beg3yrs Posted November 8, 2023 #826 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Sea trials must be interesting. Lots of back and forth, hard turns and so on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted November 8, 2023 #827 Share Posted November 8, 2023 No adults only retreat area on this ship? Seems to be more RC like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island wannabe Posted November 8, 2023 #828 Share Posted November 8, 2023 2 hours ago, kywildcatfanone said: No adults only retreat area on this ship? Seems to be more RC like. Do you mean no adults only pool?? Those are the only pools I visit so I hope that’s not true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted November 8, 2023 #829 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Just now, Island wannabe said: Do you mean no adults only pool?? Those are the only pools I visit so I hope that’s not true. It looks to me like they have expanded the sanctuary and put the pool in there. Maybe someone can confirm? I didn't see a retreat area on the deck plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 8, 2023 #830 Share Posted November 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, kywildcatfanone said: It looks to me like they have expanded the sanctuary and put the pool in there. Maybe someone can confirm? I didn't see a retreat area on the deck plans. This has been discussed earlier in the thread - we have not yet identified a complimentary area on Sun Princess which is open to all adult guests only. The sanctuary is a fee paying adults area which shares a pool with the Signature suite guests and we don't yet know how this will work for kids in suites. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlmbar Posted November 8, 2023 #831 Share Posted November 8, 2023 The pool in the sanctuary is supposed to be for signature guests. The wake pool is for everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted November 8, 2023 #832 Share Posted November 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, dides said: This has been discussed earlier in the thread - we have not yet identified a complimentary area on Sun Princess which is open to all adult guests only. The sanctuary is a fee paying adults area which shares a pool with the Signature suite guests and we don't yet know how this will work for kids in suites. I thinknthis means no then for an adults only retreat area. It would be labeled on deck plans. Is there a pool area still undefined on the plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island wannabe Posted November 8, 2023 #833 Share Posted November 8, 2023 37 minutes ago, kywildcatfanone said: It looks to me like they have expanded the sanctuary and put the pool in there. Maybe someone can confirm? I didn't see a retreat area on the deck plans. I mean I would love a pool in the sanctuary area but I would also love to be able to get in to sanctuary each time I cruise. Not always so lucky lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 8, 2023 #834 Share Posted November 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, kywildcatfanone said: Is there a pool area still undefined on the plans? There doesn't appear to be, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare c-boy Posted November 8, 2023 #835 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 11/5/2023 at 1:50 AM, dides said: We're on the Feb 8 inaugural and cannot book our Dining on the app yet (we are Elite too). Princess still need to confirm all the speciality dining options so may have to wait on that deck 17 aft restaurant announcement . Our 90 day final payment date is up next Friday (Nov 10) so all very exciting! Side note. Jo and I are on the Majestic So far , we have spoken to ten crew members ( dining staff/support staff) that are transferring to the Sun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 8, 2023 #836 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Just now, c-boy said: Side note. Jo and I are on the Majestic So far , we have spoken to ten crew members ( dining staff/support staff) that are transferring to the Sun. Wow - hopefully that means all is on track then! And that it will be a happy ship! 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-vs Posted November 8, 2023 #837 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 hour ago, kywildcatfanone said: I thinknthis means no then for an adults only retreat area. It would be labeled on deck plans. Is there a pool area still undefined on the plans? My guess is that they're trying to create "mostly adult" areas with the deck layout instead of trying to police an adult-only area. For example, the Terrace pool on Emerald Princess is supposed to be 18+, but it's not enforced and therefore why have the rule at all? On the Sun Princess it appears that all of the outdoor kid-centric areas are on the lido deck and above - i.e. lido pools and dome pool. By putting the Wake View Terrace on deck 8, I would think/hope that it would deter many kids/families from making that a destination. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Set-to-Sail Posted November 9, 2023 #838 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Currently on Enchanted Princess. Passed by Sun Princess early this morning 20 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 9, 2023 #839 Share Posted November 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Set-to-Sail said: Currently on Enchanted Princess. Passed by Sun Princess early this morning Awesome! I spotted them close together on the tracker this morning but thought everyone on Enchanted would be asleep 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffa30 Posted November 10, 2023 #840 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Seemingly Sun Princess has finished her final dry dock and is heading back to Monfalcone from Palermo. Only three months to go 😃 https://www.instagram.com/p/CzcO-mcIj3V/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kywildcatfanone Posted November 10, 2023 #841 Share Posted November 10, 2023 (edited) On 11/8/2023 at 2:53 PM, rob-vs said: My guess is that they're trying to create "mostly adult" areas with the deck layout instead of trying to police an adult-only area. Best I can tell, they have expanded the sanctuary on this ship and put the pool there, so I suspect it's to get more paid bookings for the sanctuary. It seems new builds are going to be designed to create more exclusive spaces that cost additional fees to access. Edited November 10, 2023 by kywildcatfanone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 10, 2023 #842 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Stewart Chiron mentioned his shipyard visit in August and posted a picture on X that we hadn't seen before - interesting close up of some balconies: 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted November 11, 2023 #843 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Has anyone with Sun Princess bookings been able to book dining? Just wondering if the problem is it's a new ship and dining is not yet set up. I don't want to miss out and my chat was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstone19 Posted November 11, 2023 #844 Share Posted November 11, 2023 38 minutes ago, jennybenny said: Has anyone with Sun Princess bookings been able to book dining? Just wondering if the problem is it's a new ship and dining is not yet set up. I don't want to miss out and my chat was a joke. Not yet for our Apr 27 cruise. DMW gets farther than it used to but then says nothing available. I’m sure they’ll load it eventually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted November 11, 2023 #845 Share Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, jennybenny said: Has anyone with Sun Princess bookings been able to book dining? Just wondering if the problem is it's a new ship and dining is not yet set up. I don't want to miss out and my chat was a joke. 30 minutes ago, lstone19 said: Not yet for our Apr 27 cruise. DMW gets farther than it used to but then says nothing available. I’m sure they’ll load it eventually. I'm wondering if the delay is due to there being one MDR on three levels with each level having a different 'style' of service, i.e. slow, medium and fast. At least that's what I got from watching the videos. Could be that with that kind of arrangement the current method Princess uses to 'load' dining room configurations for a ship won't work for the Sun Princess. Heaven help us if the crack IT folk have to make some software changes. Edited November 11, 2023 by beg3yrs 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 12, 2023 #846 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, jennybenny said: Has anyone with Sun Princess bookings been able to book dining? Just wondering if the problem is it's a new ship and dining is not yet set up. I don't want to miss out and my chat was a joke. We've just gone past our final payment date for the Feb 8th inaugural and nothing showing for dining on the app yet. Remember we haven't got the full set of speciality dining venues yet - there is still a deck 17 aft restaurant that is 'coming soon' on the the deck plans that has to be announced. Edited November 12, 2023 by dides 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 12, 2023 #847 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Here is an aft pic taken by Lucian Ojog from her recent dry dock in Palermo: 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted November 12, 2023 #848 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) Thanks so much for the aft photo! I looks to me like the aft balconies in the center are not yet complete as there's no center dividers visible and no glass in place either. I suppose they've got lots more to do before February. Edited November 12, 2023 by beg3yrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 12, 2023 #849 Share Posted November 12, 2023 (edited) Odd not to see balconies all along the back of a ship - such a strange design choice to have a series of staircases using up that prime space! Edited November 12, 2023 by dides 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dides Posted November 12, 2023 #850 Share Posted November 12, 2023 Here's a YouTube short timelapse from her sea trial yesterday: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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