When was your first Princess Cruise?

[poncho1965]

My brother and SIL invited us on our first ever cruise on Emerald Princess in 2009. We have been hooked since :-)

[USAF Retired]

First cruise was also first Princess Cruise. Golden Princess out of New York for 5 day Canada/New England in August 2002. We were hooked and now cruising is the only vacation for us.

[DonnasMom&Dad]

Our first cruise was on the Big Red Boat I think in 1993. :confused:

 

Our next (First Princess) cruise was November 2008, for my 75th birthday, 10 day Panama Canal, on the Coral Princess, from Fort Lauderdale to Acapulco, we were a party of 11 Family & friends, since then we've added 25 on Princess & 2 on other lines, with 5 more booked this year, two of them B2B on the Royal for Christmas & New Years. ;) :D

 

Cato :)

 

 

Completed Cruises !

 

Pre-cruise Days - The Big Red Boat, 1993 ??

 

1st cruise - Coral Princess, 19 November 2008, 10 day Panama Canal, FLL to ACA

2nd cruise - Coral Princess, 15 May 2009, 3 day Repositioning, Los Angeles to Vancouver.

3rd cruise - Sapphire Princess, 25 November 2009? 7 day Mexican Riviera.

4th cruise - Golden Princes, 12 June 2010, 7 day Alaska. (Golden Anniversary Cruise)

5th Cruise - Island Princess, 04 October 2010, Vancouver - Los Angeles, Repositioning

6th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 05 January 2011, 10 day Mexican Riviera. LA to LA.

7th cruise - Golden Princess, 11 May 2011, 3 day, LA to Vancouver, Repositioning

8th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 14 May 2011, 1 day, Vancouver to Seattle, Repositioning

9th cruise - Coral Princess 19 May 2011 2 day, San Francisco to Vancouver, Repositioning

10th & 11th cruises - Coral Princess 02 July to 16 July 2011, round trip Vancouver - Whittier Alaska, B2B

12th & 13th cruises - Sapphire Princess, x2, Cabins, 18 Sep. 2011, 1 day, Seattle to Vancouver, Repositioning

14th & 15th cruises - Golden Princess, x2, Cabins, 24 Sep. 2011, 1 day, Seattle to Vancouver, Repositioning.

16th cruise - Oasis of the Seas, 26 Nov. 2011, 7 day, Western Caribbean, Ft. Lauderdale, Ret.

17th & 18th cruises - Crown Princess B2B, 03 - 10 Dec & 10 - 17 Dec 2011, 14 Days, South & western Caribbean

19th cruise - Grand Princess, 31 Mar. - 07 April 2012, 7 Days, Eastern Caribbean, FLL - FLL

20th cruise - Island Princess, 06-16 June 2012, 10 day cruisetour Vancouver - Wittier

21th cruise - Emerald Princess, 16 day, 10 - 26 Sep. 2012, TA, Copenhagen - New York

22nd cruise - Carnival Ecstasy 10 - 14 January, 2013, 4 Day Bahamas, Port Canaveral Ret.

23rd cruise - Sapphire Princess 30 March - 06 April, 2013, 7 Day Coastal LA - LA

24th cruise - Coral Princess, 19 May - 22 May, 2013, 3 Day Repositioning Cruise, LA - Vancouver

25th cruise - Royal Princess 16 June - 05 July, 2013, 19 Day Inaugural cruise, Southampton - Venice.

26th cruise - Emerald Princess, 06 - 16 October, 2013, 10 Day Canada - New England, Quebexc city to New York

27th cruise - Royal Princess, 24 November - 01 December, 2013, 7 Day,Eastern Caribbean, Fort Lauderdale Ret.

28th cruise - Sapphire Princess, 20 - 24 Jan, 2014, 4 Days, California Coastal

 

 

Future & Hopeful Cruises

 

( Already booked )

 

29th cruise - Crown Princess, 03 - 10 May, 2014, LA - Vancouver one way

30th cruise - Golden Princess, 09 - 16 August, 2014. Seattle - Skagway, round trip

31st cruise - Emerald Princess, 16 - 23 November, 2014 Houston round trip

32nd - 33rd cruise - Royal Princess 19 Dec. 14. - 08 Jan, 2015, 20 Day, B2B, Christmas/New Year, Fort Lauderdale Ret.

 

Edited March 27, 2014 by Donna's Dad

[Dan1113]

We're about to ry our first Princess cruise, on the Diamond, which I am exited about. First time in Asia, too.

 

It's our third cruise overall, having previously tried Thomson in the eastern Med and RC in the Caribbean.

[Kmkub]

Ruby, early December, 2008. (It was one of the early Ruby sailings.) Also, it was our first cruise.

 

 

We've been hooked ever since and just finished our voyage that made us Platinum level. We've only done Ruby & Crown and always in the Caribbean. Next cruise, we are venturing out of the Caribbean and the Ruby/Crown.

[Sanibel*Gal]

First cruise was the Carnival Tropicale - 1998:eek: Then we tried RCCL but heard that the Grand Princess had the most balconies at sea. So in 2001 we booked our first Princess cruise on the Grand, the largest cruise ship at the time and our Captain was Captain Romano who is now the Commodore. Loved that ship and have sailed mostly Princess ships ever since:D

[dchip]

Our first cruise was on the old Golden Princess (Royal Viking Sky) for our 30th anniversary in June 1996. RT San Francisco/Alaska.

 

Our cabin had portholes ($1,400 extra!!!) and twin beds attached to opposite walls. We had the same table for two for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Entertainment was in the Dining Room after the tables were cleared.

 

We were hooked!! DH asked if next time could we try a new ship, so in September 1998 we boarded the Grand Princess for her inaugural TA. We were gobsmacked by her size.

 

The rest is history!!

 

Cheers, Denise

[PhoneGoddess]

Golden Princess September 2003 Canada/New England

It took forever for my boyfriend at the time to convince me to go as I have an intense fear of being in large bodies of water. We hit a really rough storm in the Atlantic on the way back and I was extremely seasick :eek: OMG that ship was rocking & rolling!

It's a miracle that I ever got back on a cruise ship again, but despite the rough journey, I was hooked and cruising is now my favorite way to vacation. I especially enjoy the Princess experience. It's the perfect fit for me so far but I have many other cruise lines to try yet ;)

[wineforhealth]

Like a few others here mine was 1982 on Sitmar. Things sure have changed from then. It was much more of an experiance in cruising from getting onboard to dining.

Still love the escape.

[Justprettynpink]

December 2013 :cool:

 

Ruby 5 day New Years :-)

 

We fell in love with Princess and as you can see we have several cruises lined up :-)

 

 

Plus the Hubby bought 100 shares...whoo hoo! :p

[themerle]

Our first Princess cruise was on the Golden. San Juan to New York. Just this month completed our 17th cruise and our 5th on Princess.

[freddybeachpete]

Our first cruise was a 7-day Western Caribbean on Crown Princess. Enjoyed everything about it and have since had 2 great 10-day cruises on Emerald Princess - Eastern and Southern Carib. Loved all of them!! Hoping for another cruise in 2015 to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary:)

[alolewis]

in 1985 timeframe, Mexican cruise with ex-wife. First cruise ever, had an inside room. It was so different than today, all meals were in dining room even breakfast. No room service, no buffet, no specialty restaurants, no International Cafe but morning bullion, ice cream in the afternoon and midnight buffet. Cruise director knew all passengers by name by end of cruise. (only 600 passengers)

[PhillyCruiser]

Our first Princess cruise was on December 8, 1989, on the original Star Princess. This ship was supposed to be one of two new Sitmar newbuilds. I remember being disappointed when I learned that Princess had bought out Sitmar. Then we took the cruise. Princess has been our favorite line ever since. Especially memorable was a cruise on the Crown Princess in January of 1992. Our "cruise souvenir" arrived exactly 9 months later. He just turned 21, and celebrated this milestone in the casino and lounges of the new Royal Princess. (I think his liver survived the trip, but he did stop going to the casino after 4 days...)

[mariakitty]

My first Princess cruise was on the Caribbean Princess, Eastern Caribbean itinerary. I had already been on Carnival, RCL and NCL, but I will never forget stepping onto the CB and knowing this was my cruise line. My husband felt it too. The decor was tasteful, soothing and elegant. You never felt like you were on a ship with 2000+ people. We have stayed with princess ever since and are now platinum.

 

The CB will always be one of my favorites as it was our introduction to Princess, but now I am ready to try one of the newer ships. We just got off the Grand and are already planning our next cruise. Can't wait!

[Cupcrazy]

My first Princess Cruise was a 14 day Caribbean voyage aboard Grand Princess in November 2010. This was only a couple months before her shopping cart handle was removed.

[cruise2rejuv]

First with Princess - one year ago this week - B2B - Mexican Riviera (March 23 - March 30) and California Coastal (March 30 - April 6). We had an Aft Cabin on Dolphin Deck D740 - A wonderful trip.

[Cruisematic]

1993 The old Star Princess out of San Juan, 5 stops including the Mayreau private island stop, which was the best. The sailing boat excursion to Palm Island was unforgettable. Almost like the south pacific.

[jwitt2]

Our first Princess cruise in 1982 on the earlier Sun Princess to the Caribbean was our second cruise. Our 58th cruise will be on the Royal Princess in October to New England and Canada. Over the years we had difficulty booking with Princess as their cruises seemed to fill up quickly. One of our favorite ships was the original Royal Princess which we helped to name when we were on the Pacific Princess. It was a beautiful ship, such a nice size.

[CRUISEFOUR]

Our first princess cruise is in T-three days and counting. We have mainly cruised with RCI but this cruise is a family cruise with eight of us going together. My parents are big Princess cruisers.

[4cats4me]

Star Princess 2003. Ship was very new.

First cruise ever, 1992

[4cats4me]

Our first cruise was on the old Golden Princess (Royal Viking Sky) for our 30th anniversary in June 1996. RT San Francisco/Alaska.

 

Our cabin had portholes ($1,400 extra!!!) and twin beds attached to opposite walls. We had the same table for two for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Entertainment was in the Dining Room after the tables were cleared.

 

We were hooked!! DH asked if next time could we try a new ship, so in September 1998 we boarded the Grand Princess for her inaugural TA. We were gobsmacked by her size.

 

The rest is history!!

 

Cheers, Denise

 

 

I remember when my parents sailed on the original Golden in 1993 out of SF

Didn't it hold about 800 passengers? I drove them to Pier 35 to catch the ship and waited until she sailed. My mom still talks about how horrid their cabin was. They had received an upgrade to a porthole cabin, but there was leakage in the cabin and they could barely turn around. However, that cruise was one of the best cruises they had been on. They loved their dining companions and loved the food, the table side preparations, just the whole ambience.

[PurpleHays]

First cruise was Oct 2001 on the Voyager of the Seas. It was my and the ex's 15th anniversary, and right after 9/11.

 

First Princess cruise was with the (now) DH on the Crown in 2010 for my spring break. We'd been dating about six months and I figured if we could survive seven days in close quarters, we had a chance. Next cruise is the Island/Panama Canal full transit for my graduation (Yay!) and his 60th birthday.

[PrincessVIP]

Island Princess. We enjoyed cruising before that but were homesick after Island. :o

[travellovers2]

2009 Island Princess to the Panama Canal.