Golden Princess Review
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We holidayed on the Diamond last Xmas (2016) and had a ball. Great ship, great food and entertainment and thought we would do it again this year but closer to home to save time in transit. We flew to Singapore for the Diamond cruise and this used up 4 days of our holiday time, so this time we chose to cruise from Australia (Golden Princess) so we could spend more time on board.
First issue which we didn't really mind was that we received an email from Princess that advised that due to some mechanical problems the ship was unable to travel at the usual speed but by reversing the itinerary and limited time in port, thew ship would be able to visit all ports that were included. This meant cancellation of shore excursions and some other rescheduling.
Embarkation was fairly trouble free except that the priority queue included all those with mobility issues and as we were about to find out, this was about 75% of the passengers. And that pretty much dictated the whole cruise.
Cabin Review
Mini-Suite with Balcony
Starting to show its age, A big "pothole" in the floor. mouldy shower tiles which were never cleaned properly even after requesting a clean.
Bed very comfortable with nice pillows and sheets. Doona too heavy and very hot so only slept under the sheet.
Plenty of wardrobe space and other storage, One of the air conditioning outlets didn't work, would have been uncomfortable in a warmer climate.
Nice big balcony with outdoor furniture.
TV's x 2 always blurry and didn't have the ability to select a Movie as they do on other ships.
The bathroom consisted of a shower over the bath with good water pressure and hot water but had obviously leaked and over the years a thick bed of silicon was holding it all together.
Otherwise satisfactory.