Sun Princess

The Sun Princess is the 'Australian Princess' spending much time in our waters.      The ship is very 'wheelchair friendly' and the crew helpful. courteous, friendly and efficient.
The cabin was large and toilet/shower large and very accessible.
The food was of good quality and of course was plentiful and available at any time!
The shows were of a high standard and wheelchair access was available at the rear of the theatre.
Doors onto the deck are always a problem as the wind on deck makes them hard to open, however there was always help at hand to assist!
The pool does have a hoist to enable access, however this has to be reserved in advance of use.     If I wanted a dip I had to advise the deck steward that I would want  a swim at a certain time.    I can see the reasoning for this, maybe if the hoist was left in place children and pranksters may be tempted to play on it.     It does however restrict the pleasure.     Most people do not decide to swim at a certain time but like to have a dip whenever they feel like it !      I would like the same opportunity.
The itinerary was Fremantle, Geraldton, Phuket, Penang, Langkowi, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.      Only Geraldton had a 'tender' landing at all other ports the ship docked and I was able to disembark.
Some ports have transportaion to the city, these are with coaches which do not provide wheelchair access.     Taxis have to be used.     Only in Singapore was I able to obtain a proper 'whhelchair access' taxi.    This meant the dismantling of my electric wheelchair and tranfering into the taxi.    Whilst I said that Singapore provides wheelchair accessible taxis, they are really not required as the excellent undergroung rail system is very easy and cheap to use.
We flew to Fremantle from the Gold Coast on Virgin Blue,  the service was good and we encountered no problems.    The airline had details of my chair from previous flights so check in was quick and easy.
On flights such as this requiring a 4/5 hour duration, it would be nice if access to the toilet was available.    There are no on board wheelchairs and if travelling economy then the toilet will be at least five rows of seats away.    I hope aqn airline will look at this problem.
On the whole this was avery good holiday!
It is understood (maybe incorrectly) that the wages paid to dining room and stateroom stewards is very low and that a great reliance is placed on the passenger to tip these people.     On this trip I fear some people found some excuse not to tip, and generally Australians do not like to tip.    The shipping companies when operating in Australian waters may have to adjust fares and have a no tipping policy.
Thank you Princess Lines a good holiday