Is a balcony cabin a must for you when you cruise? If so, Princess Cruises could be your line.
The California-based brand was a pioneer in adding a large number of balcony cabins to ships, and even its oldest vessels are loaded with balcony cabins — something that can't be said for many of its rivals.
On the flip side, Princess offers relatively few suites on its ships compared to some of the big-ship lines with which it most directly competes, including Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean. Just 80 of the 2,157 rooms on the line's recently unveiled Star Princess are suites, for instance. And that's up from earlier vessels, some of which have as few as 36 suites.
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