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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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!
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Leaving June 3 to Alaska on Grand Princess and getting concerned with very recent bad reviews 😮
May 31st premier
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.
For a newer ship why does it .ok so dated😮?
Also a 1st time on Princess
We have been on 9 cruises, 7 on Princess 2 on Windsong in Tahiti.
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!
First cruise was in 2024 to Alaska on Crown Princess. Now considering a second Princess cruise in 2026
Taking first Cruise Holiday 2025
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…
1 st time
First time gor me.
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.
17 cruises with Princess
First timer
first Princess cruise
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!!
I’m a first time cruiser. This was helpful. Thanks
we will be first timers~
I'm a first timer with Princess
my wife an I are avid cruisers but have not done Princess. We are considering a repositioning cruise, in a suite. whaddya think?
Sailed over 20 years ago, did not like the ship at all
We just decided to move to Princess this year so this is helpful
11:05 Is specialty coffee included in base fare or do you need a package? You mention it's included with the drinks package.
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.
New to cruises
Great video Thanks!
Going on our first Princess cruise next year. Thanks for the info.
Sailing September for first time cruising
Wondering which is the reserve (Suite) dining room on Grand princesss please. We have sailed on coral princess before. .
I'm currently looking at booking an Alaskan cruise on the coral princess. This video was helpful. Thank you.
First princess cruise November 2025 for my daughter’s sweet 16!
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
to8000 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, wherein those days as long as Princess was in operation and as long as I livedone 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.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.
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.
1st time.
First time cruiser on Princess
We are going on the new star princess
We board on our first cruise ! June 4th to Alaska on the Coral in a mini suite.
First time on Princess shipd
Going to Alaska in July on Princess. Our first cruise. Super excited! Your videos are so helpful!
First time
I went on regal princess oct 2021
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!