The food was delicious. The excursions were all very interesting.

CONS

Wish we could have had more time off to see Alaska by land.as well.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

The ship was beautiful. I felt the staff kept everything clean, hand sanitizers etc were always available. I felt the health and safety of the passengers and staff was prioritized.

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Beautiful new ship / subpar internet

JUNE

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PROS

Beautiful new ship, clean and modern. Many things accomplished with the medallion. Excellent food. Excellent service by the crew.

CONS

Frustratingly slow internet. Asked to download a lot of information ahead of time into their app, but then required to provide the same information again prior to boarding.

RECOMMENDED

Yes

Upgrade the internet and this would have been a much more pleasant experience.

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