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<\/span>Royal\u00a0Princess\u00a0must be\u00a0one of\u00a0most\u00a0glamorous\u00a0cruise liners\u00a0at sea boasting a\u00a0Hollywood sparkle all the way from the glass chandeliers and twinkling lights in the atrium to the unique glass-bottomed\u00a0‘seawalk’ which extends some 28 feet beyond the ship’s edge. <\/span><\/p>\nRoyal Princess is\u00a0big with 1,780 staterooms, accommodating 3,560 passengers – but don’t be deterred as\u00a0she is more than capable of handling this number of guests. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interestingly, 1,438 staterooms\u00a0have balconies, but more important,\u00a036 are wheelchair friendly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Wi-Fi is available on payment and unusually,\u00a0for most cruise ships, staterooms have 220 volt sockets, so converters are no longer required.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n One of\u00a0Royal Princess’s\u00a0more unusual and certainly unique features is\u00a0a\u00a0glass sea walk, which allows passengers to stand on a glass platform which extends some 28 feet beyond the ship’s edge and enjoy dramatic views, including the sea, some 128 feet below.<\/span><\/p>\n There are also poolside cabanas that seem to float on water and a special Chef\u2019s Table Lumiere, a private dining experience\u00a0surrounding you in<\/span>\u00a0a curtain of light. It’s a\u00a0bizarre\u00a0sensation walking through a wall of light. It brings back memories of Alice through the Looking Glass. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There’s\u00a0a great choice of dining venues too. Other than the three main dining rooms, there are two Speciality Dining Rooms (at a nominal charge) and\u00a0lots of\u00a0Casual Dining, not forgetting the 24-hour stateroom menu. <\/span><\/p>\n A “must for seafood lovers” is the Crab Shack\u00a0which offers\u00a0mallets, bibs and buckets of shell fish.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And for<\/span>\u00a0total relaxation, the Lotus Spa will deal with all your pampering needs. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The main purpose of my visit was to hear\u00a0about a four-part ITV documentary series due to be aired this summer all about Royal Princess. <\/span><\/p>\n The short excerpt showed life on board, with specific interest in the staff and their interaction with the passengers. <\/span><\/p>\n It took eight weeks to film and should be of great interest, particularly to\u00a0those that have never cruised before. <\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Paul Ludlow, Princess Cruises UK and Europe Managing Director said: “We are so proud of everything Princess Cruises has to offer and can’t wait for television viewers to see this for themselves.”<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And if you missed the launch in June you can\u00a0see the dress worn by her Royal Highness which is displayed on board.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n More information about cruises on board Royal Princess can be\u00a0found at <\/span>www.princess.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Bookings can\u00a0 also be made through\u00a0www.cruiseline.co.uk<\/a>\/ <\/span>freephone\u00a00800 008 6677 or www.cruise.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KEITH SAVIDGE reviews Princess Cruises’ latest ship Royal Princess on her first return to Southampton since she was launched by the Duchess of Cambridge Royal\u00a0Princess\u00a0must be\u00a0one of\u00a0most\u00a0glamorous\u00a0cruise liners\u00a0at sea boasting a\u00a0Hollywood sparkle all the way from the glass chandeliers and twinkling lights in the atrium to the unique glass-bottomed\u00a0‘seawalk’ which extends some 28 feet beyond […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_analytify_skip_tracking":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_caption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_nocaption":"","_FSMCFIC_featured_image_hide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[6835,6827,2674,1966,6833,6829,6830,6826,1974,2116,6832,1124,6825,6834,6837,257,1380,6836,6831,6828],"class_list":["post-15002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-01 03:27:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category"},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15002"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15053,"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15002\/revisions\/15053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15002"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=15002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Royal_Princess-suite_[2]\"](\"http:\/\/newclone.retiremove.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Royal_Princess-suite_2.jpg\")
<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>There’s also a Princess Theatre; television studio, the largest big screen at sea to watch movies under the stars; a Casino; a number of lounges and a dazzling Water and Light Show. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>If the food and service that I experienced on my visit was anything to go by, booking Royal Princess will be a special treat. <\/span><\/p>\n