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Royal Princess

R-class cruise ship · flagged in Bermuda. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

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Tonnage
30,277
Capacity
777
Built
2,001
Length
180.45 m
Upcoming
93

Reviewer read

Rated below most ships we track. It falls behind on service.

Royal Princess rates higher overall than 44% of the ships we track. Public areas is its strongest showing. The weak spot is service.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Public areas8.1

    Higher than 67% of ships · 1,454 ratings

  • Ship quality9.0

    Higher than 66% of ships · 1,079 ratings

  • Fitness7.5

    Higher than 63% of ships · 1,161 ratings

  • Value7.1

    Higher than 60% of ships · 1,436 ratings

The one caution

8.5out of 10 for service

Higher than only 35% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.66.

Of the 2,270 reviewers who wrote about it, 69% were positive.

Everything else, in two lines

Eight are good without being remarkable: public areas, ship quality, fitness, value, disembarkation, entertainment, cabins and activities. They rate higher than 50% to 67% of ships.

Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 81 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

Three fall below the fleet: dining (higher than only 44% of ships), embarkation (higher than only 41% of ships) and service (higher than only 35% of ships).

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.50 and 8.78. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Three places worth knowing about

  • Princess Theater The one people argue about48% positive · 58 comments
  • Crown Grill The restaurant people mention most74% positive · 172 comments
  • Piazza Also well liked81% positive · 154 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 9 are all liked by 61% to 88% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (121 of 133), seniors (67 of 94), couples (28 of 31), solo travelers (21 of 26), families with teens (16 of 23) and large groups (9 of 13).

No group described it as a poor fit.

What we can’t tell you

How it handles mobility needs
Too few reviewers mentioned accessibility here.
How it suits families with young children
Too few reviewers here described sailing with young kids.
Whether it's good value today
Reviews describe the fare people paid, not the one you'll be quoted.

Every category, compared

The mark on each bar is where the typical ship sits.

CategoryRatingCompared with other shipsEvidence
Ship quality9.0Higher than 66%1,079 ratings · broad
Disembarkation8.9Higher than 55%681 ratings · broad
Service8.5Higher than only 35%2,528 ratings · broad
Cabins8.4Higher than 51%2,759 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.3Higher than only 41%2,153 ratings · broad
Public areas8.1Higher than 67%1,454 ratings · broad
Activities7.8Higher than 50%1,018 ratings · broad
Dining7.7Higher than only 44%2,552 ratings · broad
Entertainment7.6Higher than 53%2,449 ratings · broad
Fitness7.5Higher than 63%1,161 ratings · broad
Family7.2Higher than 68%81 ratings · limited
Value7.1Higher than 60%1,436 ratings · broad

2,867 published reviews · 273 from the last three years · 19,276 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Royal Princess

New Zealand route chart
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36% offAustralia & New Zealand
New Zealand
  • Next sails Dec 5, 2026 · 13 nights
  • Royal Princess
  • From Sydney, Australia · roundtrip

Inside $1,379 · Ocean view $2,019 · Balcony $2,165 · Suite $2,698 per person

Fiji route chart
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47% offSouth Pacific
Fiji
  • Sails Jan 4, 2027 · 12 nights
  • Royal Princess
  • From Sydney, Australia · roundtrip

Inside $1,422 · Balcony $1,662 · Suite $2,052 per person

New Zealand route chart
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27% offAustralia & New Zealand
New Zealand
  • Sails Jan 16, 2027 · 14 nights
  • Royal Princess
  • From Sydney, Australia · roundtrip

Inside $2,012 · Ocean view $2,352 · Balcony $2,527 · Suite $3,782 per person

Tasmania route chart
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10% offAustralia & New Zealand
Tasmania
  • Sails Jan 30, 2027 · 8 nights
  • Royal Princess
  • From Sydney, Australia · roundtrip

Inside $1,476 · Balcony $1,871 · Suite $2,446 per person

Tasmania route chart
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39% offAustralia & New Zealand
Tasmania
  • Sails Mar 19, 2027 · 6 nights
  • Royal Princess
  • From Sydney, Australia · roundtrip

Inside $814 · Balcony $910 · Suite $1,404 per person