Princess or Celebrity? Which is Better? 

I agree. Especially when I did a transatlantic cruise!

YES! I wish more cruise lines still had them. Disney and Princess are two of the only ones left. Especially when you're on a 14 day or longer, that self serve laundry is pretty sweet.

Tony said “Princess is to Classical Music as Celebrity is to Jazz. You said “smooth jazz” which is considered by some as an insult. Jazz is an art form.

I’ve been on 7 Princess cruises and my 1 Celebrity cruise tops them all. The sameness of the Princess fleet is not appealing.

Facts. Self serve laundry is severely under rated

Says it all, I've got jazz in my soul so it would be Celebrity for me.

Ooo this is helpful!! I think I'm classical

Discovery Princess has the Take Five lounge, though. I’m really looking forward to that next month.

Glad you had a great time!

If you're a big fan of Celebrity, I recommend starting with the Princess Royal Class ships. You'll find they compare very nicely. Happy cruising!

You should really enjoy Celebrity if you like Princess. I think the food is comparable between the two. Celebrity still has the absolute best bar at sea with the World Class Bar though I really did enjoy the Good Spirits Bar on Sky Princess. We've sailed Celebrity Equinox, Reflection and Solstice so far, our next one will be on the Edge Class. But yes, Princess is absolutely wonderful!

I think you'll find the Royal Class ships especially match up well with Celebrity. I think the age group on both cruise lines is pretty similar. If you're enjoying Celebrity that much you really should give Virgin Voyages a try. For me, Celebrity and VV are a very similar vibe, except the pool is tiny on VV. But the food quality is over the top on VV. Thanks for watching!

@@WheresWalterTravel I’ll have to check VV out then. I was unsure if VV does 10 day cruises. We’ve come to the point of any vacation for us has to be at least 10-14 days total. It’s just too much work to fly from California to FL ports for a cruise less than 10 days.

@@muzaaaaak No 10 day cruises yet unless you put two cruises together. Valiant Lady does 8 day itineraries during the winter season and Scarlet Lady does regular 4 and 5 day itineraries. I hear you on the longer cruises, we did 7 days on Sky Princess and it just wasn't enough. And we live in Florida! :)

What an an amazing ship. We sailed her last month and the food was amazing. We had a letdown in Sabatini's but the dining captain really came through. I've just started posting our vlogs on our channel from the cruise. That was our first Royal Class ship and it certainly won't be our last. :)

Discovery Princess is awesome. We did an Alaska cruise in May of 22 and it was fantastic. Best time to do Alaska, the mountains are still snow covered and the scenery is beyond description.

Based on our Sky Princess cruise you should have an amazing time. Absolutely beautiful ships and that same excellent service we've come to know and love on Princess. You should definitely enjoy the food, it was a step up from the other MDRs we've had since the restart. I've started posting my Sky Princess food reviews on my channel, feel free to check those out. Thanks for watching!

@Bob Sellman wanted to get early in the season. It is beautiful. I went to Ancorage as a teen. I'm so excited to see more and just enjoy cruise life.

Oh my, Sun Princess... Just Oh My, what a stunning looking ship. Even in the shipyard right now she looks stunning. Cannot wait to meet her! :)

HAL is amazing too! I think the food is a more 'meh' in the main dining room than Celebrity or Princess. But the buffet has been awesome, the ships are gorgeous and the crew outstanding. And oh my, the Celebrity Aqua Class is one of our favorite classes of cabins. :)

I am looking forward to Celebrity Beyond on 11/13/23 but am afraid Captain Kate may be on vacation then. I hope not! I don’t know what her contract / vacation cycle is.

I hope Captain Kate is still onboard, she's due for her 3 months off rotation anytime now. I'll be really curious what you think between Enchanted and Beyond. Sky Princess was absolutely stunning, but I don't know that much of anything can compare to Beyond. Have an amazing time!!

Agree...well said !!!

As I mentioned on the show, Princess really does have a lot of really unique itineraries. Holland America as well. But I have noticed in 2024, a lot of cruise lines are getting into very interesting itineraries. Especially Carnival expanding their Carnival Journeys. Interesting itineraries is one place where Virgin Voyages falls a little flat, they don't have the most interesting itineraries so that's more about the ship experience right now. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for watching. They're both great cruise lines with amazing ships and crews!

The interview would focus on your perspective on cruising, what brought you back following the pandemic, and your RU-vid channel and how much information it has for cruisers! Thanks! My family and I watch all your videos and are avid cruisers too, I look forward to hearing from you soon!

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Especially those Pinnacle Class ships, wow, so beautiful and those pools. Yes, Holland American can certainly enter this discussion. Or we can just keep it our little secret. :)

The Rotterdam was pulling out of Ft. Lauderdale right behind Sky Princess during our sailaway. She looks like a beautiful ship. How was the food in the MDR? That was our only knock on the Nieuw Amsterdam when we sailed her. The MDR was 'meh' but the buffet and specialty dining were awesome. Thanks for watching!

@@WheresWalterTravel We ate in the main dining room once for lunch on the first day and it was fine. I noticed on the Lido buffet they offered many of same entrees that MDR was offering each night

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@@maryannmcgavock411 NCL had the cavern, Beatles live music . There shows were extensive , big production shows ..princess had music everywhere...

We just had a client on that ship for his very first cruise and he loved it. That class of ship is so much fun and Solstice was our first introduction to Celebrity. Don't forget to try out the World Class Bar, for me it's the best bar at sea. Happy Cruising! Our next cruise starts on Easter Sunday. :)

Have an AMAZING time! She looks like an amazing ship.

Oh wow, gotta say I'm a little jealous, we've only been on the Fantasy once as our only DCL cruise. What an amazing cruise line. Between HAL and Princess my first choice is always Princess and we recommend the Cruise Tour for all of our clients. They have 3 to 7 day land adventures that you can tack onto a 7 day cruise. When we went it was Fairbanks, Copper River and Denali for 7 days. We met the ship in Whittier for glacier scenic cruising, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan and Vancouver. You see so much more of Alaska if you add on the land portions. We've booked a bunch of clients both on the regular Cruise Tours and the connoisseur cruise tours that have a dedicated Tour Guide and all meals for the land portion. Alternatively if you don't really want to do the land portion, HAL has some longer cruise itineraries of 14 to 28 days that add in more ports than your typical 7 or 10 day itinerary from the others. We've booked clients on the 14 day itinerary who just didn't want to get off the ship. If we can help in any way feel free to reach out. But you really can't go wrong between Princess and HAL for Alaska. :)

@@WheresWalterTravel We LOVE Disney!!!!! Our next cruise is April 2024 on Gary Bembridge's members' cruise on HAL. How can I get more info on Princess land/sea cruise?

@@CruisingEngineer Reach out to me or Jenny, happy to help with planning a cruise tour. They're amazing!

You should really enjoy the Eclipse. The glass blowing is the most unique thing you'll ever do on a cruise ship. :)

Thanks so much for watching!

@@WheresWalterTravel very glad we have found your channel… getting back to cruising now.

Woooooo, that DOES have me intrigued too. I have to say, the cruise lines are starting to put out some really interesting itineraries of late. HAL has so many very interesting long-haul cruises that are amazing round trip from the U.S.

Glad the discussion was helpful! :)

Thank you for watching!

Have done 3 HAL one way SEA/VAC. Never enough time to know or not know. 🙂 Hope to try the other two someday.

I agree 💯, i love celebrity too!

Holland 💯 %

Celebrity is definitely the most 'casual luxe resort' of those three. Plus they have the World Class Bar and the best indoor solarium pools at sea. You may want to give Virgin Voyages a try. Other than the tiny pool, the overall service, food and crew are amazing. We're headed on our second VV sailing in a few weeks and we put together an awesome group cruise for Thanksgiving sailing Nov. 18 on Valiant Lady. :)

@@WheresWalterTravel definitely been wanting to try Virgin! We are West Coast so it's a pricey affair flying to Florida on top of the cruise fare but we will absolutely try them some day! Enjoy your cruise, it looks amazing!

We've not sailed HAL since they added all those music venues. They look amazing. We really enjoyed the Nieuw Amsterstam and really want to sail on the Rotterdam. That Pinnacle class looks stunning.

@@WheresWalterTravel We sailed on the Nieuw Statendam in November and it was amazing.

Thanks so much for watching! I had a great time with the discussion!

Thank YOU for watching. :)

you'll love the Beyond.......one fabulous ship!!!!!

You should have an amazing time! It's a great time to be a travel agent, isn't it? We are so blessed to be so busy and it's been especially fun booking so many first timers. River cruising is where we're expanding next, Christmas Marketplace is on my bucket list. :)

Celebrity is an awesome cruise line and yes, Princess THE BEST for Alaska. Especially if you do a land/sea Cruise Tour. We did 7 days on land and 7 days on the ship. Still the most amazing cruise ever.

Fabulous ship. Absolutely book a glass blowing class. THE most unique thing you can do on a cruise ship anywhere. Our favorite spot is the Solarium indoor pool, that's where you'll find us all week and then you'll find me at the World Class Bar at night. Best cocktails at sea. Have an amazing time!

@@WheresWalterTravel I've already booked the blowing glass class. I did that on the Eclipse last year and I loved it!

HAL is a great cruise line as well, especially the newer ships. We found the MDR 'meh' on the Nieuw Amsterdam when we sailed her pre-pandemic but the buffet was one of the best we've ever seen and the specialty dining was great. We've heard some reports that they have improved the MDR. I really want to sail on the Rotterdam sooner than later.

@@WheresWalterTravel free HA 12 day cruises from Venetian in Vegas. We have gotten the 10 day Princess trips a few times. Only pay tax and port fee. 👍🚢🏖🦆

1000%. There are things we love about every cruise line and things that drive us batty on every cruise line. But that won't stop us from sailing any of them. :)

Those are two great ships to sail Celebrity, one is the Solstice class and of course the second will be the newest of the Edge class with the brothers as captains. Captain Dimitrios was actually our first Celebrity Captain on Solstice when we sailed her, he was a fabulous captain. The Ascent will be unlike anything you've ever sailed so I'm betting that will be your favorite ship after you sail her. :) But you really can't go wrong with Princess, Celebrity or VV.

@@WheresWalterTravel Can you really go "wrong" on any of the lines :) A day at Sea is always better than a day anywhere else in my book!

@@CruiseSeakers 1000% Where else can you be waited on hand a foot with glorious ocean views? :)

Caribbean Princess was our very first ship for that 14-day itinerary I talk about in the full podcast. She was a fun ship. I don't know how she's going to compare to the Solstice/Equinox as both of those are beautiful resort style ships. Caribbean will probably feel a bit more like a 'traditional' cruise ship, but you should still have an amazing time.!

If you're enjoying Celebrity certainly give the Princess Royal Class or possibly the new class that Sun Princess will introduce. And with that mix of cruise lines in your comments, Virgin Voyages should be on your radar as well. Really fun crew, the best food at sea (and it's all included), plus really good entertainment. The tiny pool is a knock, but I'll be doing 3 VV cruises by the end of this year. :)

Have an amazing time!

YES, the World Class Bar is just the best. The Martini Bar gets all the attention, but that's fine by me. It keeps the WCB a quieter spot. For me it's all about the quality of the cocktail and it's hard to find bars as good as WCB. The Good Spirits Bar now appearing on Princess is close and the cocktails on Virgin Voyages are also quite good.

Also had same experience however recent cruise on royal princess to Hawaii the food was awesome. They redeemed themselves!!!! And unbeatable crew!!

@@trickstothetrades1801 Food on Sky Princess was amazeballs. We were so impressed. 5th time on Princess and definitely the best food experience so far.