14 day Hawaiian Cruise

Golden Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Golden Princess

14 Night Hawaii (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 10, 2013

Ship: Golden Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

After checking in we were sent off to wait for an hour before getting on the ship. The stop in Mexicor was really not long enough to do anything, and then it delayed in Honolulu by having to go through immigration. We didn't get off the ship until 11:30. The staterooms were very nice and clean. The TV remote had to be held up high to change channels or volume. There alwasys seemed to be bathrooms out of order around the ship, especially the womens room by the Vista lounge, A couple of the jacuzzis were also out of order for most of the cruise. The Scholarship at sea series was great. We reaaly enjoyed the talks by John (naturalist) and Elizabeth. The nightly entertainment was OK. I liked the first comedian, the magician, the pianist, the impressionist, and the floor shows were good. Some of the staff was always friendly but the majority of them just seemed to ignore you. I will probably not take another Princess cruise. This was my first, after traveling with Norwegian several times. Their buffet is set up where it does not bog down, the menu was more varied, and the food was spicier. I guess my expectations were too high. I had thought Princess was supposed to be one of the best cruise lines. The price is higher but I did not find the overall experience to be any better.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Need more flavor in the food.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Trivia was usualy fun

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Naturalist and Elisabeth talks were great

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Did not go out of their way to help

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Not enough working bathrooms

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Well organised room

Ship tip

Remember where you find the bathrooms, as they are hard to find when you need one.

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

1 out of 5
The line to get back to the ship on the tenders was incredibly long

Lahaina, Maui

3 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

3 out of 5
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