Celebrity for me. I love the modern aesthetic and I like the food better than on Princess. Also, Celebrity ships to feel like there's more space per passenger to me as well, less crowded.
I am SO EXCITED to be booked on the Sky Princess (in a mini-suite) in mid-May for 15 days to Scandinavia and Russia!!!! My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary!!!! 💕💕💕
I love Princess for all the reasons you said, and more. As an elite level passenger, I get my laundry done for free, free mini bars, discounts in all boutiques, priority boarding, no-wait tendering, free wine tastings and more. The crew are outstanding, the food scrumptuous and I never want to leave, even after cruises of over 100 days. It is my heaven on earth. Love your videos and would love to meet up with you onboard one day xx
My husband and I love Princess! We are going on our first Celebrity cruise in 4 days so I can't wait to compare the two. Thank you so much for your opinions and insight!
I knew within 30 seconds where this was going... since you've cruises Princess multiple times and ".... Princess felt like home...." How can anyone/anything compete with that??
Celebrity is our choice, and with Celebrity giving you the option to pick their Classic Beverage package as one of the perks, you can save a lot of money over buying your drinks individually. Service in all areas is superb, and the food in the Main Dining Room is served to look and tasting great!
I have only sailed Princess. We have sailed on two and have two more booked. When I checked out Celebrity Edge I just could not justify the cost compared to Princess.
We love Princess! Started sailing with them in our early/mid 30’s now in our early/mid 40’s after sailing mostly with Carnival and NCL. Our favorite ships so far are Pacific Princess and Regal Princess. Booked on Discovery Princess inaugural out of FLL in Dec 2021 and doing a back to back. Cannot wait! Also booked again on the Caribbean Princess for May 2022. Excellent food, drinks and great entertainment. Superb service, nice cabins and love the self serve laundry. Sailed Celebrity once and it was nice but we were so bored most of the time. Had an Aqua Class cabin on the Summit and ate most meals in Blue. It was not that good and had an odd layout. Tables for 2 were on top of each other and it felt awkward. Service was excellent. Drinks weren’t that great. Had Captain Kate and she was the bright spot besides the destination, Bermuda. You are right, Princess just feels like home. Happy Cruising! ❤️
Celebrity no longer have a formal night, it's called Evening Chic and on many cruises you'd struggle to notice the difference in what people are wearing.
I love, love Celebrity, I enjoyed Princess until I sailed Princess Sapphire r/t Singapore. Food was horrible, entertainment mediocre. Very limited menu in the buffet.
To me trying different lines is part of the fun. We started on Norwegian then tried Carnival, Royal Caribbean. This Sept we’re on Celebrity. I think our next might be Princess. Although we may be missing out on frequent cruiser perks but oh well.
Thank you, I"m shopping for a 10 night Southern Caribbean Cruise and was debating between Celebrity and Princess. While the Celebrity cruises meet my timeline better during my son's spring break, I may try to arrange the Princess for the very reasons you stated. I appreciate this video and information. This is the 3rd video of yours I've watched in as many days. I just subscribed as I find you very informative and entertaining. You seem like very nice fellas who know your stuff. Thanks!! I'll keep watching!
The laundromat is a Godsend on the longer cruises and if you are not a drinker you can probably go the entire cruise without spending a penny on board. I think the main dining is delicious and prefer it over the speciality restaurants
I like Celebrity for the look and feel, Im in my early 30s and I heard from the captain and agree, that this line is a generational line, meaning its target towards the late 20s-40s clientele who travels with their parents and kids. Princess feels way to traditional to me more like a high-end conservative hotel while Celebrity feels like the W.
Always important that the battles are within the same category of cruises. Cat 1...Luxury cruises Cat 2...Disney cruises Cat 3...Princess, HAL, Celebrity, P&O Cat 4...RCL, NCL, Costa, AIDA Cat 5...MSC, Carnival
Exactly!!!!! Everytime I read someone saying that they have cruised 20 times...all with just 1 cruise line....and they feel proud of it..... Makes me feel very sad for them. Try them all 1st.....then cruise more on your favorite line....but still cruise on other lines.
It's an overall fear of being let down. You're on vacation, and you don't want to immediately realize you made a mistake as soon as you board a ship with a line you've never sailed on. I honestly had problem boarding the Carnival Pride as my second cruise, where my first cruise was on Royal Princess. My next cruise was on Regal Princess, a sister/class ship of Royal and immediately felt back at home. The room on the Pride was 'bigger', but the layout was inefficient and made me want to spend no time in the room (Inner cabin direct comparisons), whereas Princess may have had a smaller living space, it had better closet space with the standard layout, and still more in a 90 degree rotated layout. That said, I'm booked for the end of the month on Carnival Panorama and am looking forward to seeing what it has to offer, if it can redeem the Carnival line for me. I'm also booked on my first Royal Caribbean cruise at the end of August. I have the benefit of knowing people who've cruised A LOT on many different lines, and can take their opinions knowing we have similar values in what we want from a cruise. You can tell a lot about a line based on how they maintain their fleet, and Princess maintains even their older ships very well. The Celebrity ships I've seen have been older and looked worn out, like they don't care to do any upkeep between dry docks.
@@717dash_cam I can see that possible fear of being let down...but that can happen on your favorite line also. I have not done Carnival since 2003, but I am looking forward to cruising on the Mardi Gras eventually. Have cruised on Costa, RCL, Disney, and always a great experience. Going on Princess for the 1st time in May to Alaska, Ruby. My expectations are low, but the only other ship that could go inside Glacier Bay was Holland American ...so I picked Princess.
@@Dangic23 I've enjoyed Princess, and prefer to have minimal children around on my vacations; So I tend to like the brands that cater less to kids, but still have things to do. That and I typically go when school is in. If Ruby has been upgraded to a 'Medallion Class' ship; Hopefully they've gotten some bugs worked out of it. While reliable the bars, check-in etc... detection at the room for unlock was a bit iffy for me. There are still cards available as needed. The numerous apps needed for the Medallion experience was a bit frustrating to me as well, but as a techie I understand the teething pains that come with implementing new things. Just make sure you complete the check in process on the Medallion app ASAP and get your medallion ordered more than 30 days before the cruise. Buffet food has been ok, but main dining has been a highlight on both of my Princess Experiences. I'm open to trying new cruise lines, but have only been on 3 so far with 4 and 5 booked for this year. Explorer of the seas at the end of August for Greece, which will have just had a major renovation. I'd love to do Holland America, it's a friends favorite line other than Princess. I'd also like to do Alaska, but that's one I'm gonna save for because I feel like a Balcony would actually be most worth it for Alaskas beauty.
what i miss on the new cruise ships is the movie theater and movie presentations. who wants to sit in their room and watch a movie...not me. out side in alaska.hmmmph
I love Princess, I've never sailed Celebrity, but may do so in the future. I love Princess for all the reasons mentioned in the video, but have one to add. When on an Alaskan cruise aboard the Coral with my sister (career Navy), she pointed out to me that every Princess ship was being maintained at every port, while the others only had hit and miss maintenance. She said Princess looked to be the safest, with the most professional crew (meaning those who run the ship).
Princess to me is a much better deal and offers a whole lot more for the money (less and or cheaper up charges) compared to Celebrity or it’s parent company RCL!
Great video! The only thing I might add that gives Celebrity an edge for us is the often-included perks such as beverage package, gratuities, WiFi, etc. With those included in the rate, Celebrity is often less expensive than Princess with an add-on beverage package.
I’m booked on a Princess cruise in September, and they included gratuities, drink package, and WiFi. The deal was irresistible. RC doesn’t do that, and I wound up paying through the nose.
These two cruise lines are the ones I've cruised on the most. Five cruises on Princess and four on Celebrity. I would say that I've probably had more fun on Princess. The entertainment on both cruise lines are equal, but slightly different in my opinion. I would give the edge to Celebrity mainly because their quality of food and service seems to be much better, especially in the main dining room. The dining rooms on the Solstice class ships are amazing. I don't like the small dining rooms on Princess.
Hi! Love your videos 🥰! We just got back from the Regal Princess and it was the best time ever! We were part of the Guinness Book of world records of the most renewal of vows at sea, officiated by Captain Stubing himself. We broke the world record 💕💕💕! The whole ceremony is on a you tube video, check it out! We Love Princess And are going on the new Enchanted Princess for a holiday cruise 12-26-2020. 😁 Keep doing all your informative and funny videos, you guys are the best 😇!
We just got off the Escape, while in Costa Mya the Celebrity Edge was across the pier from us. From our 13th deck balcony we could see down onto the Celebrity Edge and my wife and I both noticed the total setup of the 2 classes of the ship.
Didn’t realise that crowd on Celebrity is so old. I’m a RCL regular and was looking for a more adult themed cruise line with less kids for 30-40 year olds.
I have traveled both a lot but to me the cabins are far better on celebrity, the food is also better and the package deals are much better with celebrity. Princess has gotten a lot more expensive the past year making celebrity a much better deal. We also like the entertainment better on celebrity. We have noticed the past year that things are not as good and you can see that carnival has affected Princess in making value worse. We have done anout15 cruises on each. Celebrity is more upscale. Since dec we have done 2 celebrity cruise and are doing another 2 this month and April. Have not booked any Princess because the deals have been much better on celebrity. Was so disappointed on Princess last year when we booked the penthouse suite.
My first 2 cruise experiences were on Carnival. I don't remember which ships; I don't think either were very memorable. I was disappointed in the food. I guess my expectations were too high. Otherwise, I enjoyed both cruises. I sailed on the Regal Princess in an inside cabin. The layout of the cabin was great. Storage is usually very limited in most cabins. We didn't have enough stuff to fill up the storage area! The ship was beautiful, but the food was very medicore and the entertainment was horrible. I would have to get a really good deal to choose Princess again. I sailed on Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Sea to Cuba. It was a great voyage except for the sewer gas in several places on the ship. The food was good but not as good as their sister line Celebrity. I would definitely choose Royal Caribbean again but would go with a newer ship. Celebrity is by far my favorite cruise line. I've sailed on the Summit, the Soltice and the Equinox either in oceanview or balcony cabins. Very luxurious ships. The food is wonderful and the staff are above and beyond. The entertainment is always very entertaining! Storage is very stingy though. Carnival and Prinesss were ahead in that area. I have upcoming cruises booked on MSC, NCL and the Celebrity Edge. I am a 65+ single woman. Does my demographics affect my choices. Probably
Thanks for the comparison. Never tried taking a cruise. Maybe in the future. Can you make a video about environmental issues and cruising? Would be great to learn which is the most environmental friendly ship or cruise operator. Safe travels!
I’ve been on two Princess cruises, and I had a spectacular time on both. Just from viewing videos and other info, I believe Princess suits me better than Celebrity. Well done video!
We have cruised on most cruise lines.. We have 6 cruises on Royal Caribbean. We want to stay with one cruise line, and do not know which to use. We are in our 70’s. What do you say about RC?
Princess is definitely my favorite for an Alaska cruise. We’ve chosen to sail with them twice out of our five Alaska cruises. But I have to say overall celebrity would be my choice between the two cruise lines. We do prefer the food and the shows and we love the modern innovative ship styles
We're less than 1 year away from our first sailing with Celebrity, booked on the Celebrity Summit out of San Juan in Jan. 2021. We had considered Princess, but...they are a Carnival Corp. cruise line. That alone is enough for us to say "No thanks". Additionally, with Celebrity we feel that we'll be getting what we're looking for: an upscale, more refined experience at a price that is still affordable.
These guys got it right. Celebrity is a great cruise line but their price point is significantly higher and the differences not worth the extra money. We are Elite with Princess and the perks are great!
Maybe it depends on the ship an where Celebrity is going. On Celebrity yes older age however we found a few younger folks. Quite a few actually. I MUST get on a Princess ship.THanks for this....you are both so awesome
We do love Princess as well. As you mention few time we feel at Home on Princess. One important thing that Princess have over Celebrity is a much wider range of itineraries. We just got back from a Princess Antarctica and Cape Horn adventure that is an example of itinerary that Celebrity doesn't offer.
I disagree. I heard so much great things about Celebrity and I have so many friends who would never want to cruise with Princess ever again and I'm one of them. I went with Diamond Princess to Japan 2 years ago. Lack variety of food. Miso soup is serve everyday for 10 days. It's only the pot the put in has change and make you think that the soup has change. Entertainment is way way below par. That was my first and last cruise with them.
Loved these “ Battles of....” There really informative and funny too..... We’ve only sailed on P&O ( only had 1 cruise so far!) My husband like the idea of just popping over to Southampton and getting the ship! Which company that goes from Southampton ( or UK in general) would you recommend next for us... Cheers keep up the cracking work...👍👏
Great show guys, but I think you forgot two very important items in your list: itineraries and loyalty program. Princess has a way better choices of itinerary than Celebrity, in our opinion. Princess Captain Circle is fantastic, the perks for elite are really good. So I would say we are Princess Fans all the way!
@@Cruisewith agreed, Princess had a lot more itineraries in the Australia, Asia, Pacific🇦🇺 region and more ships 🚢 home ported throughout Australia Hope cruising returns soon
It’s Celebrity for me! I did back to back celebrity in October and loved it I just got home from back to back princess and I have to say it has gone down quite a bit especially the food. I know it is Covid but celebrity hasn’t seem to have gone down.
We have cruised with both celebrity and princess. Celebrity is far above princess. Princess cheap out on many things like their food. Princess dress up poor quality food like rolled roast where celebrity would use large sides of beef. Princess are very poor at organising things like tendering. Princess have less enrichment and port information lectures. Princess did have a good intranet system for onboard communication with other guests. Overall we prefer the premium quality of celebrity. Regards. From. Australia
Celebrity definitely...love the aesthetic and the food. But also love the progressiveness of their marketing for lgbtq patrons and the fact that they have one of the few females captains helming a ship.
I have not been on Celebrity. Princess are my line for those special cruises. Example will be on them next year for one of my bucket list cruises, The Baltics. However as a solo cruiser I mainly cruise P&O due to the price. P&O tend to be slightly cheaper for couples but are a 4 star as opposed to Celebrity & Princess being 5*. There are noticeable nuances with Princess over P&O. But as a solo traveller they charge a 60% supplement for the solo traveller and Princess a whole 100%. P&O tend to be a little cheaper onboard too with no gratuities and and cheaper drinks.I have calculated that for a solo traveller Princess are about £500 per week more expensive. A price I don't mind paying for a 'special' cruise. But for an annual holiday cruise I will be very happy with P&O. Hope this perspective helps other solo cruisers :)
I’ve never read this on P&O’s website (probably unsurprising) but I’ve heard this “4-star” terminology used a lot with P&O. Tbh I think (especially the Britannia) a P&O Cruise does feel as premium as a Princess, even though they have very different designs. Also the fact that Princess and P&O ships are mostly all sisters of each other tells me they probably are pitched at a similar level. If the likes of Princess, HAL and Celebrity etc are pitched at 5-star, and you’ve got Seabourne, Silversea and Regent Seven Seas at 6-star, where does this put Azamara, Oceania and Viking who are aimed at somewhere between those two ‘tiers’ of you like, 5.5-star?!🤣 this is why I find it hard to compare cruise lines.
Reece Collison I have actually heard P&O refer to themselves as 4 star cruising. Whilst the ships are similar etc I think the main difference is food. You so often hear people say how it isn’t as good as it used to be, but my first meal onboard Aurora last October was Cannon of Lamb. I dare challenge anyone to say that they eat that at home every week haha. Like I say it’s nuances. I often ask is the extra price worth it, but it’s nice to do a different line without it being too different and I do like the more international feel of Princess. But you can’t beat a nice bit of back bacon & black pud for breakfast on P&O ;-)
Princess Cruises is My Favorite Cruise Line But I Only Started With Princess in 2017 I Am More At Home On A Holland America Line Cruise Because I Started With That Line In 2005
I've done 4 cruises on Princess, 2 on NCL, and one on HAL and Princess never disappoints. The new Edge Class Celebrity ships are tempting with their innovative cabins and dining, but the price premium is off-putting.
One of the "selling points" I always look for when thinking about a cruise, how LGBT friendly are the ships, the staff, and especially the ports of call (no Jamaica ports for us)!
Celebrity hosted an LGBTQ meet and greet when I was on Equinox and they host pride cruises every year in June on ALL ships, they are also the winner of Best Gay-friendly cruise line 2016-19 and offer same-sex marriages on all ships and were the first cruise line ever to do so. Incredibly gay-friendly line and staff.
I'm Elite staus on Princess, so obviously they get my vote with my wallet. That said, I do want to try Celebrity, as I'm sure I'd enjoy cruising with them as well. It's just that being on the U.S. West coast, Princess has a much stronger presence here, so there are more cruises to choose from.
My hubby and I will be platinum when we go back on the Royal Princess in Sept. my folks are coming too. The 4 of us are also booked on the Celebrity Solstice in May 2021. We like both cruise lines. And Celebrity still has sommeliers!
Hi Guys: watch you two every day. You two are my heroes. Interesting your comparing lines. How about my favourite - HAL? Never seen you comment. If you have sailed and have a video please advise...
after trying both...we LOVE celebrity. don't get us wrong though, princess is very close. we just like the modern details and insights on celebrity that we didn't get on princess.
At best this a non-vote either way from me... and of course, these are just my opinions. We (my much better half and I) have been on several Princess cruises and a few less Celebrity cruises. We like both. (We've also been aboard Royal Caribbean, Holland America and Cunard). We just got off a Celebrity ship two weeks ago, but our next cruise is Princess. Formal nights on Princess are definitely more formal than Celebrity's formal nights. Princess has better entertainment, particularly in the small venue "piano bar" size venues. Food/drinks/service/cabins are a toss-up between the two... it depends on the ship, your tastes and how much you want to spend. Cost... Princess does seem to come in a little less than Celebrity when comparing as closely as possible. For us... it is all about the itinerary. We look for the experience and if we can get a good deal... great! There are always deals/sales to be had.
I find Celebrity overrated - which they might owe to way better marketing. Edge Class is overpriced beyond any limits. So, 2020 will be my first time on Princess, I booked the Sky.
Celebrity for me. I love the modern aesthetic and I like the food better than on Princess. Also, Celebrity ships to feel like there's more space per passenger to me as well, less crowded.
There is!
LOVE Celebrity. Just did a suite on Celebrity Summit and it was phenomenal!
I am SO EXCITED to be booked on the Sky Princess (in a mini-suite) in mid-May for 15 days to Scandinavia and Russia!!!! My husband and I will be celebrating our 30th anniversary!!!! 💕💕💕
Celebrity for me over princess. Tried them both.
Spent ten minuets trying to get rid of the red dot I thought was on my iPad screen.
I love Princess for all the reasons you said, and more. As an elite level passenger, I get my laundry done for free, free mini bars, discounts in all boutiques, priority boarding, no-wait tendering, free wine tastings and more. The crew are outstanding, the food scrumptuous and I never want to leave, even after cruises of over 100 days. It is my heaven on earth. Love your videos and would love to meet up with you onboard one day xx
My husband and I love Princess! We are going on our first Celebrity cruise in 4 days so I can't wait to compare the two. Thank you so much for your opinions and insight!
I knew within 30 seconds where this was going... since you've cruises Princess multiple times and ".... Princess felt like home...." How can anyone/anything compete with that??
i have been on both and ❤️ celebrity, though i would agree that princess offered more in the way of activities and entertainment.
Princess - I would like to see you guys do the same type of contest between Princess and HAL
Celebrity is our choice, and with Celebrity giving you the option to pick their Classic Beverage package as one of the perks, you can save a lot of money over buying your drinks individually. Service in all areas is superb, and the food in the Main Dining Room is served to look and tasting great!
I’ve been on both and I prefer Princess, it was just lovely 🤷♀️
As a crew of Princess Cruise I am voting fore Princess :) but I like look of Celebrity's ships.
I have only sailed Princess. We have sailed on two and have two more booked. When I checked out Celebrity Edge I just could not justify the cost compared to Princess.
We love Princess! Started sailing with them in our early/mid 30’s now in our early/mid 40’s after sailing mostly with Carnival and NCL. Our favorite ships so far are Pacific Princess and Regal Princess. Booked on Discovery Princess inaugural out of FLL in Dec 2021 and doing a back to back. Cannot wait! Also booked again on the Caribbean Princess for May 2022. Excellent food, drinks and great entertainment. Superb service, nice cabins and love the self serve laundry. Sailed Celebrity once and it was nice but we were so bored most of the time. Had an Aqua Class cabin on the Summit and ate most meals in Blue. It was not that good and had an odd layout. Tables for 2 were on top of each other and it felt awkward. Service was excellent. Drinks weren’t that great. Had Captain Kate and she was the bright spot besides the destination, Bermuda. You are right, Princess just feels like home. Happy Cruising! ❤️
All your videos are just wonderful!
Thank you so much!
Celebrity no longer have a formal night, it's called Evening Chic and on many cruises you'd struggle to notice the difference in what people are wearing.
Princess proud
I love, love Celebrity, I enjoyed Princess until I sailed Princess Sapphire r/t Singapore. Food was horrible, entertainment mediocre. Very limited menu in the buffet.
To me trying different lines is part of the fun. We started on Norwegian then tried Carnival, Royal Caribbean. This Sept we’re on Celebrity. I think our next might be Princess. Although we may be missing out on frequent cruiser perks but oh well.
Thank you, I"m shopping for a 10 night Southern Caribbean Cruise and was debating between Celebrity and Princess. While the Celebrity cruises meet my timeline better during my son's spring break, I may try to arrange the Princess for the very reasons you stated. I appreciate this video and information. This is the 3rd video of yours I've watched in as many days. I just subscribed as I find you very informative and entertaining. You seem like very nice fellas who know your stuff. Thanks!! I'll keep watching!
The laundromat is a Godsend on the longer cruises and if you are not a drinker you can probably go the entire cruise without spending a penny on board. I think the main dining is delicious and prefer it over the speciality restaurants
I like Celebrity for the look and feel, Im in my early 30s and I heard from the captain and agree, that this line is a generational line, meaning its target towards the late 20s-40s clientele who travels with their parents and kids. Princess feels way to traditional to me more like a high-end conservative hotel while Celebrity feels like the W.
Always important that the battles are within the same category of cruises.
Cat 1...Luxury cruises
Cat 2...Disney cruises
Cat 3...Princess, HAL, Celebrity, P&O
Cat 4...RCL, NCL, Costa, AIDA
Cat 5...MSC, Carnival
I love these kind of videos from you guys! Informational and entertaining!
I don't see why people think you have to choose between one cruise line or another. I say go on them all if you want!
Exactly!!!!!
Everytime I read someone saying that they have cruised 20 times...all with just 1 cruise line....and they feel proud of it.....
Makes me feel very sad for them.
Try them all 1st.....then cruise more on your favorite line....but still cruise on other lines.
It's an overall fear of being let down. You're on vacation, and you don't want to immediately realize you made a mistake as soon as you board a ship with a line you've never sailed on. I honestly had problem boarding the Carnival Pride as my second cruise, where my first cruise was on Royal Princess. My next cruise was on Regal Princess, a sister/class ship of Royal and immediately felt back at home. The room on the Pride was 'bigger', but the layout was inefficient and made me want to spend no time in the room (Inner cabin direct comparisons), whereas Princess may have had a smaller living space, it had better closet space with the standard layout, and still more in a 90 degree rotated layout. That said, I'm booked for the end of the month on Carnival Panorama and am looking forward to seeing what it has to offer, if it can redeem the Carnival line for me. I'm also booked on my first Royal Caribbean cruise at the end of August.
I have the benefit of knowing people who've cruised A LOT on many different lines, and can take their opinions knowing we have similar values in what we want from a cruise. You can tell a lot about a line based on how they maintain their fleet, and Princess maintains even their older ships very well. The Celebrity ships I've seen have been older and looked worn out, like they don't care to do any upkeep between dry docks.
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I can see that possible fear of being let down...but that can happen on your favorite line also.
I have not done Carnival since 2003, but I am looking forward to cruising on the Mardi Gras eventually.
Have cruised on Costa, RCL, Disney, and always a great experience.
Going on Princess for the 1st time in May to Alaska, Ruby.
My expectations are low, but the only other ship that could go inside Glacier Bay was Holland American ...so I picked Princess.
@@Dangic23 I've enjoyed Princess, and prefer to have minimal children around on my vacations; So I tend to like the brands that cater less to kids, but still have things to do. That and I typically go when school is in.
If Ruby has been upgraded to a 'Medallion Class' ship; Hopefully they've gotten some bugs worked out of it. While reliable the bars, check-in etc... detection at the room for unlock was a bit iffy for me. There are still cards available as needed. The numerous apps needed for the Medallion experience was a bit frustrating to me as well, but as a techie I understand the teething pains that come with implementing new things. Just make sure you complete the check in process on the Medallion app ASAP and get your medallion ordered more than 30 days before the cruise.
Buffet food has been ok, but main dining has been a highlight on both of my Princess Experiences.
I'm open to trying new cruise lines, but have only been on 3 so far with 4 and 5 booked for this year. Explorer of the seas at the end of August for Greece, which will have just had a major renovation.
I'd love to do Holland America, it's a friends favorite line other than Princess. I'd also like to do Alaska, but that's one I'm gonna save for because I feel like a Balcony would actually be most worth it for Alaskas beauty.
Oh we totally agree!
Love to know what your view on this is now, especially after your Beyond cruise.
what i miss on the new cruise ships is the movie theater and movie presentations. who wants to sit in their room and watch a movie...not me. out side in alaska.hmmmph
I found this to possibly be the most useful video on the internet, many thanks
I love Princess, I've never sailed Celebrity, but may do so in the future. I love Princess for all the reasons mentioned in the video, but have one to add. When on an Alaskan cruise aboard the Coral with my sister (career Navy), she pointed out to me that every Princess ship was being maintained at every port, while the others only had hit and miss maintenance. She said Princess looked to be the safest, with the most professional crew (meaning those who run the ship).
Just booked our 1st cruise ever on Princess for this July. So excited! Praying it doesn't get cancelled.
Princess to me is a much better deal and offers a whole lot more for the money (less and or cheaper up charges) compared to Celebrity or it’s parent company RCL!
We have sailed twice on Princess, once Royal Caribbean, 8 Carnival but definately want to try Celebrity sometime!! I’m happy with any cruise lol! :)
Great video! The only thing I might add that gives Celebrity an edge for us is the often-included perks such as beverage package, gratuities, WiFi, etc. With those included in the rate, Celebrity is often less expensive than Princess with an add-on beverage package.
I’m booked on a Princess cruise in September, and they included gratuities, drink package, and WiFi. The deal was irresistible. RC doesn’t do that, and I wound up paying through the nose.
We are trying Celebrity for the first time in April, but have really enjoyed Princess, we have even done the Caribbean Princess three times
These two cruise lines are the ones I've cruised on the most. Five cruises on Princess and four on Celebrity. I would say that I've probably had more fun on Princess. The entertainment on both cruise lines are equal, but slightly different in my opinion. I would give the edge to Celebrity mainly because their quality of food and service seems to be much better, especially in the main dining room. The dining rooms on the Solstice class ships are amazing. I don't like the small dining rooms on Princess.
Princess is the real deal
We are on Princess on December 19 and are over the moon excited for our first cruise!
My wife and I love princess
Great video! I really want to try princess!
Hi! Love your videos 🥰! We just got back from the Regal Princess and it was the best time ever! We were part of the Guinness Book of world records of the most renewal of vows at sea, officiated by Captain Stubing himself. We broke the world record 💕💕💕! The whole ceremony is on a you tube video, check it out! We Love Princess And are going on the new Enchanted Princess for a holiday cruise 12-26-2020. 😁 Keep doing all your informative and funny videos, you guys are the best 😇!
You guys are the best - thanks for brining us so much useful information in an entertaining way. Hope to see you on a Princess ship in the future!
Celebrity forever!!!
We just got off the Escape, while in Costa Mya the Celebrity Edge was across the pier from us. From our 13th deck balcony we could see down onto the Celebrity Edge and my wife and I both noticed the total setup of the 2 classes of the ship.
Our first celebrity cruise will be on 25/9/22 lets see how it will be
Didn’t realise that crowd on Celebrity is so old. I’m a RCL regular and was looking for a more adult themed cruise line with less kids for 30-40 year olds.
I have traveled both a lot but to me the cabins are far better on celebrity, the food is also better and the package deals are much better with celebrity. Princess has gotten a lot more expensive the past year making celebrity a much better deal. We also like the entertainment better on celebrity. We have noticed the past year that things are not as good and you can see that carnival has affected Princess in making value worse. We have done anout15 cruises on each. Celebrity is more upscale. Since dec we have done 2 celebrity cruise and are doing another 2 this month and April. Have not booked any Princess because the deals have been much better on celebrity. Was so disappointed on Princess last year when we booked the penthouse suite.
My first 2 cruise experiences were on Carnival. I don't remember which ships; I don't think either were very memorable. I was disappointed in the food. I guess my expectations were too high. Otherwise, I enjoyed both cruises. I sailed on the Regal Princess in an inside cabin. The layout of the cabin was great. Storage is usually very limited in most cabins. We didn't have enough stuff to fill up the storage area! The ship was beautiful, but the food was very medicore and the entertainment was horrible. I would have to get a really good deal to choose Princess again. I sailed on Royal Caribbean's Empress of the Sea to Cuba. It was a great voyage except for the sewer gas in several places on the ship. The food was good but not as good as their sister line Celebrity. I would definitely choose Royal Caribbean again but would go with a newer ship. Celebrity is by far my favorite cruise line. I've sailed on the Summit, the Soltice and the Equinox either in oceanview or balcony cabins. Very luxurious ships. The food is wonderful and the staff are above and beyond. The entertainment is always very entertaining! Storage is very stingy though. Carnival and Prinesss were ahead in that area. I have upcoming cruises booked on MSC, NCL and the Celebrity Edge. I am a 65+ single woman. Does my demographics affect my choices. Probably
Great information about both lines. I've only been on Royal Caribbean and Celebrity. I love both of them. This makes me want to try a Princess ship.
I love you guys so much ❤
I'm solidly CELEBRITY because of the decor, Princess aesthetic feels like my parents in the suburbs idea of "fancy looking"
I am a Princess gal for sure and I have sailed on both lines
Ive been on Princess, Carnival and Royal and I think it all depends on the ship and the destinations.
It also depends on what floats your Boat ! Lol
I agree with you guys .. We enjoy princess over Celebrity .. been on both but that at home feel on Princess is what brings us back.
I hope you guys are having a great time on your cruise:) So grateful not have heard about any RC ships being refused docking or being quarantined.
I am Elite on Princess with 25 cruises, so my next cruise will be there.
Okay but where can I get the portholes
Thanks for the comparison. Never tried taking a cruise. Maybe in the future. Can you make a video about environmental issues and cruising? Would be great to learn which is the most environmental friendly ship or cruise operator. Safe travels!
I’ve been on two Princess cruises, and I had a spectacular time on both. Just from viewing videos and other info, I believe Princess suits me better than Celebrity. Well done video!
Love boat.
Princess
We have cruised on most cruise lines.. We have 6 cruises on Royal Caribbean. We want to stay with one cruise line, and do not know which to use. We are in our 70’s. What do you say about RC?
We just booked Princess
the 24 hour buffet is truly missed 😭
Princess is definitely my favorite for an Alaska cruise. We’ve chosen to sail with them twice out of our five Alaska cruises. But I have to say overall celebrity would be my choice between the two cruise lines. We do prefer the food and the shows and we love the modern innovative ship styles
Haven't been on either. I'll add them to my bucket list!
We're less than 1 year away from our first sailing with Celebrity, booked on the Celebrity Summit out of San Juan in Jan. 2021. We had considered Princess, but...they are a Carnival Corp. cruise line. That alone is enough for us to say "No thanks". Additionally, with Celebrity we feel that we'll be getting what we're looking for: an upscale, more refined experience at a price that is still affordable.
Steve Roth we are going out of San Juan too in January. 9th. How bout you?
Lisa Cullity That’s when we’re sailing out as well! Are you on the Summit?
Steve Roth Yes we are. so excited
Lisa Cullity We’ll see you onboard! 😃
These guys got it right. Celebrity is a great cruise line but their price point is significantly higher and the differences not worth the extra money. We are Elite with Princess and the perks are great!
Maybe it depends on the ship an where Celebrity is going. On Celebrity yes older age however we found a few younger folks. Quite a few actually. I MUST get on a Princess ship.THanks for this....you are both so awesome
We do love Princess as well. As you mention few time we feel at Home on Princess. One important thing that Princess have over Celebrity is a much wider range of itineraries. We just got back from a Princess Antarctica and Cape Horn adventure that is an example of itinerary that Celebrity doesn't offer.
I'm a bit more biased towards Princess, because I'm a veteran. I do want to try CEL, though.
Haven’t sailed either of these lines yet but they are in my list!😁
I disagree. I heard so much great things about Celebrity and I have so many friends who would never want to cruise with Princess ever again and I'm one of them.
I went with Diamond Princess to Japan 2 years ago. Lack variety of food. Miso soup is serve everyday for 10 days. It's only the pot the put in has change and make you think that the soup has change. Entertainment is way way below par. That was my first and last cruise with them.
PRINCESS IS UNBEATABLE !
Loved these “ Battles of....”
There really informative and funny too.....
We’ve only sailed on P&O ( only had 1 cruise so far!)
My husband like the idea of just popping over to Southampton and getting the ship!
Which company that goes from Southampton ( or UK in general) would you recommend next for us...
Cheers keep up the cracking work...👍👏
Love them both. Platinum on both. Just booked Discovery Princess for 2023. Penthouse Suite! Better deal than Celebrity.
Great show guys, but I think you forgot two very important items in your list: itineraries and loyalty program. Princess has a way better choices of itinerary than Celebrity, in our opinion. Princess Captain Circle is fantastic, the perks for elite are really good. So I would say we are Princess Fans all the way!
Great points guys! You cant beat the Complimentary Laundry Services when you are platinum.
@@Cruisewith agreed, Princess had a lot more itineraries in the Australia, Asia, Pacific🇦🇺 region and more ships 🚢 home ported throughout Australia
Hope cruising returns soon
It’s Celebrity for me! I did back to back celebrity in October and loved it I just got home from back to back princess and I have to say it has gone down quite a bit especially the food. I know it is Covid but celebrity hasn’t seem to have gone down.
Great video as usual.... but where can I get those awesome portholes ?
Try the HAL Koningsdam & Niew Statendam. Amazing ships.
We have cruised with both celebrity and princess. Celebrity is far above princess. Princess cheap out on many things like their food. Princess dress up poor quality food like rolled roast where celebrity would use large sides of beef. Princess are very poor at organising things like tendering. Princess have less enrichment and port information lectures. Princess did have a good intranet system for onboard communication with other guests. Overall we prefer the premium quality of celebrity. Regards. From. Australia
Celebrity definitely...love the aesthetic and the food. But also love the progressiveness of their marketing for lgbtq patrons and the fact that they have one of the few females captains helming a ship.
I have not been on Celebrity. Princess are my line for those special cruises. Example will be on them next year for one of my bucket list cruises, The Baltics. However as a solo cruiser I mainly cruise P&O due to the price. P&O tend to be slightly cheaper for couples but are a 4 star as opposed to Celebrity & Princess being 5*. There are noticeable nuances with Princess over P&O. But as a solo traveller they charge a 60% supplement for the solo traveller and Princess a whole 100%. P&O tend to be a little cheaper onboard too with no gratuities and and cheaper drinks.I have calculated that for a solo traveller Princess are about £500 per week more expensive. A price I don't mind paying for a 'special' cruise. But for an annual holiday cruise I will be very happy with P&O. Hope this perspective helps other solo cruisers :)
I’ve never read this on P&O’s website (probably unsurprising) but I’ve heard this “4-star” terminology used a lot with P&O. Tbh I think (especially the Britannia) a P&O Cruise does feel as premium as a Princess, even though they have very different designs. Also the fact that Princess and P&O ships are mostly all sisters of each other tells me they probably are pitched at a similar level. If the likes of Princess, HAL and Celebrity etc are pitched at 5-star, and you’ve got Seabourne, Silversea and Regent Seven Seas at 6-star, where does this put Azamara, Oceania and Viking who are aimed at somewhere between those two ‘tiers’ of you like, 5.5-star?!🤣 this is why I find it hard to compare cruise lines.
Reece Collison I have actually heard P&O refer to themselves as 4 star cruising. Whilst the ships are similar etc I think the main difference is food. You so often hear people say how it isn’t as good as it used to be, but my first meal onboard Aurora last October was Cannon of Lamb. I dare challenge anyone to say that they eat that at home every week haha. Like I say it’s nuances. I often ask is the extra price worth it, but it’s nice to do a different line without it being too different and I do like the more international feel of Princess. But you can’t beat a nice bit of back bacon & black pud for breakfast on P&O ;-)
If there is ever a reboot of "Diamonds are Forever", I want you two to be the pair of villains........against Daniel Craig.
Princess Cruises is My Favorite Cruise Line But I Only Started With Princess in 2017 I Am
More At Home On A Holland America Line Cruise Because I Started With That Line In 2005
I've done 4 cruises on Princess, 2 on NCL, and one on HAL and Princess never disappoints. The new Edge Class Celebrity ships are tempting with their innovative cabins and dining, but the price premium is off-putting.
CELEBRITY OMG
One of the "selling points" I always look for when thinking about a cruise, how LGBT friendly are the ships, the staff, and especially the ports of call (no Jamaica ports for us)!
What is it with Jamaica?
@@ZoliAkiApa its one of the most homophobic countries in the world! that why.
Celebrity hosted an LGBTQ meet and greet when I was on Equinox and they host pride cruises every year in June on ALL ships, they are also the winner of Best Gay-friendly cruise line 2016-19 and offer same-sex marriages on all ships and were the first cruise line ever to do so. Incredibly gay-friendly line and staff.
I would agree with you gentlemen. Princess offers excellent "value for money", but that's a personal judgement. ;-)
Princess, I love the friendly staff and I don't have trouble understanding their staff. Celebrity is great also, I book both, depending on cost.
I love you princess 100%
Have cruise Princess and Royal Caribbean, first Celebrity cruise next year.....
I'm Elite staus on Princess, so obviously they get my vote with my wallet. That said, I do want to try Celebrity, as I'm sure I'd enjoy cruising with them as well. It's just that being on the U.S. West coast, Princess has a much stronger presence here, so there are more cruises to choose from.
My hubby and I will be platinum when we go back on the Royal Princess in Sept. my folks are coming too. The 4 of us are also booked on the Celebrity Solstice in May 2021. We like both cruise lines. And Celebrity still has sommeliers!
Wow celebrity
Hi Guys: watch you two every day. You two are my heroes.
Interesting your comparing lines. How about my favourite - HAL?
Never seen you comment. If you have sailed and have a video please advise...
Princess 👍🏻
Princess for the same reasons as you.
after trying both...we LOVE celebrity. don't get us wrong though, princess is very close. we just like the modern details and insights on celebrity that we didn't get on princess.
I thought they were similar until my last Princess cruise. The food was terrible and the staff was unfriendly. We were very disappointed.
At best this a non-vote either way from me... and of course, these are just my opinions.
We (my much better half and I) have been on several Princess cruises and a few less Celebrity cruises. We like both. (We've also been aboard Royal Caribbean, Holland America and Cunard). We just got off a Celebrity ship two weeks ago, but our next cruise is Princess.
Formal nights on Princess are definitely more formal than Celebrity's formal nights.
Princess has better entertainment, particularly in the small venue "piano bar" size venues.
Food/drinks/service/cabins are a toss-up between the two... it depends on the ship, your tastes and how much you want to spend.
Cost... Princess does seem to come in a little less than Celebrity when comparing as closely as possible.
For us... it is all about the itinerary. We look for the experience and if we can get a good deal... great! There are always deals/sales to be had.
I find Celebrity overrated - which they might owe to way better marketing.
Edge Class is overpriced beyond any limits.
So, 2020 will be my first time on Princess, I booked the Sky.
What do you guys think me or celeberty edge?