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…e, things are always changing. There are new museums, attractions, sights, restaurants, and seasonal activities like festivals, markets, or events unique to the day of that call you will miss out on even if you have been there before. And, of course, there may be a weather issue stopping a call, like happened to friends as I made this where due to Hurricane Erin they missed four Caribbean ports on their Island Princess cruise out of New York. Life…

…rt: This is not a separate kitchen like: Celebrity’s Luminae Cunard Grills restaurants MSC Yacht Club restaurants The Sanctuary menu is 90–95% identical to the main dining rooms. There are upgrades: Higher-grade steaks and meats Prime Rib carving trolley nightly No upcharges for premium items Better than standard Princess dining — but not as elevated as competitors. 4. Sanctuary Club (Exclusive Adult-Only Pool Deck) This was a highlight. On Deck 1…

…ng would be dramatically elevated and would be like eating in the fanciest restaurants in a big city with gourmet and intricate food all the time. But it wasn’t. Like on all the regular cruise lines, I found the menus to be classical with many standards and similar dishes, because I assume that’s what we cruisers want. Though, I did find six key differences! First, the menus and choice on them was significantly larger than on any regular cruise li…

…Club, and Princess ships have a big grand atrium with constant activities, restaurants and entertainment venues radiating around it. But when you step on board an ultra-luxury ship, you find that is not the case – with two main surprises striking people. First, they don’t get that spectacle they get on other category lines. What they find on board is less. It’s quieter, less showy, and not as feature led as the other categories. It tends to be qui…

…lines. They have features like beach zones, swim-up bars, shopping plazas, restaurants, and entertainment venues. The problem is many of these are passenger traps focused on chain-store shopping and cruise-line controlled activities rather than authentic Caribbean experiences. The second major change is even more dramatic: the creation of entirely artificial cruise destinations. Costa Maya in Mexico is perhaps the most famous example. It was built…