Fiji Princess Review

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Sail Date: May 2008

We took the Gold Club 6 night/7 day cruise out of Lautoka up through the Yasawa Islands in May 2008. The cruise is well organized regardless of whether you want to partake in everything or just want to do your own thing. The crowd on board was mostly Aussies and Kiwis with a smattering of English, Canadian, Italian and Swiss. Boarding: You register at the Blue Lagoon offices in Lautoka. You check your large bags and then the bags and you are taken separately in a bus to the wharf for embarkation. Either make sure all your valuables are in your hand luggage or lock up your checked baggage properly as there have been thefts from checked baggage, not by cruise staff but by wharf staff.

Cabins: Bridge deck cabins are the premium choice but beware if you are the quiet type who would rather have an early night than stay up drinking and dancing late. In summer weather, the drinking can occur on the top deck directly above Bridge deck and the noise will permeate thru the ceiling of your Bridge deck cabin if it is mid-ships or forward of mid-ships. Similarly, cabins on the lower decks towards the aft of the vessel are exposed to the noise from the entertainment areas at the aft. Common to all cabins is a total inability to get any fresh air. They are sealed and rely on very harsh air conditioning for fresh air. We ended up leaving our cabin door slightly open at night and turning the air conditioning off as that was more comfortable than having it on all night. Bridge deck cabins are small by the standard of other cruise ships. Having said that, the Bridge Deck cabin we had was attractive and comfortable.

Safety: While the cruise ship was very well run and there was no incident on our cruise, the well known relaxed Fijian attitude applied to the safety drill, which was haphazard in its conduct and revealed some life jackets not to have the required light and whistle attached. Safety of passengers when going ashore was well cared for however.

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Cabin was nicely finished, comfortable but not much spare space. No balcony, good bathroom, good shower.

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