Cruisekitty1977 Posted May 5 #1 Share Posted May 5 Hello! So I just booked my cruise for June 2025 in a Cabana Mini-Suite a couple of weeks ago. There was a new incentive with Onboard credit, so I was considering rebooking to get the OBC. Just out of curiousity, I was looking at the cabins on the ship again and the ship booking layout looks different with an emphasis on the Santcuary options, but there is no reference in the deck plans to "reserve" cabana suites (which were deck nine and had the special access to the deck). However, there is still a "Reserve" dining room. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisekitty1977 Posted May 5 Author #2 Share Posted May 5 Welp, I think I found the answer myself. They now refer to them as Santuary vs. Reserve. Sanctuary Mini-Suite - Upgrade from $226 per day Choose this premium Mini-Suite stateroom category featuring our best located Mini-Suite staterooms, as well as the great amenities found in all Mini-Suites. In addition, you will receive reserve collection upgrades, including access to the Reserve Collection Restaurant. SELECTFROM $5,455* FOR SANCTUARY MINI-SUITE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemonster Posted May 6 #3 Share Posted May 6 We are currently on the Sun (day2) in reserve cabana mini suite 9333 this deck has 2 types of “reserve cabana mini suites” 1- these have the cabana deck outside of their “balcony” with a gate that allows those passengersto step directly to the “Reserve cabana deck” which has large sunning area , hot tub restroom. Due to the direct access Cabana Deck area from the IMG_5884.mov cabins these suites. (Though the “balcony” area buffers each suite from the cabana deck) does seems to provide less privacy due to the cabin access to Cabana deck. 2- at either end of the Cabana Deck there are also Reserve Cabana Mini Suites. These suites have private balconies and have access to Cabana deck via hallway doors ant each end of the Cabana Deck. Cabana Deck is semi- private and only Reserve Cabana MiniSuite passengers those staying on Deck 9 are allowed access. I’ve included a quick video on the cabin AND stills of a cool feature of the doors in the suites cabana room fully open to the balcony providing a huge indoor/outdoor space. Also note the lounge type chairs with foot rest its 4AM so please excuse typos etc ill provide a video of the Cabana deck once the Sun Rises😉 mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemonster Posted May 6 #4 Share Posted May 6 IMG_5928.mov Cabana deck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted May 6 #5 Share Posted May 6 5 hours ago, mikemonster said: IMG_5928.mov 255.1 MB · 6 downloads Cabana deck WOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted May 6 #6 Share Posted May 6 21 hours ago, Cruisekitty1977 said: Welp, I think I found the answer myself. They now refer to them as Santuary vs. Reserve. Sanctuary Mini-Suite - Upgrade from $226 per day Choose this premium Mini-Suite stateroom category featuring our best located Mini-Suite staterooms, as well as the great amenities found in all Mini-Suites. In addition, you will receive reserve collection upgrades, including access to the Reserve Collection Restaurant. SELECTFROM $5,455* FOR SANCTUARY MINI-SUITE With the new Sanctuary Collection announcement, the old Reserve Collection Mini-Suites (category M1/M2) will now become Sanctuary Mini-Suites and get the additional benefit of access to the Sanctuary. The old Reserve Collection Cabana Mini-Suites (category C1/C2) on deck 9 will now become Cabana Deck Mini Suites but will lose the benefit of access to a private restaurant (unless already booked prior to April 23rd where this will still be honoured). In summary, the Mini-Suites categories will be known as: Category Name M1 Sanctuary Mini-Suite M2 Sanctuary Mini-Suite MA Mini-Suite MD Mini-Suite CA Cabana Mini-Suite CB Cabana Mini-Suite C1 Cabana Deck Mini-Suite C2 Cabana Deck Mini-Suite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisekitty1977 Posted May 6 Author #7 Share Posted May 6 Thank you! That is what I was trying to wrap my head around. I literally booked on the 20th so I was trying to understand where the heck the reserve went! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikingRob Posted May 6 #8 Share Posted May 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, dides said: With the new Sanctuary Collection announcement, the old Reserve Collection Mini-Suites (category M1/M2) will now become Sanctuary Mini-Suites and get the additional benefit of access to the Sanctuary. The old Reserve Collection Cabana Mini-Suites (category C1/C2) on deck 9 will now become Cabana Deck Mini Suites but will lose the benefit of access to a private restaurant (unless already booked prior to April 23rd where this will still be honoured). In summary, the Mini-Suites categories will be known as: Category Name M1 Sanctuary Mini-Suite M2 Sanctuary Mini-Suite MA Mini-Suite MD Mini-Suite CA Cabana Mini-Suite CB Cabana Mini-Suite C1 Cabana Deck Mini-Suite C2 Cabana Deck Mini-Suite Where did you see that the Cabana Deck Mini Suite does not get the Reserve amenities? They are still showing the Reserve benefits in their descriptions on the website. We were also told new name same benefits. Thanks, Kim Edited May 6 by VikingRob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted May 6 #9 Share Posted May 6 16 minutes ago, VikingRob said: Where did you see that the Cabana Deck Mini Suite does not get the Reserve amenities? They are still showing the Reserve benefits in their descriptions on the website. We were also told new name same benefits. Thanks, Kim Can you see Reserve Collection dining listed as a benefit when you try to book a Cabana Deck Mini Suite? The Princess website states that Sanctuary Collection is replacing Signature Collection and Reserve Collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAlaska Posted May 6 #10 Share Posted May 6 22 minutes ago, VikingRob said: Where did you see that the Cabana Deck Mini Suite does not get the Reserve amenities? They are still showing the Reserve benefits in their descriptions on the website. We were also told new name same benefits. Thanks, Kim I have a C1 booked on the Sun. When they announced the change, they announced that the Cabana Mini Suite Reserve would not be part of the Sanctuary class. However, any reservation made before the announcement would be grandfathered in and keep their amenities. My Travel Summary now reads : Grandfathered Cabana Indicator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikingRob Posted May 6 #11 Share Posted May 6 12 minutes ago, FLAlaska said: I have a C1 booked on the Sun. When they announced the change, they announced that the Cabana Mini Suite Reserve would not be part of the Sanctuary class. However, any reservation made before the announcement would be grandfathered in and keep their amenities. My Travel Summary now reads : Grandfathered Cabana Indicator We have a C2 booked on the Star and it also says the same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAlaska Posted May 6 #12 Share Posted May 6 Just now, VikingRob said: We have a C2 booked on the Star and it also says the same thing. So your booking will keep the old reserve benefits, but new bookings, going forward, will not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikingRob Posted May 7 #13 Share Posted May 7 5 minutes ago, FLAlaska said: So your booking will keep the old reserve benefits, but new bookings, going forward, will not So mean dining in what is now called the Sanctuary restaurant? I would assume we wouldn't get all of the the Sanctuary benefits. I'm sorry for all the questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemonster Posted May 7 #14 Share Posted May 7 Reserve mini cabana suite cabins deck 9 are C1 C2 class cabins These cabins can dine in Reserve Collection Restaurant on deck 7 NOT in Signature Restaurant deck 7 or have any access to Sanctuary lounge these are for Suite passengers M1 M2 however day pass can be purchased to get access to Sanctuary lounge area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAlaska Posted May 7 #15 Share Posted May 7 1 hour ago, VikingRob said: So mean dining in what is now called the Sanctuary restaurant? I would assume we wouldn't get all of the the Sanctuary benefits. I'm sorry for all the questions. There were two restaurants... reserve and signature . It is still unclear if they will keep one for suites and the other for the old reserve or if they will combine and make them both sanctuary. Either way, if you have the grandfathered indicator, you will have access to one , if not both. We will see how it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAlaska Posted May 7 #16 Share Posted May 7 29 minutes ago, mikemonster said: Reserve mini cabana suite cabins deck 9 are C1 C2 class cabins These cabins can dine in Reserve Collection Restaurant on deck 7 NOT in Signature Restaurant deck 7 or have any access to Sanctuary lounge these are for Suite passengers M1 M2 however day pass can be purchased to get access to Sanctuary lounge area. This has changed with the new Sanctuary designation. There is, no longer , a Reserve Collection, only Sanctuary. New bookings since April 24th will not include reserve/sanctuary dining for C1 or C2 cabins. Reservations made before april 24th for C1 and C2 will be grandfathered for the newly renamed Sanctuary collection dining rooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemonster Posted May 7 #17 Share Posted May 7 FLA thanks, Since I’m (we’re) currently cruising so I’m relating what I’m seeing. A few things have become clear Princess had multiple years to plan out this ship and DID NOT use that time effectively. the number of changes to an already confusing list of cabin designations adds confusion on top of confusion. Example- Reserve cabins were supposed to receive a bottle of wine on embarkation day and canapés daily upon request. We forgot about this on day 1 but when we asked day 2 we were told this is no longer a benefit ( though it was sold as a perk for the reserve class) Guest services confirmed this but went ahead provide us the perk , clearly we weren’t the first to bring this issue up. Princess continues to hide information from customers, make changes without notification and really make reactionary changes without thinking thugs thru only to change again all the while not letting anyone know what’s going on including their own support staff. Too bad , they have a great product but poor decision makers managing the business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howardrd Posted July 28 #18 Share Posted July 28 On 5/6/2024 at 10:14 PM, dides said: With the new Sanctuary Collection announcement, the old Reserve Collection Mini-Suites (category M1/M2) will now become Sanctuary Mini-Suites and get the additional benefit of access to the Sanctuary. The old Reserve Collection Cabana Mini-Suites (category C1/C2) on deck 9 will now become Cabana Deck Mini Suites but will lose the benefit of access to a private restaurant (unless already booked prior to April 23rd where this will still be honoured). In summary, the Mini-Suites categories will be known as: Category Name M1 Sanctuary Mini-Suite M2 Sanctuary Mini-Suite MA Mini-Suite MD Mini-Suite CA Cabana Mini-Suite CB Cabana Mini-Suite C1 Cabana Deck Mini-Suite C2 Cabana Deck Mini-Suite We booked a "Reserve" Collection Cabana mini suite last year for the March 2025 Transatlantic. Disappointed that the name change to "Sanctuary" was not extended to the category we booked and that, going forward, there is no private "Reserve" dining area for guests. However, from your helpful comment above that a private restaurant will be honoured for guests booked prior to 23 April this year. Do you know where this will be located?.. we are assuming that it will be the same restaurant as allocated to "Sanctuary" level passengers and that the adjoining Suite Class and Reserve restaurants will be merged into one. Very badly communicated by Princess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted July 28 #19 Share Posted July 28 3 minutes ago, howardrd said: However, from your helpful comment above that a private restaurant will be honoured for guests booked prior to 23 April this year. Do you know where this will be located?.. we are assuming that it will be the same restaurant as allocated to "Sanctuary" level passengers and that the adjoining Suite Class and Reserve restaurants will be merged into one. Very badly communicated by Princess! This has not been confirmed by Princess officially but it is thought that that a number of dining venues will be moved on Sun Princess as part of the Sanctuary Collection rollout. - Catch by Rudi from deck 9 aft to Signature Dining Room deck 7 mid - Butcher's Block from deck 9 aft to Crown Grill deck 7 fwd Crown Grill will move from deck 7 fwd to Reserve Dining Room deck 7 aft - American Finer from deck 8 aft to deck 9 aft - Signature and Reserve dining from deck 7 to American Diner deck 8 aft = 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted July 28 #20 Share Posted July 28 1 hour ago, dides said: This has not been confirmed by Princess officially but it is thought that that a number of dining venues will be moved on Sun Princess as part of the Sanctuary Collection rollout. - Catch by Rudi from deck 9 aft to Signature Dining Room deck 7 mid - Butcher's Block from deck 9 aft to Crown Grill deck 7 fwd Crown Grill will move from deck 7 fwd to Reserve Dining Room deck 7 aft - American Finer from deck 8 aft to deck 9 aft - Signature and Reserve dining from deck 7 to American Diner deck 8 aft = Wow...that's a LOT of moving around for basically a brand new ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcps-osullivax Posted July 28 #21 Share Posted July 28 4 hours ago, dides said: This has not been confirmed by Princess officially but it is thought that that a number of dining venues will be moved on Sun Princess as part of the Sanctuary Collection rollout. - Catch by Rudi from deck 9 aft to Signature Dining Room deck 7 mid - Butcher's Block from deck 9 aft to Crown Grill deck 7 fwd Crown Grill will move from deck 7 fwd to Reserve Dining Room deck 7 aft - American Finer from deck 8 aft to deck 9 aft - Signature and Reserve dining from deck 7 to American Diner deck 8 aft = It feels unnecessary to move Crown Grill - its already in a space designed and themed specifically for it, in a public space with a lot of foot traffic. I believe they will keep this as is. It does make sense to move Catch by Rudi and Butcher's Block as they feel "temporary" in the current space they exist in since its just a section of the Buffett closed off for dinner service. Not a lot of theming or foot traffic to increase reservations throughout the cruise. Easiest swap would be to move them to the Reserve and Signature space giving both of them their own private space with high visibility by all guests, with the chance to re-decorate it to make it more immersive. It would make sense to put the American Diner at Deck 9 aft as its meant to be a quick and easy, casual meal - and taking over the back half of the buffet allows for that. The only challenge is having the Signature and Reserve attendees in the same space, replacing the current location of American Diner on Deck 8. I wonder if they would put up a wall and try and re-theme each area to make it more secluded and exclusive feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiecruiser275 Posted July 29 #22 Share Posted July 29 Attached was a list of the benefits and FAQ in regards to the original afforded benefits if anyone was wondering as published back DEC 2022 for those who booked prior to April changes reserve-collection-flyer-faq.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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