For my spouse and myself a Southeast Asia Cruise has been on our Bucket List for some time. We were excited when we saw Princess offering this 21 night cruise at a reasonable price. Overall, we had a very positive ...

Sail Date February 2020

Hififile

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

Princess, a big let down! Very disappointing cruise!

Sapphire Princess

Asia

We have been on princess over ten times. We enjoyed Princess in the past but if this cruise is any indication of Princess today, I would urge you to spend your Cruise dollars elsewhere. We have been on the ...

Sail Date February 2020

Bob g J

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

A very dull Sapphire

Sapphire Princess

Asia

I will start by saying I know the Sapphire is an older ship but should it be tatty and basically uncared for. It was in for a refit 18 months ago but what did they do? Plus I feel that the condition of the ship ...

Sail Date January 2020

Over from NZ

6 Reviews Written

19 Helpful Votes

South East Asia January 2019

Sapphire Princess

Asia

Was our 8th cruise. And maybe we're a bit over cruising - but the sparkle wasn't there for us. I think we've wised up a bit.. and we're also now 'all about the destinations' rather than the cruise. So maybe it's ...

Sail Date January 2020

t.mills

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

First time cruising - Very expensive

Sapphire Princess

Asia

Our first cruise came from a recommendation and it was something new we wanted to experience. Overall you are very limited to variety and most days seemed like ground hog day. Cabin was beautiful and 5* treatment ...

Sail Date January 2020

Grandex

1 Review Written

Great Itinerary!

Sapphire Princess

Asia

I chose this cruise because I liked the itinerary and like Princess Cruises. I was very happy with the itinerary however the ship needs a complete refurbishment. I had a Junior Suite and the bathtub caucking was all ...

Sail Date December 2019

annalouise

3 Reviews Written

8 Helpful Votes

Spend, spend, spend onboard Sapphire Princess

Sapphire Princess

Asia

Itinerary The itinerary was South East Asia, Singapore to Singapore, 14 nights. The ports visited were: • Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia • Nha Trang, Vietnam • Phu My port, Vietnam (90 min drive north to ...

Sail Date January 2020

sailorgal12345

3 Reviews Written

14 Helpful Votes

Not the best Princess ship

Sapphire Princess

Asia

We enjoyed most of the itinerary, spare Bali, which was a disappointment considering the cruising time to get there and back. The ship seems old even after its recent refit. The air conditioning in the cabins was a ...

Sail Date December 2019

gomontavista

5 Reviews Written

15 Helpful Votes

An average ship for the gourmand (NOT gourmet) marred by poor management

Sapphire Princess

Asia

The Sapphire Princess has a well seasoned crew with some staff having over 15 years of experience. They provide generally good and attentive service but with a few exceptions, fail to really engage passengers (Our ...

Sail Date December 2019

Bushy69

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

New Year Asia Cruise - Mostly Enjoyable

Sapphire Princess

Asia

Not our first cruise, but has been a while. We decided to celebrate NYE cruising with our two teenage boys, and for the most part, the cruise was really enjoyable. THE GOOD Fully booked cruise, 2600 ...

Sail Date December 2019

RonBoy0412

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Some bad dinning experiences

Sapphire Princess

Asia

we had dinner in the Club Restaurant. This turned out to be a complete disaster. a) Started with prawns covered in tomato ketchup. Strange sauce for this type of starter. b) Next came an “Onion Soup with ...

Sail Date December 2019

Wello 1

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Below their usual standard

Sapphire Princess

Asia

As a group of 9 people 4 young teens and 5 adults we chose this cruise to spend some relaxing time enjoying other countries. One of our group has special dietary needs which we were told would be catered for. ...

Sail Date December 2019

frankmat

1 Review Written

7 Helpful Votes

First cruise we've ever taken. Singapore Asian itinerary.

Sapphire Princess

Asia

As people in our 40's this was our 1st ever cruise and Princess wasn't our initial choice... we originally had booked Royal Caribbean but cancelled that cruise when we found out it was going to be a "cultural ...

Sail Date December 2019

sue322

2 Reviews Written

15 Helpful Votes

Very disappointed

Sapphire Princess

Asia

My husband and I chose this cruise because we wanted to be on a ship for the 2020 solar eclipse. We have cruised Princess many times before but this cruise will be our last on the Princess line. We have ...

Sail Date December 2019

Bladerunner1965

2 Reviews Written

10 Helpful Votes

Great Christmas Break!

Sapphire Princess

Asia

This was a last-minute(ish) decision to go cruising somewhere guaranteed to be warm & intetesting over the Christmas break. Iglu was offering a decent package at a competitive price so we went for it! We'd not ...

Sail Date December 2019

zippy01dinner

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Asia Cruise

Sapphire Princess

Asia

Having been a frequent cruiser for 20+ years, this was the first time I've tried Princess. Absolutely regret giving them a try! Stay with the top tier lines! * Ship was outdated and everything looked old and run ...

Sail Date December 2019

pulltab01

3 Reviews Written

11 Helpful Votes

Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Sapphire Princess

Asia

I wanted to go on this cruise because of the location AND the chance to see a rare Annular Solar Eclipse in the China Sea. I flew to Singapore (17 hour flight), arrived at this beautiful city, good ...

Sail Date December 2019

briangdg

3 Reviews Written

27 Helpful Votes

Sapphire Princess -- Mismanagement and Customer Disservice

Sapphire Princess

Asia

We were on the sapphire princess from december 7 - 28, 2019 for a 21 day cruise of southeast asia, including thailand, malaysia, vietnam, cambodia, and bali.. The trip turned out to be a very unpleasant vacation. ...

Sail Date December 2019

scotlanders

5 Reviews Written

9 Helpful Votes

Average ship, average food, bad flu epidemic

Sapphire Princess

Asia

This ship was renovated in 2018 but it was not well done at all. The green carpet around pools looked dated and was always soaking wet. Pool furniture was also dated and tired looking. Carpets around ship all looked ...

Sail Date December 2019

Yaya_in_Oz

5 Reviews Written

33 Helpful Votes

London to Dubai Adventure

Sapphire Princess

Europe - All

I cruised on the Sapphire to the Canary Islands this time last year. It was a great experience. The ship was then going onto Dubai and Singapore so I thought this year I’d do the London to Dubai leg through the ...

Sail Date October 2019

MGBark

2 Reviews Written

14 Helpful Votes

Good service, bad food, too many missed ports.

Sapphire Princess

Trans-Ocean

We choose this cruise as a family vacation that would take us half way around the world, Southampton to Singapore, in 37 days. We had some good times and some not so good times, and met many new friends, but I can ...

Sail Date October 2019

Terry L

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Great itinerary

Sapphire Princess

Trans-Ocean

Excellent choice of ports. Princess has good value and consistent and organized product. Food is excellent but occasionally disappoints. Good coffee still seems to be a weakness although café bar at extra charge is ...

Sail Date October 2019

roeyourboat

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

INCREDIBLE Experience

Sapphire Princess

Europe - All

This was our 3rd Cruise, two of which were only 7 days each.Our last one being with Princess in Alaska. We were happy then so tried them again. This time it was 37 days at sea on the Sapphire Princess ship from ...

Sail Date October 2019

MarkSD

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Well the BEST part of the whole cruise was definitely the food. 5 star!

Sapphire Princess

Europe - All

This is where it goes a little off course---so to speak. Do to this being the first time the Sapphire did this route. Well the weather dictated the what, when and how the cruise would unfold. We wanted and did ...

Sail Date October 2019

WiGuy3

3 Reviews Written

1 Helpful Vote

Northern Lights above the Arctic Circle on the Princess Sapphire

Sapphire Princess

Baltic Sea

The highlight of this cruise was seeing the northern lights above the Arctic circle in Alta Norway. Spectacular show on our second day of port stay so we were fortunate to see the northern lights. Our other ...

Sail Date October 2019