Grand Princess Review

A Grand Well Spent on the Grand Princess

Review for the Western Mediterranean Cruise on Grand Princess

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Sail Date: Jul 2009

Background Information As a young couple, who had never been on a summer holiday together, we were looking for an experience away from the loutish clubbing/beach holidays, which is not really our scene. We had previously been on coach holidays and enjoyed the transient nature of a new place to explore each day, so a cruise seemed like the ideal option.

Travel To Port of Embarkation A comfortable, spacious coach was provided from a pick-up point near us, to take us to Southampton, where we boarded the Grand Princess. Sufficient comfort-breaks were provided en route and the duration of these was adequate to ensure time to grab something to eat and drink, stretch the legs and use the toilet.

Ship Info On first sight, the ship seemed massive and forboding. The sheer scale from the quay side was truly amazing. We were greeted by staff in a warm and friendly manner as we boarded the ship and we found our room with ease. The ship was very clean and tidy, which came a slight surprise to us as having read reviews before taking our holiday, we had heard that this ship is particular was in need of updating and redecoration. We did not find this to be the case at all. It took a couple of days to orientate ourselves, due to some areas looking rather similar, but this was part of the charm of finding our way around. After these intitial orientation issues, the ship became a home from home.

Cabin Review

Small, but perfectly formed, inside state room. Who wants to spend time in their room when there is so much to do on the ship anyway!?!

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