Grand Princess Review

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Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Grand Princess
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curiousmarie
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Sep 2012
Cabin: Balcony

Embarkation at Southampton To be honest it was not a great start to the cruise we had to wait 90 minutes to embark on the ship. The reason was a coastguard safety check which we could see from the terminal. Although it was a pain to be kept waiting we were lucky as some people with later check ins were there for 3 hours!

The cabin

Although princess said it was a twin room and could not be changed they made it up as a double which is what we booked in the first place. We had plenty of storage for our 3 suitcases. We were on the caribe deck (10) and the balconies on this level and the one below (dolphin - 9) were much larger than the ones on deck 11 and 12. To give you an idea we could recline fully on the chair and footstool whereas the people above had to sit in their chairs. They were painting the balconies on this cruise while in port but it wasn't a big issue and I did not smell any fumes.

Cabin Review

Balcony

Cabin BC

Large balcony, double room configuration available, opposite crew area but still quiet. TV in corner above back of bed. Ample storage.

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