Grand Princess Review

Grand Transatlantic on the Grand

Review for the British Isles & Western Europe Cruise on Grand Princess
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billco
First Time Cruiser • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Apr 2010
Cabin: Balcony

We booked this cruise, because we did a similar cruise on the Emerald last year and enjoyed the sea days and European ports. This was our 9th Princess cruise, but first on the Grand.

Embarkation: We booked our own air and flew to Ft Lauderdale with stops in Las Vegas and Nashville. A little excitement as we had to abort the landing in Fort Lauderdale due to a plane still on the runway. After a safe landing, we picked up our luggage and contacted Hyatt Place for their shuttle. After a 15 minute wait, we were picked up, told that Hyatt Place was overbooked, and was taken to Hyatt Place South, a new hotel. All worked out fine. The next morning we walked around for a while, picked up 18 cans of Budweiser for me and 12 cans of Heinekens for her. After repacking our suitcases, we took the hotel shuttle to the Grand. We had a 15 minute wait in the Aloha Deck line, vice Platinum line and boarded about 11:30. Everything smooth and uneventful so far.

Our cabin was A742, which was the aft most cabin on the Port side, Aloha Deck, which worked out great for us, as we were near the aft pool and the two hot tubs and just under Horizon Court. I was glad to find that WiFi had a good signal in our cabin. In fact, the only problem with the cabin was a loose tile in the bathroom, which was fixed a day later. During the cruise, we noticed quite a bit of carpet replacement and were even asked if we would mind the carpet being replaced in our cabin. We declined due to the smell of the glue. Though, it is obvious the Grand is due for an overhaul, most things seemed to be in working order and we noticed quite a bit of maintenance effort.

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Balcony

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Other Princess ships seem to have smaller bathrooms and bigger closets. A742 was perfect location for us.

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