Enchanted Princess in Grand Turk

At close to 300 square feet, a mini suite on Enchanted Princess is much bigger than the standard balcony cabin. There’s a curtain that can be pulled across between the bed and couch areas. That comes in handy if there are more than two people or if one person wants to sleep while the other doesn’t.

mini suite

The living room area is big enough for a full-sized couch. There’s a much larger desk than the one in standard balcony rooms and an extra nightstand by the couch. The room has 2 TV’s, one for the bedroom area and another in the living room part.

bathroom in the mini-suite

The bathroom is bigger than in a standard cabin and has a bathtub.  It had the same bath products as a regular cabin.

bath products include lotion

These included liquid soap and lotion at the sink. The lotion was a nice addition since a lot of ships don’t have that anymore.

bathtub in the mini-suite

The tub could have done better though. It had the awful combined shampoo and conditioner instead of separate ones. At least there was separate bath gel. The tub itself is an upgrade. Standard cabins just have a shower.

open and closed closets

The room has lots of storage space. The enclosed closet by the bathroom is about twice the width of the one in the balcony room. The open one is about the same, pretty spacious in either room. There’s even an extra little catch-all sort of shelf near the door where people can set things when they come in.

magnetic walls come in handy for keeping paperwork organized

There’s lots of wall space to hang things if you bring magnets or magnetic hooks. The walls in the main room are magnetic, but most of the bathroom has something resembling tile covering up the walls, which is not magnetic.

balcony

The balcony is the nearly the same as the one in the balcony room, but a little longer because the room is a bit wider. Just two chairs and a table. No footstools, but there wasn’t really room for them on the rather narrow balcony.

mini-suite with the balcony curtain open

We usually try to book rooms close to the bow so we can watch the flying fish. Our mini-suite was mid-ship. We could still see some flying fish, though not as many as from rooms closer to the bow. The central location near the mid-ship elevators was very convenient for access to anywhere on the ship though.

mini suite with the balcony curtain closed

It’s definitely nice to have the extra space. Well worth the upgrade if you can afford it. Especially since the standard balcony cabins on the Enchanted Princess are smaller than standard balcony cabins on a lot of other cruise lines. Not just that ship, all of the Princess ships I have sailed on had smaller than average staterooms.

For those wishing for even more of an upgrade without going to a full suite some of the mini-suites are designated as reserve collection and come with extra amenities. Most are the same size as the other mini suites, but the ones at the front corners of decks 15 and 16 are extra-large with wrap-around balconies making them pretty close to an actual suite. Also as with any cabin type rooms designated as accessible are generally larger than other rooms of the same type.

a little something extra with the steward’s tip at the end of the cruise

Booking reserve collection comes with some of the perks that normally go to full suites like priority embarkation. These rooms are also entitled to additional perks including a free bottle of wine, premium dining options and reserved theater seating that is not included with the regular mini suites.

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