wildtky101

March 14, 2018

Of the lines you've cruised' date=' Princess is most comparable to Celebrity. There are differences, of course, and there are many good comparison posts available.

It is a comfortable ship for families with good kid programming, but the overall demographic is not young families with kids. It is also not a college frat party ship. Obviously there is a good deal of drinking, but you'll rarely see an obnoxious drunk.[/quote']

We don’t have small children and are in our 40’s so the college frat scene is not desirable either. It sounds like a perfect combo of what we are looking for.

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March 14, 2018

We've been on all three you mentioned -- Princess, Celebrity, & NCL.

Princess is way more like Celebrity than Carnival or NCL.

If you enjoyed Celebrity but would like just a bit more activity, you'll love Princess. (y)

Princess is the best fit for us. :D:D

That sounds perfect. I loved Celebrity but my my husband was a little bored. He’s looking for something in between so maybe Princess may just be the right choice! Thanks!

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March 14, 2018

Welcome to the Princess board!

Princess is likely a bit more traditional than you've experienced on the other lines. That being said, it is fun and comfortable.

Tell us about you and that might help with responses.

Thanks for the info. We are a married couple, 41 and 45. Kids are in college so we typically cruise with just the 2 of us. We do like to have a few cocktails with dinner and on sea days and enjoy listening to bands and maybe a comedy show or 2 but are usually in bed by 11ish [emoji4]. I think I would like the traditional experience with a fun and comfortable twist!

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March 13, 2018

I’m looking at a cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale on the Island Princess in December but have only sailed on NCL, Celebrity and Carnival. I’d love if anyone is able to provide info/feedback on the Princess cruise experience compared to other cruise lines. Any information is appreciated! Thank you [emoji5]

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March 12, 2018

On Friday I checked the prices for the 11 day 12/24/18 Panama Canal cruise on the Jade out of Miami and there were still quite a few cabins left in most categories, but when I looked today, the only available categories are “sail away” categories across all stateroom options. This seems strange to me, does anyone have any idea why it would have changed so quickly? This is the only time of year that I can take that many days off from work and really wanted to book this cruise but I am not comfortable with NCL choosing my cabin and am disappointed that I wouldn’t get to choose a free at sea option (especially since the prices did not drop with this change). Perhaps NCL will change this to allow the ability to choose a room?

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April 9, 2017

Thank you so much for clarifying. I will check to see what the cost is with MSC vs booking a flight on my own as peteukmcr suggested. I will also compare the cost of transfers and possibly a hotel stay as suggested by CruiseIreland. Thanks again!