What I would actually book
A standard Balcony cabin is the sensible default for most couples — roughly 170–173 sq. ft. plus a 43–75 sq. ft. balcony. Families and anyone wanting more space should price a Mini-Suite before assuming they need a full suite. Suite-first travelers get one real advantage over Coral Princess: a third suite grade added in the 2015 refit.
Balcony (B1, B2, BA–BF)
Roughly 170–173 sq. ft. plus a 43–75 sq. ft. balcony, decks 8–12.
Mini-Suite
Roughly 239–300 sq. ft. — price this before assuming you need a full suite.
Vista Suite (S6)
The largest of this ship’s three suite grades — roughly 470 sq. ft. by the most consistent sourcing, though one source lists a cabin as high as 740 sq. ft.
4.0 / 5.0 overall — 1,277 member reviews
Children’s Programs scores notably lower, at 3.0.
1,107 total
Per Princess’s current fact sheet — supersedes an older, disputed 987-vs-1,107 framing.
Her 2015 refit removed her gas turbines entirely
A real mechanical difference from her sister ship, Coral Princess, which retains her original propulsion.
The category ladder, bottom to top
Island Princess’s ladder runs Interior, Oceanview (standard and obstructed), Balcony (standard and obstructed), Mini-Suite and Reserve Collection Mini-Suite, and three Reserve Collection suite grades — one more than her sister ship, a direct result of her 2015 refit. We use the same category-code structure confirmed for Coral Princess as the baseline, since both ships share it; where this ship’s own totals diverge, that’s flagged below rather than assumed identical.
| Family | Category | Approx. size | Deck(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior | Interior (IA–IF) | ~155–166 sq. ft. | 5, 8–9, 10–12 | No window — the category exists in the same form as on Coral Princess; this ship’s exact per-category count wasn’t independently available |
| Oceanview | Oceanview (O5, O6, OB–OE) | ~156–245 sq. ft. | 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 | Window, no balcony, including obstructed-view grades below |
| Oceanview | Obstructed Oceanview (OV, OW, OY, OZ) | ~156–245 sq. ft. | 5, 6, 8, 9 | Same family as above — lifeboat or machinery obstruction, priced lower |
| Balcony | Balcony (B1, B2, BA–BF) | ~170–173 sq. ft. + 43–75 sq. ft. balcony | 8–12 | The largest category on the ship, per the same class-wide pattern confirmed on Coral Princess |
| Balcony | Obstructed Balcony (BY, BZ) | ~170–173 sq. ft. + balcony | 8–12 | Same family as above — lifeboat or machinery obstruction |
| Mini-Suite | Mini-Suite (MB, MD, ME, MY) | ~239–300 sq. ft. | 9–12 | Post-refit cabin count likely differs from Coral Princess’s 178 — not independently confirmed for this ship |
| Mini-Suite | Reserve Collection Mini-Suite (M1) | ~239–300 sq. ft. | 9–12 | Same footprint as a standard Mini-Suite, bundled with Reserve Collection perks |
| Suite | Penthouse Suite (S4) | Not independently confirmed — see the accuracy section | 9–10, midship | The suite grade added in the 2015 refit — this ship’s sister, Coral Princess, does not have it |
| Suite | Premium Suite (S5) | ~300–470 sq. ft. | 9–10, midship | Shared with Coral Princess’s entry suite grade |
| Suite | Vista Suite (S6) | ~470 sq. ft. (one source lists a cabin as high as ~740 sq. ft. — see the accuracy section) | 9–10, midship | This ship’s top suite grade |
This ship has three suite grades, not two — S4 Penthouse, S5 Premium and S6 Vista, all three confirmed by Princess’s published materials. Cruise Critic reports her suites span roughly 470–740 sq. ft. as a range, wider than the figures reported for Coral Princess — consistent with an added grade, though we could not independently break out exact size or count per individual grade (S4 Penthouse specifically) for this ship the way we could for Coral Princess.
Princess’s current fact sheet lists 1,107 total guest staterooms on this ship. We previously carried a disputed "987 (Princess) vs. 1,107 (third-party)" framing here — that 987 figure traced to an older, now-outdated Princess page rather than Princess’s current data, and it has been retired in favor of the current, authoritative 1,107 figure. The 2015 refit that added staterooms and the resulting current total are two separate facts — the exact number of staterooms added (121, per Wikipedia and cruise-industry coverage) is treated as directly documented, but we no longer use it to back into a "before" total, since the 987 figure it was reconciled against is now known to be stale.
The same value baseline as her sister ship
Interior cabins run roughly 155–166 sq. ft. — genuinely windowless, with no video-screen consolation feature, matching the category as confirmed on sister ship Coral Princess. This ship’s most recent dry dock was a routine maintenance and inspection call at Fincantieri’s Palermo, Italy yard in September 2024, smaller in scope than her 2015 refit.
Skip straight to Oceanview or Balcony rather than assuming any Interior cabin has a consolation feature — it doesn’t on this ship.
A window, plus an obstructed-view variant worth pricing carefully
Standard Oceanview cabins run roughly 156–245 sq. ft. across Decks 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 — a window, no private outdoor space. A separate obstructed-view grade (OV, OW, OY, OZ) sits in the same size range at a lower price, with the view partly blocked by a lifeboat or machinery housing.
If daylight matters more than private outdoor space, standard Oceanview is the cheaper way to get it — just confirm you’re not booking the obstructed-view grade unless the price gap alone makes that trade-off worth it.
The default choice, with no lower-positioned Cove variant on this ship
Balcony is the standard private-outdoor-space category on this ship, matching Coral Princess’s configuration of roughly 170–173 sq. ft. plus a 43–75 sq. ft. balcony. There’s no Cove Balcony variant here — that category is exclusive to Sun Princess and Star Princess — so the main decision is standard versus the lower-priced obstructed-view grade (BY, BZ).
The BY/BZ grade is priced lower for a reason — a lifeboat or machinery housing genuinely blocks part of the view. Price the gap against a standard Balcony cabin before deciding the savings are worth it.
A sitting-area step up, including a direct route into Reserve Collection
Mini-Suite adds a sitting area over a standard Balcony cabin without full suite pricing, running roughly 239–300 sq. ft. in the same category structure confirmed on Coral Princess — this ship’s exact post-refit cabin count wasn’t independently available to us. One specific grade, M1, is designated a Reserve Collection Mini-Suite: the same physical footprint as any other Mini-Suite, bundled with Reserve Collection perks at a fare below the full Suite tier.
A standard Mini-Suite
The sitting-area upgrade over a Balcony cabin, at a fare below the suite tiers — price this before assuming you need a full suite.
A Reserve Collection Mini-Suite (M1) specifically
The same physical footprint as a standard Mini-Suite, bundled with Reserve Collection perks — confirm which specific cabins carry this designation before booking if those perks are the reason you’re shopping this category.
Three suite grades — the real upside of this ship’s 2015 refit
Reserve Collection here covers three suite grades — S4 Penthouse (added in the 2015 refit), S5 Premium and S6 Vista — plus the M1 Reserve Collection Mini-Suite grade. Confirmed perks: priority embarkation and disembarkation, a complimentary welcome bottle of wine for Reserve Collection Mini-Suite guests or an in-room mini-bar setup for full suite guests, evening canapés on request, and upgraded terry bathrobes. Reserve Dining is a designated, exclusive area within the main dining room — this ship has no separate, dedicated Reserve Collection restaurant the way Sanctuary Collection has on Sun and Star Princess. Princess’s general Reserve Collection materials also describe fleet-wide full-suite perks (a private breakfast venue, a specialty-dinner credit, a Concierge Lounge, a Suite Experience manager) that we could not independently confirm specifically aboard this ship — treat them as likely but not ship-confirmed.
When the extra suite grade (S4 Penthouse) matters to you
This is the one real suite-structure advantage this ship has over Coral Princess — a third grade added specifically in the 2015 refit.
When the entry Premium Suite (S5) is the smarter buy
You want Reserve Collection access — priority dining, welcome perks — without paying for the largest physical suite on the ship.
This ship doesn’t have one. If that specific amenity is the point of booking a suite, it exists on Sphere Class (Sun Princess, Star Princess), not here.
Princess’s current figure for this ship
Princess’s own current fact sheet lists 28 wheelchair-accessible staterooms on Island Princess — a genuinely higher figure than her sister ship Coral Princess’s 20, not a rounding difference. Earlier third-party research we relied on (CruiseMapper and CruiseDeckPlans) had this as an unresolved conflict — CruiseMapper listing 20 for both ships, while CruiseDeckPlans listed 20 for Coral Princess but 32 for this ship. We’re treating Princess’s own current figure of 28 as authoritative here rather than continuing to present that older conflict as the live answer; the 20-vs-32 split is retained below only as historical research context.
Confirm the exact accessible cabin number, category and door width directly with Princess or a travel advisor well ahead of your sailing.
Before Princess’s current fact sheets settled this, CruiseMapper and CruiseDeckPlans disagreed on this ship specifically: 20 versus 32. That gap is no longer the current answer — Princess’s own materials now put her at 28 — but we note it here so the research trail is transparent.
Her own cabin-selection research, not borrowed from her sister
Island Princess has her own dedicated cabin-selection guides with named cabin numbers — the same class of source we relied on for Coral Princess, just not the identical complaint list. One pattern documented for Coral Princess specifically didn’t turn up in the Island-focused guides we checked: no source we found calls out Deck 5 casino or nightclub noise for this ship by name, so we’re not carrying that specific complaint over without its own evidence.
Cabins A312–A633, beneath the pool deck
Early-morning deck-chair dragging and setup noise — named specifically for this ship.
Cabins A209, A214, B205–B206 and similar forward-facing positions
Reported as windy enough to be effectively unusable at times, even though the balcony is technically open.
Cabins B711, C714, D720, E717 and P623
Named specifically as sharing a wall with a laundry facility — machine noise and vibration.
Cabins in the C311–C415 range and similar tiered-balcony positions
The stepped balcony design here means a cabin below can be overlooked from the balcony above it — a privacy consideration rather than a noise one.
Cabins in the PR726–PR727 range and similar aft positions
Reported soot and vibration concerns toward the stern, worth asking about if you’re sensitive to either.
This is the one location complaint we found well-documented for Coral Princess but not independently corroborated for this ship — we’re not asserting it applies here just because the ships share a hull. If avoiding that specific noise source matters to you, ask directly about your cabin’s position relative to the casino and nightclub deck before booking.
What does the next dollar actually buy?
A real window — this ship has no video-screen consolation feature, so this jump buys genuine daylight.
Private outdoor space — the upgrade most travelers on this class say was worth paying for.
A genuine sitting-area upgrade, and — if it’s the M1 Reserve Collection grade specifically — the most accessible route into Reserve Collection perks without full suite pricing.
Reserve Collection perks and priority dining — but not a dedicated restaurant or lounge. This is a lighter jump than the equivalent step on Sphere Class.
A third suite tier to choose from that Coral Princess simply doesn’t have, courtesy of the 2015 refit.
Compare the ship, not just the class
Coral Class Cabins & Staterooms
Compare the class architecture before choosing the ship.
Coral Princess
The class original — two suite grades and 1,545 staterooms per Princess’s current fact sheet.
Island Princess
The refitted sister — 1,107 staterooms per Princess’s current fact sheet, plus a third suite grade.
Island Princess cabin questions
What is the best cabin on Island Princess?
A standard Balcony cabin is the easiest right answer for most couples. Families and anyone wanting more space should price a Mini-Suite before assuming they need a full suite.
How many staterooms does Island Princess have?
1,107 total guest staterooms, per Princess’s current fact sheet. This page previously carried a disputed "987 vs. 1,107" framing that traced to an older, outdated Princess page rather than Princess’s current data; that has been corrected.
What changed in Island Princess’s 2015 refit?
Staterooms were added (121, per Wikipedia and cruise-industry coverage), double-occupancy capacity rose from about 1,974 to about 2,200, her gas turbines were removed entirely, and a third suite grade (S4 Penthouse) was added — a real structural and mechanical divergence from sister ship Coral Princess, which never underwent this refit.
Does Island Princess have more suite options than Coral Princess?
Yes — three suite grades (S4 Penthouse, S5 Premium, S6 Vista) versus Coral Princess’s two (S5 Premium, S6 Vista). This is the clearest suite-structure advantage of choosing this ship over her sister.
Does Island Princess have a dedicated Reserve Collection restaurant?
No. Reserve Dining is a designated area of the main dining room, not a separate venue — the same structure as on Coral Princess. A dedicated suite-only restaurant exists on Sun Princess and Star Princess (Sanctuary Collection), not here.
How many wheelchair-accessible cabins does Island Princess have?
28, per Princess’s current fact sheet — more than sister ship Coral Princess’s 20. Older third-party research (20 per CruiseMapper vs. 32 per CruiseDeckPlans) is superseded by Princess’s own current figure.
Where can I find the official Island Princess deck plan?
Princess publishes the current deck plan for this ship at princess.com/deckPlans.do?shipCode=IP — use it to confirm the exact cabin number, deck and any obstruction before booking. A direct link is included above.
Original research — verify specifics before booking
This page is Seabound’s own research into Princess’s published stateroom data, cross-checked against third-party cruise sources current as of August 2026 — it isn’t a locked or pre-audited document. An earlier version of this page cited an outdated Princess page as though it were still the current official figure for this ship’s stateroom count; that has been corrected against Princess’s current fact sheet, and it’s the single biggest lesson from this research pass — don’t let a stale primary-source page outrank a newer one from the same publisher.
The added S4 Penthouse suite grade’s exact size and cabin count were not independently available to us — we know it exists (per Princess’s own published materials and Cruise Critic’s reporting of a wider suite size range on this ship than on Coral Princess) but could not break it out precisely.
Per-category cabin counts (Interior, Oceanview, Balcony, Mini-Suite) are presented using the structure confirmed for sister ship Coral Princess, since this ship’s own post-refit category-level breakdown wasn’t independently available — treat these as structurally accurate but not this ship’s own confirmed counts.
One Coral Princess-specific complaint — Deck 5 casino and nightclub noise — did not turn up in the Island Princess-focused guides we checked, so we present it as unconfirmed for this ship rather than assuming it carries over just because the ships share a hull.
Earlier third-party research (CruiseMapper and CruiseDeckPlans) had this ship’s accessible-cabin count as an unresolved 20-vs-32 conflict, and had the ship’s total stateroom count citing an outdated Princess page (987) against third-party figures (1,107). Princess’s current fact sheets have superseded both — 28 accessible cabins, 1,107 total staterooms — and we no longer present the old conflicts as live, unresolved questions.
The named-tier category structure, the three-grade suite structure (S4 Penthouse, S5 Premium, S6 Vista — a genuine difference from Coral Princess), the 2015 refit’s stateroom additions and gas-turbine removal, Reserve Collection’s role as this ship’s suite-tier program, and the current stateroom and accessible-cabin totals (1,107 staterooms, 28 accessible) are each confirmed on Princess’s own current published materials or independently reported cruise-industry coverage of the refit.
The 2015 refit’s scope (added staterooms, removed turbines, added suite grade) is corroborated by more than one independent source.
Which category is the better buy for a given traveler type on this specific ship, and what the extra suite grade actually adds over her sister ship.