Pacific Princess Cruises Reviews

Blakey, I've travelled with both comapanies recently. Ocean Village ships are older than most of the Princess Fleet and a little smaller. You will find Princess ships much more formal than Ocean Vilage with at least a couple of formal, black tie nights. Meals are also different as evening meals on Princess are served in waitered restaurants (though a buffet is also available). Finally, you will find Princess geared more toward the American Market with respect to the performers they have on board and the games such as Trivia etc. Age range on Princess is 20s though predominantly 50

Should have read 20s Plus though predominantly 50 plus

I have never travelled with Ocean Village, so I am afraid that I cannot comment on the difference between the two companies. However, I would expect that the Ocean Village provides many more activity- based shore excursions than Princess and that the dress code on Princess in the evenings is less informal. From my experience the age range on the Princess ships depends very much on the itinerary. If you travel on one which calls at the fairly popular ports such as Barbados, St Lucia and Aruba, etc, the age range is probably late forties. However, if you go for one which calls at the less developed countries, such as one which goes through the Panama Canal and up to Acapulco it is nearer the mid-fifties. I hope that this helps.