In 2007 our daughter was married on the Golden. At that time the ship was beautiful, clean and service was impeccable. This past short cruise was another story. Very disappointing! the condition of our Suite was totally unacceptable....very unclean. Goopy mess in the drawers, and the woodwork & cabinets were smeary and not clean. The bathroom was definitely not clean and the shower door needed to be replaced. We never sat on the sofa as it was visibly dirty. We never felt comfortable in the room for the duration of the cruise. Our cabin steward probably tried his best, but the room was too far gone to do much to improve it in the short time he had to attend to his staterooms.
The public areas around the pool were also not kept up in the Princess Standard we have come to expect.
Many times we had to clear off dirty glasses, napkins or used towels before sitting down on the lounges or at a table. I heard from some of the ladies that some of the bathroom facilities around the pool areas were not in working order.
very disappointed in the suite. Not clean! walls & woodwork were smeary, bathroom unclean, shower door needs to be replaced, goopy mess in a drawer where I had place some clothing, sofa visibly dirty (we would not sit on it) and balcony very dirty. Ceiling light was so loose it creaked all night and we had to stick paper in between it and ceiling to try and keep it from making so much noise. This Suite needs much help!