Hawaii Cruise from San Francisco

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Grand Princess

15 Night Hawaiian Islands (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 03, 2017

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C254

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was uneventful, but relaxxing .  The Grand Princess is 20 years old and lacks some of the amenities of newer ship.  Cabins are on the smaller side with the bathrooms being cramped.

We've been on many Princess cruises and the food on this ship was particularly good with excellent fish preparation.

There were two lecturers on board.  The gentleman who organized film clips into various categories was excellent.  The other lecturer/naturalist was somewhat obtuse at times.  The other presentations were all sales pitches for art, the spa and jewelry.  We didn't go to any of these presentations as they are usually extremely boring after having been on 15 cruises with Princess.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
To much emphasis on selling art, the spa and jewelry

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
On the smaller side.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

3 out of 5

Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5

Nawiliwili, Kauai

3 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

3 out of 5
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4 Comments

glomarrone    7 years ago

We rarely sail from the west coast since we live on the east coast.

BDRebel    7 years ago

I look forward to my Hawaii cruise. Just have to book it first.

DVCruise    7 years ago

I just did the 15 day Star Princess Cruise to Hawaii from LA and while it was great, the sea days were long ... We had some pretty bad weather (cold/rainy) so it would have been entirely different if we could have spent more time on deck in the sun ...

I love the Princess line and have been on the Grand before and having nothing but good things to say about that ...

adriennecruises    7 years ago

My mother and I are thinking of taking this cruise maybe next year. I only have cruise with NCL. I found this cruise when I was looking for Hawaii cruises. Just not sure about all those sea days. 

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