Covid cruise

Item: Grand Princess
Rating: 3.5
Author: sbanken

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

sbanken

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5

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7 Night Voyage Of The Glaciers With Glacier Bay - Southbound (Anchorage To Vancouver)

Sail date: June 12, 2024

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: C616

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

I feel princess failed by not keeping the ship sanitized. Many sick people I am guessing all with Covid as we were very sick the last day and upon returning home the same day we left the ship we tested positive for Covid. There was no effort to clean common touch surfaces and hand washing was not enforced at the buffet. My dream vacation turned into a nightmare and now I am still very sick. I expected a safer environment on the ship.

Embarkation

2 out of 5

No information provided at check in we had no clue what to do when we boarded

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Very long wait for service at the bars and I had black hair in my food 3 times and hand washing was not Enforced at the buffet

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

There was enough to do but every one was coughing and sneezing. We got very sick the last two days and tested positive for Covid the day we returned home the same day we left the ship

Entertainment

4 out of 5

It was good not great

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Slow bar service and witnessed service staff arguing with each other multiple times

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

No effort was made to sanitize common areas door handles, railings, elevator buttons etc.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The bed separated in the middle and found myself sleeping on the plywood base. Shower was scalding hot and not able to cool it down.

Ship tip

Go with a different cruise line

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Ports of call

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5

Very nice

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Amazing

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Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Fantastic

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Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

Nice but not a ton to see

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Nice shops

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful city

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Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Impressive city

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very quick

14 Comments

gerrysmarie 5 months ago

When your review is that bad, I would say for what ever reason you personally didn’t like your experience, I would have to say your review is skewed and not at all accurate.

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Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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1960cruiser 5 months ago

As many have posted....you can't blame Princess for the nasty behavior of fellow cruisers. I also question that no one was cleaning or sanitizing anything cause that is standard before and after covid. It is also correct that covid or whatever was brought on the ship after sailing. I doubt you're a doctor and you can't pinpoint where it all started. Also Princess has the thickest mattresses and you saying you saw the plywood base can't be correct, cause there is the mattress, a pad, a sheet and then the duvet, so how you say that, I have to say it's not accurate.

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javawoody 5 months ago

If you must blame someone, blame your fellow cruisers, not the ship. But you must take precautions.

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Sorry you are ill but it could have happened on any cruise ship, plane, motel, store, etc.

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bndfromaz 5 months ago

ASYoung is right on. Every Princess Cruise I have been on, crew was always wiping and cleaning. Princess cannot control what illnesses passengers bring on board. Sorry it didn't work out for you.

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dwrw 5 months ago

After what we have all gone through the past years, we only have ourselves to to accountable to. We see it every day we are back to bad behavior that is worse and passing blame. We have to own our own precautions to try and stay well. That way, we can keep on CRUISEING and get joy from life and the best we make of it.

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dcshadel 5 months ago

I second what ASYoung said!

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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suekIowa 5 months ago

Did you wear a mask? Did you consistently wash your hands? Did you keep your hands away from your face?

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ASYoung 5 months ago

We did a similar cruise on the same ship earlier this month. Honestly, the crew did a good job of asking people to wash up, but many people just ignored them and headed straight to the feeding trough. That being said, blame your fellow cruisers, not Princess. We had no complaints with sick people until we took the bus from Whittier to Anchorage; too many coughing sneezing people not wearing masks or covering their faces. Long story short, (already having four covid shots) we both contracted covid for a third time. I can point fingers, the biggest one at us for not being prepared, the second finger (maybe the third/middle finger) to those who were sick and also didn't take precautions. Totally not a Princess issue.

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kdlady 5 months ago

Someone could've gotten Covid on a plane, in an airport, or at one of the ports you stopped in. Don't assume it's the cruise line's fault you got sick.

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karlgrgurich 5 months ago

Well. Covid is a respiratory virus. To prevent it…masks need to be worn.

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