Princess Dining by Ship: Compare All 17 Restaurant Lineups

Sun and Star: the largest change in dining format

Sun Princess and Star Princess combine a main dining room with The Eatery, Americana Diner and casual choices around the ship. Their published lineups also include Love by Britto, alongside a wider collection of specialty experiences. The practical benefit is variety across a longer voyage; on a short sailing, restaurant count can exceed the evenings you have available.

Start with the included choices before deciding how many reservations to buy. A seated diner meal can serve a different purpose from a long celebration dinner. Sanctuary restaurant access is tied to the eligible accommodation product, so a restaurant appearing on a deck plan does not mean any passenger can reserve it.

For a detailed first-night plan and venue-by-venue distinctions, use the Sun Princess dining guide. Star is a separate ship: use its own booking inventory for opening hours, prices and reservation availability rather than importing a Sun itinerary's schedule.

Royal Class: six ships with meaningful differences

Discovery and Enchanted deserve a close look if 360 is central to your trip. Their official pages list that experiential dinner, while the other ships in this group should not be assumed to have it. Read the Discovery Princess restaurant guide before treating 360 as equivalent to a regular specialty restaurant.

The Catch by Rudi lists Discovery, Enchanted, Majestic and Sky among its ships, as well as Sun and Star. Royal and Regal are a different proposition for someone choosing primarily for that seafood restaurant. Majestic's ship page also lists Sabatini's and O'Malley's; older articles focusing on its original Asian-market lineup can be out of date.

The table highlights differentiators, not the entire menu of included dining. All six still give you an included main-dining foundation. A traveler who will spend most dinners ashore may gain little from paying more for the largest specialty list.

Grand and related ships: a useful casual-food comparison

Caribbean and Emerald list Steamers Seafood and Planks BBQ, while Crown, Ruby and Grand list the Salty Dog Gastropub. These names matter because a casual dining allowance is useful only where the restaurant you want exists and the specific meal qualifies. The poolside Salty Dog Grill and the Gastropub are different venues with different meal expectations.

Grand also lists Alfredo's, offering another sit-down option to compare with a quick poolside slice. On any of these ships, the included main dining room, buffet and snack choices can support a complete trip without specialty dinners. An attractive cabin fare plus one individually purchased dinner can beat a larger package when most meals already suit you.

Diamond, Sapphire, Coral and Island need individual checks

Princess's January 2026 announcement confirms Makoto Ocean and Crown Grill additions to Diamond and notes the same recent additions on Sapphire. That dated announcement is more useful than an old fleet chart for those particular changes. Current ship pages also list Churrascaria, so check the venue names shown in your reservation rather than assuming one older steakhouse label remains definitive.

Coral and Island have a more compact dining proposition. Their current ship pages list the main dining room, buffet, pizzeria and grill, with Sabatini's among specialty choices. Coral lists International Café; Island lists La Patisserie. Official legacy fact sheets and refreshed ship cards do not always agree about the steakhouse branding, so obtain the current named venue from the booking menu before selecting a cruise specifically for Bayou Café or Crown Grill. That uncertainty does not affect the included main meals.

Turn the restaurant list into a realistic budget

Write down the meals you would buy without a bundle. For example, two travelers might want one steakhouse dinner each and one casual lunch each. That is four individual meal benefits across the cabin, not a reason by itself to buy a package for every night. Compare the actual pre-cruise prices with the package difference, including service charges and any excluded experiences.

The Princess Plus and Premier comparison explains why purchase date, ship and sailing date matter. A benefit described as specialty dining does not automatically include experiential dinners, premium wine or every menu supplement. Count only benefits that replace spending you already intended.

Use CruiseGem’s Princess search to compare the cabin and itinerary first. A ship with one fewer favorite restaurant can still be the better vacation if it gives you a better cabin location or longer time in the ports you care about.

Reserve around the trip you actually booked

Keep your longest paid dinner away from a late return from shore. Leave a simple included option on embarkation night until you know how the travel day feels. For a family with different appetites, keep one evening flexible rather than requiring everyone to attend every specialty meal.

Check sample menus for the people in your party, including vegetarian choices and the actual dishes a picky eater would order. Send dietary needs through Princess's prescribed process, then speak to the restaurant team aboard. A broad choice of venues is useful; it does not replace a conversation about preparation or cross-contact.

Before final payment, save the current ship page and the relevant package terms. Before sailing, revisit the dining planner. Restaurant names, operating days and reservations can change after a refurbishment, and the freshest ship-specific information should govern the plan.