TripBase Logo
Princess Cruises logo

Sapphire Princess

Ship profile · flagged in United Kingdom. Browse upcoming sailings and route previews for this ship.

Image via Wikimedia Commons
Tonnage
115,875
Capacity
2,670
Built
2,004
Length
290 m
Upcoming
95

Reviewer read

A solid, middle-of-the-fleet ship. It falls behind on embarkation.

Sapphire Princess rates higher overall than 45% of the ships we track. Fitness is its strongest showing. The weak spot is embarkation.

Why reviewers choose it

  • Fitness7.7

    Higher than 75% of ships · 733 ratings

  • Public areas8.2

    Higher than 72% of ships · 949 ratings

  • Value7.2

    Higher than 69% of ships · 858 ratings

  • Activities7.9

    Higher than 52% of ships · 330 ratings

The one caution

8.2out of 10 for embarkation

Higher than only 28% of ships. The typical ship scores 8.44.

Of the 645 reviewers who wrote about it, 72% were positive.

Everything else, in two lines

Four are good without being remarkable: fitness, public areas, value and activities. They rate higher than 52% to 75% of ships.

Family sits in the middle of the fleet too, but only 40 people scored it, so treat it as a hint.

Seven fall below the fleet: disembarkation, service, dining, ship quality, cabins, entertainment and embarkation. They rate higher than 28% to 43% of ships.

Cabin grade barely matters here. The inside, oceanview, balcony and suite grades all score between 8.32 and 8.72. Pick on price and position, not on rating.

Three places worth knowing about

  • Horizon buffet The one people argue about52% positive · 31 comments
  • Horizon Court The restaurant people mention most53% positive · 105 comments
  • Sabatini's The best-liked restaurant on board88% positive · 41 comments

Reviewers named 12 places by name. These 3 are the ones where knowing changes anything — the other 9 are all liked by 38% to 87% of the people who mentioned them.

Who says it suited them

First-time cruisers (85 of 88), seniors (39 of 53), families with teens (25 of 34), couples (20 of 24) and solo travelers (10 of 14).

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
Disembarkation8.7Higher than only 43%282 ratings · useful
Ship quality8.6Higher than only 37%523 ratings · broad
Service8.6Higher than only 40%1,465 ratings · broad
Public areas8.2Higher than 72%949 ratings · broad
Cabins8.2Higher than only 36%1,537 ratings · broad
Embarkation8.2Higher than only 28%1,235 ratings · broad
Activities7.9Higher than 52%330 ratings · useful
Fitness7.7Higher than 75%733 ratings · broad
Dining7.6Higher than only 40%1,482 ratings · broad
Family7.6Higher than 83%40 ratings · limited
Entertainment7.3Higher than only 31%1,428 ratings · broad
Value7.2Higher than 69%858 ratings · broad

1,648 published reviews · 156 from the last three years · 10,057 individual comments read.

On the chart

Upcoming sailings on Sapphire Princess