Sun Princess Mediterranean Cruise

I was invited on a fam trip with Princess Cruises on their brand new cruise ship, Sun Princess. This ship has a capacity of approx 4,600 people but it never felt full or busy in any part of the ship. Our Itinerary was: Embark in Rome, Naples, Chania( Crete), day at sea, Kusadasi, disembark in Athens.

We flew to Rome airport and boarded the Ship in Civitavecchia which is approx 45mins transfer from Rome airport. Once we arrived at the ship (which took about 20/30mins max from we arrived at the port) we were blown away by the luxury of this beautiful ship. We stayed in Ocean view Balcony cabin, it had a double bed which could be changed into a twin.

We had lunch in Horizon restaurant where they have an all day lunch/brunch menu. This restaurant is over 3 floors and it's where the a la carte dinner is served for Evening meals and also your breakfast. If you don't want to dine in the buffet restaurant which is call "The Eatery" The Eatery had loads of different options all during the day and evening. There was pizzas, roasts, Mexican, Asian, Salads ,desserts etc lots for everyone and every age.

All around the ship there were several small places where you could sit down and have a drink or eat which I liked because it never felt like any one place was busy.

The speciality dining which consisted of "catch by Rudi" fish restaurant (we ate here and it was fab) and we also tried the Umai Teppanyaki, this was a brilliant experience with your chef cooking a show in front of you. They also have Crown Grill, Kai Sushi & Sabatini's.

On board there are several bars, cocktail venues to stop and have a drink as well as coffee/tea areas. Our favourite was the Irish Bar O'Malleys that had live music every night. The centre of the ship if called the Piazza and this was one of my favourite places for late evening. There is always live music/entertainment in this area and there is seating over 3 floors where you can sit and enjoy all the entertainment.

The technology on the ship was amazing. They have a Medallion which is unbelievable. You set up your account before you travel via their app and you upload a selfie picture of yourself, when you go to the Bar they know your name because via your medallion if picks up the details. Also when you are going to your cabin the medallion will automatically unlock your door when you are at it .