This is an old ship

Item: Grand Princess
Rating: 2
Author: JayH1

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Caribbean - Southern

JayH1

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 17, 2011

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 12 years ago

Review summary

When we booked this trip we were told the ship went through a recent refurbishment. What that means is partially refurbished. The hot tubs did not function properly, jets did not work and they were cold. Paint and caulk peeling inside of them. Kids jammed the areas and neither security,kids security or customer service did anything about it. The customer service staff while friendly handles complaints poorly, does not get back to you and is basically incompetent. Three times we complained at office until we were even contacted by managers who simply stated they will contact the corp office. Not one person ever tried to fix the problem.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food quality was better than average

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Entertainment was poor, casino was nice

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Customer service is not in the service business. They do not handle complaints in a timely manner nor do they fix the problem. They will try to get you in private room so other customers will not hear you complain. Ageneral lack of non concern. We booked to cabins on this ship -- total 5 people, and while we were dissatisfied with the Grand we were open minded to try another Newer Princess ship for 10 days - 2 cabins next November -- That was until the general lack of care and professionalisim kicked in. The staff on board the Grand was anything but!

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

The pool and hot tub area were badly in need of repair and cleaning

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Pros: Food

Cons: Pools and Hot tubs were disgusting

This is an old ship

Overall rating:

Review summary

Ship experiences

Recommends Grand Princess? No.

Be the first to comment