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Grand Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Grand Princess

26 Night Hawaii Tahiti & South Pacific (Sydney To San Francisco)

Sail date: April 02, 2024

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

This is a rare Sydney to San Fran cruise, it is a 25 year old ship, Pacific can be rough, 70% Sea days,, entertainment is limited, if you can come to terms with this, the cruise will be fun….staff was wonderful and made up for other shortcomings….

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Long and a bit confusing

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Bars were great, dining room very good, buffets a little weak, coffee outstanding

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Ok, many sea days, so some repetition, a little disorganized. A lot of trivia’s with repeat answers….no bad

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Only a few big shows for so long a trip, but fine

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very good, very friendly

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Very old ship, but we liked the large spaces……could have been cleaner

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Older style, but clean and obstructed view not an issue, however lifeboat banging against the wall during high seas was an issue, temp control was also all over the place.

Ship tip

Old ship, no slides, go carts, wave pools, thermal pools. Very basic, but plenty of room to move around.

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

5 out of 5
No need for excursion, great place to walk around

Auckland, New Zealand

3 out of 5
Excursions were expensive and boring, not impressed.

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Need private tour to visit Hobbiton, cruise no help, not to be missed.

Suva, Fiji

2 out of 5
Not great off port, dirty, hot….need excursion

Papeete, Tahiti

2 out of 5
Visited Sunday, mostly closed

Moorea, French Polynesia

5 out of 5
Interesting place, not what you would expect, need tour to see everything

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5
Cruise excursions were expensive and did not include Pearl Harbor Memorial, use Uber and book yourself

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Very very confused, used Pier 80, which is a shipping port, not a cruise port….very difficult to get transportation
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6 Comments

javawoody     7 months ago

Thanks for the review

HeavySeas     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

karlgrgurich     7 months ago

That’s a. Lot of sea days! Glad it was mostly enjoyable

Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

cruising2004     7 months ago

Thank you for your review.

bndfromaz     7 months ago

We enjoyed The Grand, glad you did as well.