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After 4 Months on Star Princess: What I Loved, Liked & Would Skip

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👁️ 15K views📅 3 months ago⏱️ 51:37
What This Creator Said
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🧍 Best for SoloCaribbean · Winter · 120 nightsVeteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

Clearly, easily, clearly, the crew. I honestly believe that every cruise has its pros and cons... But to me, what makes the difference is the crew.

The crew here on the Star Princess have been unbelievable.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Get to Spellbound early for the earliest reservation to enjoy the lounge longer.
If you're cruising solo, go to solo meetups to meet people.
Avoid deck 10 cabins if possible, as they have obstructed views and noise issues.
On turnaround days, avoid elevators by being one of the first or last to disembark.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Navigating entertainment venuesThe ship is broken up into many small spaces; ask for tips in comments on where the vibe is.
Elevator wait times on turnaround daysAvoid elevators by spending time elsewhere or being first/last to disembark.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat did the creator love, like, and skip after 4 months on Star Princess?
QIs the Star Princess worth booking for a cruise?
QWhat are the best and worst parts of living on the Star Princess long-term?

Topics Covered

Service Crew4½ Happy BaconDining Specialty3½ Happy BaconValue Pricing1½ Sad BaconCabin Balcony4½ Happy BaconCabin Suite3½ Happy BaconEntertainment Casino2½ Happy BaconCrowd Capacity2 Sad BaconItinerary Route2½ Sad Bacon

Port Highlights

Nassau1½ Happy Bacon
Princess Keys1 Sad Bacon
Turks and Caicos2½ Happy Bacon
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
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YouTube Video Description

After living on the Star Princess for 4 months, I’m sharing my honest Star Princess review, including what I liked, what I loved, and what I would skip next time. If you’re planning a Star Princess cruise, this video will help you know what’s worth it, what stood out over time, and what I would do differently on a future sailing. In this video, I share: ➡️ what I liked after living onboard for 4 months ➡️ what I absolutely loved on Star Princess ➡️ what I did not like and would skip next time ➡️ cabin tips, dining thoughts, entertainment feedback, and cruise planning advice ➡️ honest insight from living full-time on cruise ships ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🛍️ Shop My Cruise Essentials (Amazon Storefront) From cabin must-haves to travel gear I use living full-time on cruise ships — these are my go-to items. → https://www.amazon.com/shop/livingoncruisecontrol (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💌 Cruise Control Postcards Receive a real handwritten postcard from the cruise ships and ports I visit around the world. Each postcard is hand-selected while I’m exploring a port, personally written, and mailed as part of my journey living full-time on cruise ships. → https://www.jotform.com/form/260955535571060 (Every postcard is unique and designs will vary based on what I find in each destination.) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ This is not a quick first impression. This is a long-term Star Princess review after truly living on the ship, moving between cabins, trying different dining venues, using the gym, spa, sanctuary club/restaurant, suite lounge, and experiencing life onboard across multiple months. ▶️ Watch next: 12 Cruise Tips Nobody Tells You (After 12 Months Living on Cruise Ships) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g7Vz9sEXco&t=2s CONNECT + COMMUNITY ▶️ YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezCmLQfm5m1a-8cefMAWhA/join 🅿️ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LivingOnCruiseControl ⓕ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572283514391 ⭐ Star Princess FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1164071521929221 ☀️ Sun Princess FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/824496840358572 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/LivingOnCruiseControl/ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro: 4 Months on Star Princess 00:30 Why This Review Is Different 01:19 What I Liked: Moving Staterooms 02:17 Solo Travel vs Friends Joining Me 02:42 Spellbound Review 05:01 Sanctuary Club 05:57 Suite Lounge 06:59 Modern Look and Feel of Star Princess 07:47 Star Princess Gym Review 08:32 Best Places to Relax on the Ship 09:23 What I Loved Most: The Crew 12:19 Amazing Stateroom Stewards 15:25 Photographers and Fitness Team 17:03 Spa, Hair, Massage, and Facial Favorites 22:17 Guests I Met and Solo Travel Connections 24:37 Chef’s Dinner Review 25:41 New Year’s Eve on a Cruise Ship 26:37 Favorite Restaurants on Star Princess 28:20 Sunrises and Sunsets at Sea 29:13 What I Didn’t Like or Would Skip 29:24 Repeating the Same Itinerary 30:53 Room Service Food Options 31:40 Main Dining Room and Restaurant Feedback 35:39 Entertainment Layout and Ship Flow 37:21 Dry January Menu Ending Too Soon 39:00 Casino Smoke and Crowds 40:30 Super Bowl Sunday on a Cruise Ship 42:00 Elevators on Embarkation and Debarkation Days 43:17 Deck 10 Cabins I Would Skip 45:54 Alfredo’s and O’Malley’s Hours 47:00 Handwashing Soap Dispensers 48:28 Final Thoughts and Thank You 49:24 Farewell to Star Princess