PRINCESS CRUISES!! What’s Included & What’s Extra in 2025

Planning a cruise with Princess Cruises & wondering what’s included? Princess Cruises has made some changes recently, including to Princess Plus & Princess Premier packages. Knowing what’s included in the cost of a Princess cruise & what’s extra is more important than ever.

In this video I share a detailed look at what to expect when sailing on a Princess cruise ship. Whether you’re going on a cruise for the first time or a repeat passenger, this video has up to date information for 2024 & 2025 that you need to know.

You’ll learn what food & dining options are free (or included) on Princess, as well as information about cruise ship cabins on Princess cruise ships, entertainment, activities, cruise gratuities, shore excursions & more. You’ll learn about Princess Medallion & what comes included with this cruise line app, as well as the onboard features.

Important to Princess Cruises & the value & cost are the packages, Princess Plus & Princess Premium. I share the latest Princess Cruise news & updates about what is included in the cruise packages.

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ABOUT ME
Hi! I’m Ilana! I live in Montreal, Canada with my husband Frank. We can often be found dreaming about and planning future cruises, ideally to hot and sunny destinations! I believe in having fun, being kind and that you are never too old, or too young, to live the life of your dreams!

Please note that I do not sell cruises on Life Well Cruised. This and all other videos are for entertainment purposes only. I share my own opinions, personal experiences and information with other cruise travellers, which I hope can be helpful. Please contact your travel agent or the cruise line directly for advice and any information specific to your booking.

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46 Comments

  1. Cruise #15 on Sun Princess transatlantic in February. This ship was a total disappointment! Entertainment was sad, but not as bad as the decor. No crystal chandeliers or glitz like all the other cruise ships in the princess fleet. Food was fantastic but didn’t make up for the lacks in other fields. We had plus package but found it darn near impossible to get a drink in the casino and some of the bars except for cruisers lounge. I will still use princess exclusively but never sail on Sun again.

  2. My wife and I have been on two Caribbean cruises over 20 years ago but not on Princess. We leave in June for a Princess Alaska Cruise-Tour on Sapphire and will be with another couple. We really enjoy all the very useful information you’ve shared!

  3. I am travelling on Princess Cruise in Europe…can we embark and leave bags on board and then disembark to do some sightseeing in Naples..
    We are arriving in Naples at 11am however ship is not leaving until 8pm..
    Looking forward to hearing comments…

  4. Hello. My wife and I have our very first cruise,and it's on the Royal to Alaska at the end of August. We both use Cpap machines. What power converters are recommended and when should request extension cords if they are needed. Thanks in advance, we've got a ton of helpful info from your videos. This is the biggest concern for us because not having working cpaps would totally ruin our trip.

  5. Usually always go NCL (Diamond member). Got home last Friday and we thought the quality of food had gone downhill. Yesterday I called our travel agent about a Princess cruise. Will/Would be our first Princess cruise. Majestic Princess in August, maybe!!

  6. We leave from Southampton on July 2 on Princess Emerald. We live in the US and have to fly into London on July 1. We’ve never been on a princess cruise before .We had quite a few issues trying to book this cruise as our cruise planner Left the company in the middle of our planning ,so fingers crossed that will get some help once we get there.

  7. We've sailed Princess since 1994. The 'Old': 'Regal', 'Sun', 'Sea'. 15 cruises to be exact. I was working with a friend of mine back in the mid 1990's. Brick & Mortar cruise agency. We would easily book 7500 to 8000 bookings a year on: Carnival, Princess, RCI, NCL. We did it all – China; Japan; Pacific; Alaska; Mexico; Caribbean. A lot of groups. I went to Princess Academy where I earned my Captain's Rating. Unfortunately, my friend died of a dbl heart attack. Couldn't get my Commodore Rating, where in those days as long as Princess was in operation and as long as I lived one could take a 7 day cruise( Balcony ) anywhere for a cost of just the port fee. Anyway .. love your videos about cruising. You know how to; video, narrate, and inform – making it a pleasure to watch.

  8. Me and my wife, first time on cruise with princess (Ruby Princess) SFO to Alaska. good experience. will do it again with princess on another destination.

  9. Great video. We are planning to take one next year for my daughter’s birthday. We are always Carnival cruisers,but last year in the Celebration we had a terrible experience with the excursions we booked and some random man told my daughter to F off so their child can sit where she was. She was so shocked that she didn’t tell us til the last day and by that time we couldn’t do anything about it. I know that things like this happen in any cruise line but we decided to try another one.

  10. This video was very helpful! We're experienced cruisers trying Princess for the first time in February 2026. We booked a 12 day on Caribbean Princess & are trying the window suite. The comments helped sway us to include a package upgrade too!

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