As first time cruisers, our first reaction is "now this is a SHIP!" We've done a lot of wilderness walking, but it's really fun to walk here: the ship is 290 meters long (3 football fields) and 50 meters wide. Three laps around the ship's rail on the seventh level equals a mile. And you don't stumble over roots or rocks!
The Sapphire Princess is one of the ships of the Princess line. It is designed to entertain adults 24 hours a day,
although children also cruise. Our cruise has 186 children and teens. It has five pools, a couple of theaters, and five or six lounges. Service and food are excellent! Other ship data: it weighs 115,875 gross tonnage, 77,745 net tonnage, carries 3500 tons of fresh water, carries 2670 passengers and a crew of 1120. While we've not been on anything that would qualify as rough seas, the ride is incredibly smooth.
As you can see in the second photo, the bridge is wide. The captain can operate from either side. Our favorite viewing spot is from the deck above the bridge. Our stateroom and deck are midship on the 11th floor, starboard. The elevator goes to 16 and there is a disco on the 18th floor, aft.
The last picture is from the stern as we left College Fjord, after a day of glacier viewing. You can't really tell from the wake, but the ship is driven by four propellers.
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