1st cruise- never again

Item: Golden Princess
Rating: 2.6
Author: Annie5011

Golden Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Annie5011

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

2.6 out of 5

14 Night Fiji (Melbourne Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 29, 2019

Ship: Golden Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Nothing good to say - we tried it but never again

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Slow

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Average

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pools, music clips, trivia, sudoku

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The room and bar service was excellent- the dining staff slow

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

It's an old boat and showing it - it was clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

All OK

Ship tip

Don't go if you expect good food

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Ports of call

Melbourne, Australia Did not visit port

I flew in from Adelaide

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Noumea, New Caledonia

2 out of 5

Not much - we were ripped off in a Japanese restaurant

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Port Denaru, Fiji

1 out of 5

Hot and steamy the tender were too full for such a hot day

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Suva, Fiji Did not visit port

Too hot

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Port Vila, Efate, Vanuatu

2 out of 5

Good food at the harbour - much better than onboard

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Mare Isle, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia Did not visit port

Too hot

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

The purser did not deliver our duty free which held up our disembarkation by 30 minutes

6 Comments

millersaboard 5 years ago

Sounds like it wasn't great for you which is a shame. But as we know everyone is different and thats a good thing, I actually attended a wedding on the Golden in 2017 and it was just beautiful, everything went according to plan and it was a magnificent day.... i would love to go on one more time before she returns to P & O

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peterjules 5 years ago

We are off on Golden Princess in 7 days time and looking forward to a change from the Celebrity Solstice which is a beautiful ship..... but we know her too well! We will board with an open mind and form our own opinions but hearing reviews like this is good! That way, our expectations will be at least met and hopefully surpassed! A cruise is what you make it.... you are in control of your trip. You choose whether your glass is half empty or half full.

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melzie82 5 years ago

I've been on the golden 3 times and i can't praise it highly enough. Yes she is old, but she is also about to become a P&O ship so they won't spend money on fixing her before its sold obviously. Seems to me that you started off on the wrong foot and was finding minuscule faults in everything. I'd say cruising isn't for you if you could nit pick everything

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melsnook 5 years ago

We were on the Golden 2 years ago for the same voyage. Absolutely loved it. I do agree the tenders are too full and they take such a long time to get going, its stifling. We found the food and dining service to be excellent. Shame you didn't enjoy your trip as much as we did. We go again in 12 days 🍹

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willwork4cruz 5 years ago

Too bad you didn't have a good time. It's not for everyone which is a good thing because if everyone loved cruising they could charge whatever they wanted. A bad review now and then keeps the prices in check. Hope you enjoy some other type of vacation.

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Shh813 5 years ago

Sorry , I don't think cruising is for you.

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