Sun Princess Deluxe Balcony Cabin Review — Stateroom 11221 Tour

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Sun Princess Deluxe Balcony Stateroom 11221

We recently had an amazing opportunity to sail around the Mediterranean on the brand new Princess Cruise ship – Sun Princess in her inaugural season. It was an incredible anniversary cruise and we will be sharing highlights from each port, as well as the food, entertainment, and ship itself.

Whether you are living vicariously through us or seriously considering booking a cruise vacation on Sun Princess or a cruise to the Mediterranean, we hope you will find value in this Sun Princess Review series starting with a tour of Deluxe Balcony Stateroom 11221.

Entering Your Sun Princess Cabin with the Medallion

You may be surprised to see “Door Unlocked” along with your face on the screen and the light around the door handle will be green indicating you can enter the room!

I really enjoyed the convenience of not having to fiddle to find and tap a card or item every time I wanted to get into the room. As long as the medallion was on my person, by the time I got to the room I could enter seamlessly.

You can also see on the display that as you enter or exit your stateroom on Sun Princess, you can tap for Privacy or to notify the Stateroom Steward that it’s an ideal time to service your room.

Deluxe Balcony Stateroom 11221 Photos

Below you can see a portion of the desk area, couch, and bed in this balcony cabin number 11221.

Inside Balcony Stateroom 11221 on Sun Princess

Desk Area — Sun Princess Balcony Cabin 11221

You’ll be welcomed with a line up of information at the desk, as you can see, including the Princess Patter. The Princess Patter is the daily schedule for ship activities and provides valuable information about the hours of bars and restaurants and when you need to be back on the ship on port days. If you would like to see the Princess Patters from our recent cruise to get an idea of what is on offer, click here for Princess Patter Uploads. (coming soon!)

The desk area is quite spacious and there are two drawers to keep yourself organized. The chair is designed with a leather handle at the back which proved very useful when pulling it out to have a seat.

The mirror here really opens the room and provides an ideal space for anyone doing their hair and makeup while the bathroom is in use. If you would like some more lighting, there are two long vertical light strips on either side of the mirror.

The mini fridge can be found in the bottom cabinet and if you have a mini bar set up you will find the fridge filled with a variety of mixers and small bottles of liquor on the shelf above. This is a complimentary perk for any Elite travelers on Princess.

Read: Elite Benefits We Used on Sun Princess (coming soon!)

Spacious Couch — Sun Princess Cabin 11221

An abstract painting added character to the wall behind the couch, which was very spacious and comfortable. The material was almost velvety with a silver hue. A small, round side table was useful as a valet tray, surface to set glassware, and even as a footrest from time to time 🙂

Bed by Balcony in Cabin 11221

Of note, the configuration of Balcony Stateroom 11221 on Sun Princess is that the bed is located next to the balcony while the couch is at the entrance. Other rooms have the couch near the balcony and the bed near the entrance.

There are two nightstands at either side of the bed. You also have standard wall lamps as well as small reading lights beneath, which is a nice touch. Switches beside the bed make it convenient to shut off the lights or turn them on without having to get up and you will find outlets and charging ports at the bedside which is always a great feature!

Tip For Cruise Travelers: If you have a preference in either direction, have your travel agent verify the configuration for you in advance! Please note that you will not be able to book a “guarantee” room if you have specific preferences like this.

In-Stateroom TV on Sun Princess

Sun Princess had a really great selection of movies along with tv shows to watch in the stateroom, free of charge. The TV was huge. It did not swivel out, which felt like a missed opportunity, however it was perfectly placed to watch movies in bed in a fluffy robe while ocean waves flowed on by!

Sun Princess Cabin Private Bathrooms

The stateroom bathrooms on Sun Princess were so fresh and modern. You’ll have everything you need with several shelves for your toiletries and refillable hand soap and lotion dispensers at the counter.

A very exciting feature to the bathrooms on Sun Princess are full glass showers – no more gross shower curtains! You can adjust the water flow from the shower head and you will find shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in the shower for your convenience

Check out the round silver bit affixed to the left side of the shower wall, close to the ceiling. For those who do not know, this is a clothes line. So if you need to hang some clothes to dry whether it’s your damp swim suit or some undies you washed up in the sink you can utilize this built-in line. Not all cruise ship bathrooms are equipped with these anymore, so we always bring a portable one with us, but I was pleasantly surprised to see they included these clothes lines in the staterooms!

Cruise Travel Tip: If you have particular hair, I recommend bringing at least your favorite conditioner as the one provided did my hair no favors. This is my favorite at the moment and doesn’t even take space in your TSA liquids bag! 😉

Portable Hair Dryer on Sun Princess

Did you happen to notice there was no junky in-wall hair dryer in that bathroom? That’s because the stateroom has a drybar buttercup blow dryer! From the top drawer above the mini fridge, I could pull out this cheery yellow hair dryer at any time. The Dry Bar blow-dryer worked really well and I loved having the ability to plug it in anywhere around the room and not be trapped in the bathroom with a hair dryer on the wall. It’s very practical for a cruise as you can continue to get ready while another traveler is in the shower, for example.

Drawers and Closet Space on Sun Princess

We had plenty of space for storage in our stateroom on Sun Princess. An in-room safe was housed in the far left top cabinet. Two pool towels were waiting for us in one of the open cubbies beneath. Three drawers could be found below that

The main closet had a very spacious rod for hanging clothes and plenty of hangers – some with pant clips some without. Additional shelves inside the closet made it easy to keep things organized and I was actually able to put my luggage on the right side, beneath my hanging clothes. The bottom shelf was perfect for keeping shoes together, yet out of sight!

Deluxe Balcony on Sun Princess — 11221

Stateroom 11221 on Sun Princess is an unobstructed balcony, categorized as a Deluxe Balcony. Two chairs and a small table were waiting for us. Footrests/ottomans for the chairs were not provided, although we could see them on the larger balconies beneath us.

We embarked in Rome, Civitavecchia Port, so that is what you are seeing from the balcony on this room tour day. Of note, Rome city center is a ways away from the Port, inland. We flew into FCO and took the train to the port.

-> Read: How to get to Civitavecchia Cruise Port By Train

This view should give you a bit of an idea of the amount of space on your deluxe balcony!

There is nothing quite like being on your balcony as the ship sails away from the embarkation port.

Here you can see the sun dipping low over the coast of Italy near Civitavecchia port as we head south to Naples.

Oh, but wait! There’s something else you can see, isn’t there?

You can see the balconies of the C2 mini suites on deck 9 as well as the private Cabana Deck (with the plush lounge chairs). We thought it was an incredibly strange design that these suite balconies were so exposed. They really had no privacy despite costing more and to some extent one could say that they obstruct the view of balconies above. What do you think?

Cruise Tip: Your travel agent can help you choose a room that has the size and amenities you want (like a mini suite) with the location you want. 😉

Sun Princess Stateroom 11221 Location

Cabin 11221 on Sun Princess is a Deluxe Balcony located Forward and Starboard as you can see in the red box on the accompanying deck map. The elevators (Lift) are also noted in red so you can get an idea of the distance this balcony stateroom is from the nearest elevator.