Trip was wonderful and relaxing. Weather was perfect, no rain. I Loved the Northern Coastsl Route!! We will take this cruise again!

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 121

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Grand Princess

7 Night Classic California Coast (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 07, 2018

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We LOVED this cruise and destinations. We will most likely take this cruise again. We REALLY WISH PRINCESS WOULD BRING DIFFERENT SHIPS, or ROTATE SHIPS. We just want a different venue to sail on. Because we Love S.F.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Princess has this! 3x we have arrived, processed and embarked with no waiting. Love S.F. Setup!!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was great, could order 2nd entre only, no extras almost every nite. Waiter was Anazing! Such Great service. Princess has the always available dinner choices, so could get Delicious Salmon every nite!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
There were some pretty juvenile games during the day. Really? Best views from our balcony or the rear deck pool! Loved Voice of The Ocean! So well done!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Singers, dancers, comedian and magician were Amazing! Great Takent!

Explorers Lounge

2 out of 5

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE reupolster the couches and chair CUSHIONS!!! I can’t sit in them for any length of time!! Met a lot of other travelers who felt the same!!! If you sit you can't get up, or you sit and can’t walk after!!!!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our cabin steward Lancy Pais was Exceptional!! More like a personal Valet!!

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship is clean and well kept. I Love that they MAKE everyone WASH THEIR HANDS before entering Buffett areas...

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Cabin was clean, love the bed and bed linens! Our cabin steward was Amazing!!!

Ship tip

Spend some time lounging on deck watching ship wake... BEAUTIFUL!!! Get up early to watch entering the port... and watching the cities all lit up at departure. Balcony is the way to go!

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5
So easy to get in and out of S.F. Love the long term parking setup!

Astoria, Oregon

5 out of 5
Adorable and quaint fishing and logging town. The Maritime Museum is a MUST SEE. They also had the BEST IPA’S on our trip!

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Who doesn’t love Pike Place Mkt??? Very nice Brew Pubs. Everything within walking distance of Mkt. RT bus ride to area was great!

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5
Walked to China Town and Gastown District,have to be careful! A lot of Homeless and Open Drug Dealing and Consuming on the streets!!!

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
BEAUTIFUL City!! Wish we had more time in port. Everything opened mid day and we had to be back onboard @ 1:30pm. NOT ENOUGH TIME!!!!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Very organized getting off, just a MASH getting picked up!!
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6 Comments

mj4gold    6 years ago

Grand and star going to PandO line and changing names in Australia

ItsWoody    6 years ago

FYI, I was told the Grand will leave the Princess fleet in 2020. Haven't heard what ship might replace her though.

golfermike    6 years ago

Only new ship on the west coast will be the Royal and she is too big to go under the GGB. Very thing on the drawing board is even bigger. 🤔

rylblake    6 years ago

Yes the grand needs updating.

mudford    6 years ago

Yes! New ships!

golfhacker1    6 years ago

Totally agree. Time to move the Grand and bring in something new. We’re going to San Pedro for new itineraries and different ships.

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