On arrival at the quayside Grand Princess looked impressive, clean and stood out from the crowd.

Once inside, after a quick photo for your security pass, the kids were met by Youth organisers and we were met by smiley staff, a great start. Sign up for a soda package for the kids we were encouraged, well our kids don't drink much pop (they climb the walls) but you can upgrade the package to cover ice creams, shakes the whole lot of kids options. Well we bought into the soda package and glad we did!

Once up on deck we found a seat by the pool, the kids were straight in splashing around and the band played, the drink flowed, what a great atmosphere. Read more