Dining

At Princess, you can look forward to freshly prepared, delicious fare on your voyage. At any hour, chefs are busy baking, grilling and sautéing the ingredients of your next meal. Bread and pastries are baked fresh three times a day, and sauces are prepared by hand.

Whether you feel like a multi-course meal in a formal dining room or a hand-tossed pizza by the pool, Princess obliges your every mood. From elegant specialty restaurants to themed buffets on deck, the variety of venues and dining options is certain to satisfy you no matter the time of day. 

Traditional

Princess offers you the choice of Traditional Dining with fixed time and seating or Anytime Dining with the flexibility to dine when and with whom you choose. Traditional Dining is the classic cruise experience, allowing you to dine at set times with the same table mates and wait staff each evening. Anytime Dining allows you to dine with whom you want at flexible hours. Eat early with new friends one night, and enjoy a later evening dinner for just the two of you the next. Both options offer menus featuring creatively prepared appetizers, entrees and desserts that change each day of your voyage as well as several healthy Lotus Spa selections.

Specialty restaurants

Additional costs apply at these alternative restaurants:

• Sabatini's: With a menu specializing in Italian cuisine and premium seafood, Sabatini's offers a refined yet casual atmosphere that includes extensive personal attention from the wait staff and is sure to leave you feeling like you just stepped into an Italian ristorante.

Courtesy of Princess CruisesSabitini's Italian Restaurant aboard your Princess ship offers guests a wide selection of Mediterranean dishes. 

• Sterling Steakhouse: The sophisticated Sterling Steakhouse features premium, cooked-to-order aged beef, along with other steakhouse favorites. Passengers even enjoy the unique option of choosing their own cut from a presentation tray and watching as the chef cooks their selection. 

Casual fare

• Horizon Court: A wide selection of buffet meals or snacks are offered with floor-to-ceiling windows featuring stunning sea views as a backdrop for your quick breakfast or casual dinner.
• Pub Lunch: Step into the Wheelhouse Bar for a taste of British tradition. You'll find a menu of favorites advertised on chalkboards and displayed on counters for an authentic pub feel including fish & chips or a hearty Ploughman's lunch.
• Afternoon Tea: Indulge in afternoon tea with finger sandwiches, pastries, scones, cookies, music and white-glove service.
• Room Service: The complimentary room service menu includes sandwiches, salads, a selection of hot dishes and delicacies from the pastry shop; plus, coffee, iced tea and milk are available 24 hours a day.
• Ultimate Balcony Dining: Dine alfresco style, with a multi-course dinner, served on your balcony by a dedicated waitstaff. Or if you prefer, a refreshing breakfast option is available.

Onboard activities

Princess offers everything you could need for a relaxed, rejuvenating retreat with innovative experiences all designed to help you escape completely. 

• ScholarShip@Sea: From enrichment lectures to cooking demonstrations, digital photography workshops to wine tasting, Scholarship@Sea programs are designed to make learning fun.
• Lotus Spa: The goal at Princess is to return you to the world renewed in body, mind and spirit. The Lotus Spa and Fitness Center features spa treatments, beauty salon services and the latest in equipment, as well as personal trainers and a variety of different classes throughout the day.

 Courtesy of Princess CruisesRediscover serenity in the treatment room of the Lotus Spa aboard your Princess ship. Treat yourself to a body wrap, body therapy or a number of other spa services.

• Poolside activities: Swim, sun and enjoy yourself in the ship's many pools. Relax effortlessly underneath a retractable glass dome, on a terrace above the rolling wake or work up a sweat and make some of your own waves in a swim-against-the-current pool.
• Library: This ship features an extensive library, including contemporary titles in a wide range of categories and books related to specific cruise itineraries. Princess onboard libraries have collections up to 2,000 books.
• Princess Cruises Book Club: The book club offers an opportunity for fascinating literary discussions among passengers.
• Princess Cruises Ultimate Ship Tour: Get an exclusive glimpse at the behind-the-scenes action onboard a Princess ship — an industry first. 

Nightlife entertainment

• Production shows: Princess Signature Shows are featured on every cruise, entertaining passengers with lively music, stunning choreography and some of the largest casts at sea.
• Dancing, karaoke & comedy: Move to the rhythm of the disco beat or take a spin in the ballroom. And, for some belly laughs, catch a stand-up comedy act or belt out a song in the karaoke lounge.
• Bars & lounges: Evening cocktails in one of the ship's cozy lounges or swanky bars is a perfect place to meet up with shipboard friends.
• Casino: Games of chance worthy of Las Vegas beckon including blackjack, roulette, craps and slot machines.

For youths under 18

With Princess, young kids and teens have their own kind of fun — and their own place to hang out. The fully equipped Youth Centers and Teen Lounges are fully equipped with everything from the latest video games and movies, to arts and crafts, fooseball tables, board games and jukeboxes. And for the littlest ones, activities like kids' karaoke, pizza parties, pajama nights and more are available.

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Interested in a cruise on this ship?

Interested in a cruise on Sapphire Princess? Contact a Cruiseable travel consultant at 1-877-322-3773, or by email, to get additional information and to find the best rates and value for your vacation dollar. 

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