Some minor upgrades on Grand Princess

Item: Grand Princess
Rating: 4
Author: TforTiger

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Hawaii

TforTiger

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

15 Night Hawaiian Islands (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 03, 2019

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E219

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Way too many seniors for this 15-night Cruise. Nothing wrong with it, but the activities and game shows would have been more fun with more middle-aged passengers and youngsters

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Pretty smooth and good process on a rainy day

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great food and the facilities are very clean. Staffs were friendly and professional

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Meet the standard and expectation for most

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Game shows were fun and the comedians were great. Good music production shows

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Most staffs were friendly and had smiles. Some late shift workers looked tired and sick

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean and beautiful design.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Bed was comfortable and very clean. However, the room looks old. New big LED TV on the wall and additional USB plugs at nightstands were great plus

Ship tip

Go to a later shows for better seats. Too many people at the early show due to many seniors

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Ports of call

San Francisco, California

3 out of 5

Too many homeless

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Honolulu, Oahu

4 out of 5

Great city and many activities for anyone

Thumbs Up 1

Nawiliwili, Kauai

2 out of 5

Beautiful island and quiet

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Lahaina, Maui

5 out of 5

Great shopping experience for everyone

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Hilo, Hawaii

3 out of 5

Rain too much

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Ensenada, Mexico

1 out of 5

Nothing to see here and the time was short. Only had one hour of daylight after arrival.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very smooth process and no confusion

10 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review, remember one day you will be a senior

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toadsmcfroggy 4 years ago

A crusie during the end of a us school semester... You wonder why theres seniors really??? Pretty sure the crowd is your mistake for not thinking that through.

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romantikcruiser 4 years ago

Woody...if you want a younger crowd you need to look at cruises 7 days or less...while most of the passengers on tv’s “The Love Boat” were young and attractive...those cruises were normally 3 Day cruises...not many younger folks have 19 days of time off available...we have a 28 day cruise booked...but we are going to get away and to see new places

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ItsWoody 4 years ago

I have been on 6 Princess cruises. 10 day cruises had a slightly younger crowd. But every Princess cruise I've been on just has an older crowd. The last cruise I was on was 19 days. I'd swear the median age was upwards of 70.

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romantikcruiser 4 years ago

With any cruise line...the longer the trip...the older the average age of the passengers... ... younger passengers cannot come up with the necessary vacation days and might not have the extra $$$ for a longer cruise ... ... if age...income... or passenger make up is an issue for you...let your TA know...and if they still want your business they can make recommendations about cruise lines and cruise itineraries

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mermaidaly 4 years ago

The cruise probably would have been way better without agists aboard.... like racism there is no place for it.

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cslewis13 4 years ago

You should always research any vacation like this. All longer cruises generally have an older crowd for obvious reasons. Same with weather and ports of call.

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truckndad 4 years ago

Three stars because it rained? Two stars because it's big and quiet? So you're giving a bad review to mother nature I guess

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missnotanlines 4 years ago

Is princess geared towards seniors?

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