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Golden Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

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Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

4 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

Cabin number: e311

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

this was a fabulos trip from beginning to end. Iteniary was great with exception of ensenada, with all the things going on in mexico, loved the 4 day crossing by sea to the islands, visiting each island for 4 days and then returning with 4 days crossing back. would maybe reccommend that the cruise line look into picking one of the islands to do an overnight so that passengers can get a day and night feel for the islands as there are so many things to see and do and you just dont seem to have enough time in port to do so. food and service on this ship were excellent both in horizon court and donatello restaurant. Played casino daily, and as with all ships very hard to win on slots, and tables, alwyays amazed at how those dealers can have those hot streaks that they do, know that players cant, entertainment in show room just so-so in comparison to other ships and cruise lines, not bad but could have been lot better, same old, same old comics, hypnotists, jugglers, etc. All in all a fantastic time with lots of memories

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
some of the best service and food ever experienced

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
disappointed in number of nights for karoke

Entertainment

3 out of 5
again feel as though need more wow in their nightly shows

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
everyone very pleasant and efficient in their jobs

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
ship very clean and easy to get around

Cabin / Stateroom

joseph our room steward fantastic, always friendly and saw to our every need

Ship tip

breakfast very enjoyable in horizon court, however expect to have to wait for table in the horizon court itself, not pool area, but in horizon court. Cruise director Gavin Chandler great at his job, but Derrick so much better in my opinion

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5
never went through so many security check points in my life to get on board

Ensenada, Mexico

5 out of 5
did not get off due to situation in mexico itself

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5
fantastic luau at paradise cove

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5
bought some fantastic coffee at hilo hatties

Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5
make sure you visit the new disney hotel and go to see the needle at aeu vallley

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5
rained this day didnt really get to do much
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cruzaholic    11 years ago

food was excellent in all areas of the ship, but especially in the donatello restaurant. Head waiter took a liking to our table and brought a special appetizer to the table every single night of the cruise. Had some of the largest and most delicious prawns I have ever seen in my life. YUM YUM

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