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2 hours ago, Nikkibird said:

Curious when you sail as ours just shows the Plus. We are in a Penthouse (Vista) but not going until Nov/25. Wondered if they are upgrading earlier sails first.

Our cruise is October 19th

Similar to a previous poster, I logged into my Princess account and viewed my travel summary.  I am in a suite (S9) and had paid for the Plus package.  My travel summary reflects the plus package but then also shows premier added at the end.  It shows a breakdown for all the premier benefits such as specialty dining, photo package, etc.  I'll be interested to see what happens.  I'm not pleased that the benefits I paid for with the suite are now the same I would have gotten in a mini-suite at a lower cost, but at this point we will plan to still go and just enjoy being on vacation.  It will be interesting to see if the Premier package stays listed since the Princess FAQs clearly state it isn't included for those who had previously booked.

On 4/26/2024 at 11:57 PM, CatMom72 said:

All I can say is that I’m glad both of my suite bookings on the Sun are prior to October 14. I’m not sure I’d be interested in booking a suite after that, especially not at these (much) higher prices. Under the new system, I’d be paying significantly more money for significantly less exclusivity.  Not sure what Princess management is thinking here…

You are so right!  Unfortunately we have a suite booked in October (category S9).  The only reason we booked this room over a Reserve mini suite was for the suite perks, which now we would have gotten with the mini suite.  I paid to have the exclusivity and to avoid some of the crowds.  Now I won't get this.  I'm very disappointed.

32 minutes ago, Mishkin said:

I have mixed feelings on it. We convinced some friends to join us on our cruise in March 2026 and they couldn't swing higher than the reserve collection mini-suite and we were slightly bummed they may not have Sanctuary access without paying. Now we see that they have access which is nice but also means the area will have more people.

 

Then I looked at the pricing and I am over not having to spend over $2000 more, the mini suite also went up over $1500 and yes we all had the premier package already. The pricing is what concerns me more than the extra access.

Yes, I'm glad to have my price locked in for this cruise, but it could definitely deter me from booking this category in the future.  One of the reasons I booked this room was the competitive price compared to similar ammenties on other lines.

3 minutes ago, Mishkin said:

You can read the press release about it https://www.princess.com/en-us/news/news-releases/2024/04/princess-cruises-unveils-exclusive-new-sanctuary-collection-aboard-sun-princess-and-star-princess

 

Short answer is they're changing Reserve Collection and Suites to be Sanctuary Collection and increasing the pricing but including the premier package. Anyone who didn't previously have premier does not get upgrade you keep what you had before.

 

This also dilutes the exclusivity of the Sanctuary space as now it won't just be the 80 Suites, it'll be Signature Collection Suites (80), Mini Suites (123), and Premium Deluxe Balconies (12).

 

It also is pushing the upper limit of what I can reasonably spend on a fruits.

Thanks!  This is very helpful.  A little frustrating that the email specifically says "I've been upgraded" and that Premier is included, which this says it is not.  And I agree with you that I'm disappointed the Sanctuary space is now available to more people.  One of the primary reasons I booked this Suite over a mini-suite was to have access to that area.  Oh well, I'll still be happy to sail.

I just got an email from Princess that I had been upgraded to the Sanctuary Collection.  I booked category S9, and it does not appear my room location has changed.  The emails listed out all the perks of the Sanctuary collection, but they appeared to be very similar to what I was already expecting in a signature collection suite.  The only thing I believe is different is that it said you received Princess Premier; I only paid for Princess Plus.  Does anyone have any info or knowledge on this topic?  Thanks!

Is the concierge typically able to book specialty dining for you as well?  We have the 3 night specialty dining package and would like to secure those reservations prior to boarding if at all possible.

Has anyone experienced one or both of these tours? The Aqua Adventure park tour is only $45 compared to the other one at $89 on RCCL. The description of the Aqua Adventure Park tour says it is at Maya Lost Kingdom, and some of the descriptions seem the same. Can anyone help clarify?