Grand Princess Reviews
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
Having previously sailed on the Sea Princess when the organization of the tendering was chaotic it was with some trepidation that we booked a cruise on a ship of this size. I am very pleased to report therefore that on this cruise the organization of the tenders and shore excursions was ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
Sailed from Southampton on the 10 Day British Isles and Europe itinerary - 20th August. - The passenger mix was roughly 70% US - 25% UK and the remainder mainly Eastern Bloc. Having previously cruised with Holland America and P&O, I was interested to see how the Princess product compared. In a ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
This was a special cruise for us as we got married at sea on this cruise. If you want to do this, I would highly recommend Princess, as it was brilliant. The ship itself was great, loads to do but it didn't feel like the monolith it was when your were walking around. The ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
On 4th July this year we boarded the Grand Princess in Southampton after travelling down by road the previous day from North Essex. We used the parking facility offered to us which I highly recommend - very efficient and helpful and the porters didn't expect to be tipped before they took ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
The Grand Princess was certainly big as we approached the docks at Southampton. Although full embarkation was stress free. The outside cabin was small and lacking wardrobe space. We had requested first sitting but were allocated anytime dining. Not a success, usually on a 8 or 10 seat table. Two things ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
This the balance of my comments on the Grand Princess, for some reason I ran out of space. I have already said I did not like the food, the theatre shows and the small cabin. The plus points were cheap drinks due to the dollar, and plenty of deck space, only usable ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
We have just returned from a trip on the Grand Princess around G.B and also Le Havre, Zeebrugge, Oslo and Copenhagen. The itinerary was great and we enjoyed all the ports. My sister had gone on this ship 2 weeks prior to us on our recommendation of Princess. She ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
The cruise was the norwegiabn fjords aboard the grand princess left on the 16th july and returned on the 28th july, and i say now that it was the worst cruise i have ever taken. Before leaving southampton i tripped on a raised carpet, fell and broke my shoulder! i ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
We decided to travel with Princees as we had been with them twice before on Dawn Princess, when it was part of P& O Group which were excellent. How things have changed! We were travelling with friends and although we had booked separately the booking refereces had been cross referenced so ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
Just back from a wonderful cruise on Grand Princess in the Caribbean. Few over with Virgin, stayed at a very good hotel in Miami (Intercontinental), transferred to Fort Lauderdale for a weeks cruise. All went well with no hassle. Princess Cruise line is a sister company to P & O, so the service ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
hi just come back from the caribbean on the grand princess had a wonderful voyage food and accomadation were really good also staff on it we excellent will do it again ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
The overall cruise on Grand Princess was very good. The trips were well organised and for such a large ship, the queuing to disembark and re-embark was minimal. The food was excellent and we elected to take anytime dining. This I would recommend as you sit with different people each night ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Canada
Grand Princess 16 days Canada & USA. October 2007 Beds needed new matresses, Food in Restaurant poor good in buffet. Crew non existant and when available not interested. Itenery fantastic ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
North America
this was our second cruise with princess cruises. this was a 16 night voyage from QUEBEC TO FORT LAUDERDALE,the weather overall was very good we had a couple of days that were windy,overcast,some rain,thankfully we missed the hurricane that was heading our way from the caribbean.this ship is over 100,000 tons ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
We had a poor start as we tried to get direct flights to Venice with BA but were told that as we were a block booking we could not do so. Ended up flying out with BA Man/Gatwick/Venice and back Rome/Frankfurt/Man. We thought the Grand Princess was looking a little "tired" and ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Canada
My wife and I went on the New England and Canada cruise from New York to Quebec aboard the Grand Princess in October 2007. We have been aboard the same ship 3 years before, and found it much the same. The facilities were good, the entertainment very good. In particular, there ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Sailed upon Grand Princess upto the North Cape last July it was my second time with Princess cruises. The ship, now some 10 years old, has been well maintained and I am delighted to report the whole experience inc. cabins, staff, entertainment food quality and presentation were first class. Having been ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
Wonderful start at Southampton,well organanized from the parking to checking in. We choose anytime dining which worked out very well with excellant food. The service was very good, nothing too much trouble. Our inside cabin was quite spacious and had everything you could possibly want. Always something going on, day and night. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
We sailed with Princess in the Caribbean and it was lovely. The cabin was a standard inside and was fine, the staff were friendly and helpful. the only concern we had was that there wasnt enough arranged activties in the day, other than sun worshiping, and i dont really ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
Enjoyed this tour around the UK. Crew were excellent and the ship although not sparkling and new, looks well maintained and is in good order. We do not believe anyone should have problems with cabins/public areas. Enjoyed the buffet and the steak house is worth the fee to try. There are ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Myself and my wife cruised on the Grand Princess to the Norweigian Fjords and Iceland last year. It was absolutely fantastic, the ship was wonderful with plenty of cabin-space. A wide variety of food in about 7/8 restraunts, with 3 formal night dining. The staff were excellent ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Canada
My husband and I cruised from Quebec to New York in September. We have been lucky to have cruised often, but never to these destinations. The ship was big, comfortable yet friendly. Good cabins and very good food ( except the coffee) The weather was excellent but the Autumn colours were late ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
Having had a wonderful Western European capital cruise on the Golden Princess in July 2006, we very happily booked another 12 day cruise around the British Isles on the Grand Princess departing 28th July 2007. Obviously the weather was not as outstanding as the very hot summer of 2006 but we ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
princess cruises grand princess 12 january 2008 just back from western carribean with princess. did not known what to expect as this was our first cruise. i was very pleasantly surprised that everything on board was great. the service was first class and my husband and i found ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
Having cruised with other companies in the Carribean we looked forward to this lovely winter break. I must say I was disappointed with some aspects of this cruise, the food,, while plentiful and with a good choice never was served hotter than luke warm. the main areas were so cold ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
My husband wrote a review on the Grand Princess after the cruise in July.My opinion is that there is a size limit over which the ship becomes a floating resort without the ship-board intimicy that you experience on a smaller ship. We have sailed on smaller Princess ships before, such as ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
My husband and I cruised to Norway and the North Cape for 12 nights on Grand Princess in July 2007. This was our second cruise with Princess and after this trip we have booked a Mediterranean cruise for Sept 2008 again on Grand Princess. We were happy with everything: Cabin - we ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
My wife and myself flew out from London to Venice on the Saturday and boarded the Grand Princess for a 12 night cruise around the Greek Isles. We had cruised six times before (twice with Princess Cruises). The ship did not embark until the Sunday afternoon so were were ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
We took our first cruise on the Grand Princess and the ship was excellent. There were 2500 passengers on board but generally you never got the feeling that there were lots of people. Our only problem was that the cruise line didn't inform us before hand that it was an american ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
We went to the Caribbean in April 2007 on the Crown Princess. It was FABULOUS ! We were first time cruisers and were a little apprehensive however, once on board all our worries went. We enjoyed this cruise so much that we have now booked our second cruise.This will be in April ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
This was to be our first cruise on a Princess ship, and what a magnificent ship she was ! Our embarkation at Southampton was very smooth and within no time we were in our inside cabin on Caribe deck. A lovely cabin, spotless, well designed and first-class in every way, just ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
A very relaxing holiday. Stayed at Intercontinental West Miami before embarkation. Nice clean room and an excellent lobster and steak dinner. Mini suite cabin spacious and comfortable apart from the bed which loooked as though one of the previous occupants was still in it! Egg crate improved things but ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Canada
This was the first cruise we had taken where my wife was a wheelchair passenger.We had concerns before the cruise however the efficient way in which Grand Princess helped my wife was First Class, Princess also arranged assistance at all the airport transfers and convenient seats on the tour buses.They also ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Northern Europe
In August 2007 I cruised with my partner on the Grand Princess for 12 nights around the British Isles and Europe. This was the first time I had cruised with this line, however, my girlfriend had cruised on the Golden Princess prior to this and said how much she had enjoyed ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
We chose this cruise because the size of the ship and itinery appealed to us and we were not disappointed! Unfortunately we were unable to stop at St Peter Port (our first scheduled destination) due to rough water in the harbour but we understand this is not unusual. The crew quickly ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
This was our first cruise. We left home on our wedding anniversary 15th Feb 08. The ship is excellent. Food menus extensive. Cabin with balcony first rate as was our steward Edgar.As we booked very late the shore excursions in the cruise book,suitable to our age, were booked up. This was ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
Just returned from a Carribean Cruise with Princess Cruises. Wonderful time. The boat was great. This time we had a mini sutie (2 girls sharing) so we had lots of extra room. The balcony was bigger and it was worth the extra we paid although not essential. The service was great and the food ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
We left Southampton at 5pm on Saturday 28th July 2007 on board the "Grand Princess", it was interesting to sail out of Southampton and around the Isle of Wight, the following morning we should have called at St Peter Port but due to bad weather we could not so we continued ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
This was my first cruise with Princess and it was superb, the food the service well there was nothing to complain about it was just wonderful, i am now in the middle of booking another cruise with the Grand Princess, i would recommend this to anybody, thank you everyone on the ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
i have been afraid of water all my life, so was reluctant to book a cruising holiday. I only did so as my husband has wanted to cruise all his life. We have just returned from cruising the Western Caribbean on the Grand Princess. The ship was a huge glittering floating ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
What a fantastic holiday from start to finish. We could'nt find a single thing to find fault with. We can't praise highly enough the organistion from picking us up at the airport to embarkation on the cruise ship, the tours we took and disembarkation. The ship itself was fantastic, rooms ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Transatlantic
On this particular cruise it was the itinerary that appealed rather than the ship.The Faroe Islands, Iceland,Greenland and New York were destinations not to be missed, however, in the end, the Grand Princess became just as much the star of the show as the ports of call.The balcony cabin gave us ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Transatlantic
In the old days this cruise would have been called a 're-positional' cruise, when the ships return to 'base' and begin their winter in the sun. Now these cruises are called 'special' cruises and are not sold cheaply anymore. We set sail from Southampton on Sunday September 2nd 2007 aboard Grand ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
just back from first time cruise, had a lovely time however there were dissapointments. It was our 25th wedding anniversary whilst on board so i was asked to and did send a copy of our marriage lines. The day came and i heard nothing so i called at the pursers desk thinking ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
This was the first cruise that we had been on and we absolutely loved it. The Grand Princess was a wonderful ship. It had everything that you could possibly want and the service was fantastic. We had an outside cabin which was nice, a little outdated but still ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
Our first Princess cruise on Grand Princess round the U.K.Excellent service from all cruise staff even during force nine gales. Accomodation was a balcony suite which we could not fault. The stateroom was spacious and slept three comfortably. 24 Hour buffet dining was marvellous even when we were feeling seasick there ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
First time cruise for 7 days round Eastern Carribean. The ship was amazing - all we expected and more. There was so much to do you would eed a holiday to recover from it all. ENTERTAINMENT - there were always at least 4 shows a night in the two main ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
This was our first Cruise with Princess Line as we have sailed with P&O on 3 other occasions, so we were looking forward to comparing the two companys. Our first impressions of `Grand Princess` were very good as we boarded at Southampton. Boarding was Quick & Efficient and the interior of the ship ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
First cruise with Princess Cruises (although have cruised with other lines with fixed dining) as we were attracted by the Personal Choice dining where you can just turn up at a time convenient to you and opt to whether you wished to share your table with others or have the meal ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
Thank- you for your efforts to make our cruise on the Grand Princes a resounding success. To start will all the crew from the Captian to the lowest crew members we came into contact were very helpful and couteous. Our daughters went off with no problems as did the renewal of ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
My first cruise and what an experience! From my first contact with Grace at Victoria travel to arriving back in the UK I could not have asked for better service. Unlike some other people we met, we had direct flights and were particularly pleased with the 11pm flight on Virgin back ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Transatlantic
Grand Princess repositioning voyage: 11th April - 2nd May Easy flights and check ins both for the flight and ship - great room with balcony, which made the room seem much bigger. Ship seems a little tired in places and could do with a lick of paint inside - although everything ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Transatlantic
Grand Princess cruise from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Rome, Italy April 12 – May 2, 2008 My wife and I chose to take this cruise because the price was right and we had never been to some of the ports of call. For less than $90 per person per day, we got an ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
I had heard that sailing away from Venice was an amazing experience and it truly was. This was only our second cruise - the ship was huge and towered over the buildings and canals as we stood on the top deck and drank a toast to the holiday before us. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
Just what we needed after Christmas, a nine day cruise in the Caribbean!! The Grand Princess was a fabulous ship, the staff were all professional and friendly. We had an excellent cabin, a mini suite, which was spacious and our steward couldnt do enough for us. There ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
We cruised from Venice to the Eastern Med aboard Grand Princess. There was a problem with the airline and we were not able to travel business class. It meant also that we arrived late in Venice and had less time there than we had hoped. In general we thought that this ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
Venice.......... We had 3 days there, before the cruise, loved it, we stayed at a hotel off the main touristy part, but, only a few mins walk to St Marks Square. Our room was the smallest I have ever stayed in!!! LOL. We could have upgraded at a price, but, as ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
Ship was large but staff very friendly and obliging,the food was good ,entertainment not so good,We ate evenings in the Da Vinci dining room which was very pleasant, We also ate in Sabatinis and thought it excellent. Ports of call were interesting We went on organised trips to Ephesus and Olympia there ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
What a wonderful cruise we have just had aboard Grand Princess. The other lady traveller is very disabled, what care and attention we got, always a steward on hand to help, smiling faces nothing to much trouble. Even at meal times a table for two was instantly found close by. After ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Just back from Norway cruise on 'Grand Princess' Overall excellent experience, the positives were that we were extremely fortunate with the weather in Geiranger, Flam and at the North Cape, the vessel is quite a 'presence' and the contact staff (waiters, bar-staff, cabin stewards) are unfailingly friendly. The itinerary was fine ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
We have just returned from this cruise (1 July 2008) - previously cruised with Royal Carribbean so were spoiled previously - found this ship a bit tired, very lack lustre and in need of a bit of a shake up! The food was uninteresting and even tho there were ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
Another excellent Princess cruise (our 3rd). The Grand Princess was the largest ship we have been on, but it was very easy to find our way round and there was very little queueing for food or for getting on & off. The British Isles itinerary was superb and we visited many places ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
BRITISH ISLES CRUISE This was our first cruise on Princess cruises. The cruise was very good with a good itinerary, the weather was mostly excellent for Britain, it was particularly good in Scotland. Princess was superior compared with P&O I have sailed with P&O 4 times. We have always enjoyed the ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
Cruising was something that i had always put off doing it just didn`t appeal to me at all but my sister who had recently lost her husband had always wanted to do it.In the circumstances i felt i had to do it and what a pleasant suprise i had.We decided to ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Have just returned from a fantastic cruise on the beautiful Grand Princess. The experience was first class from emabarkation to a very sad disembarkation. The ship was clean, tidy and comfortable. Our cabin was excellent and our room steward could not do enough for us. The whole ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
This was our second cruise on the Grand Princess and our first cruise visiting Norway. The Grand Princess didn't disappoint. It has a calm and refined feeling compared with some other cruise lines. The staff are always very helpful, except perhaps in the "serve yourself" restaurant where you are generally left ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
We had waited a long time to go on this cruise and had seen Princess ships on a previous cruise in the Caribbean where they always seemed to have an image of white luxury. What we encountered on the Grand Princess brought us down to reality. It possibly was a very nice ship ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
We joined the ship in Southampton and from our entry into the vessel to the end we had a wonderful time. The ship called at St Peter's Port, Cobh, Dublin, Liverpool, Belfast, Greenock, Invergorden, South Queensferry and Le Havre. The ship was as expected and as this was our first Princess cruise ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Well Done princess Never thought i would say that but I have to, you see a year ago we were on Sea princess and there were problems on the 7 night scandanavior cruise. On return we had to report the instances and make a claim unfortunately that situation was not quickly resolved. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Caribbean
We sailed on Grand Princess on 16th Feb 2008 from Fort Lauderdale to Ocho Rios - Grand Cayman - Cozumel - Princess Cays - Fort Lauderdale The cruise was superb in every way provided you can tolerate Loud Americans 24/7 Some past reviews have labelled the ship as tired & in need of ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
When boarding i was a little dissapointed to be left to find my own cabin, nobody was directing the way. however i did find it quite quickly. The cabin was large and met all our needs although i did have to ask for more hangers as only 8 were there for ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
This was our first time on Grand Priincess and, whilst not the most beautiful of the ships in the fleet, she really is a lovely ship inside. The 2,600 passengers were easily absorbed by the ship, only becoming obvious in the smaller ports of call. To be fair, even if you ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
boarding the Grand Princess in Southampton was a pleasure. Hassle free, quick and easy. Our inside cabin was of a good standard. Cabin steward was so helpful throughout the whole holiday. Ship although older in style was lovely. Most deffinately 'a big ship with a small ship feel' as they state, ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
My wife and I both sailed on the maiden Ventura cruise on April 18th and we have just returned from an around the UK cruise on Grand Princess. As the ships are of similar design it was inevitable that we would draw comparisons between them both. Our conclusion is that we ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
We just returned from a very relaxing and enjoyable 12 days British Isles Cruise on the Grand Princess which sailed from Southampton on the 25th July.We started our holiday with a prebooked coach transfer with National Express from London Victoria coach station at 09:00am and arrived in Southampton Harbour Parade Coach ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
A considerable improvement on Grand Princess compared to our Norway and Iceland cruise last year. This year we saw that Grand Princess has had a good lick of paint outside with virtually no rust streaks. Great to see the return of polite, caring and attentive staff (mainly Philipino) and the departure ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
We wanted to avoid the summer crush at the airports so decided to take a cruise from Southampton. We chose the Grand Princess as this looked an impressive ship and we had sailed with Princess before. We were not disappointed this was a fabulous cruise. The movies under the stars snuggled ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
We have sailed on Ocean Village a couple of times and fancied a change. A friend raved about Princess and we thought it might be worth a try. Booked early and went for an inside cabin on Dolphin (deck 9) on the Grand Princess sailing out of Southampton on ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Northern Europe
Embarkation: We drove down from Manchester in order to catch the boat from Southampton, and it all went pretty smoothly. The times for embarkation as stated by Princess is after Midday between around 12:30 and 4.00. I would arrive earlier than this to avoid queues. We arrived at around 11:30am and ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Grand Princess 6th August 2008. Norway Iceland and Belfast. This is my first review so bare with me! We were a party of 6 ranging from 10yrs to 64yrs. Embarkation: We drove to Southampton without any problems and arrived at the port at 1130hrs. Pre arranged cruise ship parking and it was ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Canada
We recently took the cruise from New York up the eastern seaboard of the USA to Quebec in Canada on the Grand Princess. This was our first experience of a very large cruise ship having previously been to the Baltic capitals on a smaller vessel. There was a wide selection of ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Princess cruise to the fjords Iceland and Belfast ; bording as with other lines was easy and fast appox 30 mins from arriving till we entered our cabin .food varies mostly good but the buffet got a little samey over time. staff friendly and helpful but did have to call stateroom ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Cruised on the Gran Princess out of Southampton on 13th July, after having flown over from the Canaries where we live! Being our first cruise we weren't sure what to expect, having read different conflicting reviews from past passingers we decided to go with an open mind. Working within tourism and knowing that ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
A cruise of the British Isles requires a fair amount of pondering. Surely the seas will be rough and the weather wet and cold, but then, how unusual it would be to circumnavigate Britain. Not many people could claim that one. Then when you stop and look at the ports of ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Why have no-smoking rules if the staff can break them. I refer to the on deck smoking policy on the Grand Princess. Smoking was allowed on the starboard side only - ash trays provided - but on a great deal of occasions, we came across staff who were using ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
Food in the main restaurant was very good as I would expect from Princess. Service from Rocket and his team was excellent. We were given "any time dining" along with a lot of other people, (who also did not want it), but after over an hour in a very long queue ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
My wife and I took the Western Med cruise on the Grand Princess on 30/08/08. We were very impressed with the pleasant service and the disembarkation process at all of the ports visited. We chose the Any Time Dining which was a great success. We seemed to be ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
this was my second cruise with Princess and I did find this ship better than Sea Princess - although this might be a personal thing as i do like the larger ships. The cabins were also larger - we had a balcony cabin on both ships and the one on ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
Princess Cruises (Grand Princess) This is the first time we have cruised. We took 12 nights Mediterranean/Greek Isles absolutely enjoyed the whole experience. First Class service and enjoyed all the Destinations. If you visit Monaco take a buss ride to Eze which is very picturesque. We ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
We just returend from a fab Greek isles cruise, Sept 23- Oct 5th. Our 2nd cruise on Grand Princess and I have to say they HAVE RAISED THEIR GAME THIS YEAR! Food - its was great last year, but even better this year; a new streamlined menu in the main dining rooms,and great ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
Although we have cruised with a number of cruise lines before, this was our first Princess cruise. I am pleased to say that we were very impressed with the ship, the food and the service. Entertainment was good particularly the ships singers and dancers along with their orchestra, however there was ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Norwegian Fjords
We booked early and were therfore able to take advantage of free parking. As Platinum members we were able to have priority boarding, and what a bonus that was, just one person in front of us in the queue. Also as Platinum members the e-mail facility was ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
North America
New England in the Fall is by accounts a spectacular sight, we took Grand Princess to see if the hype lived up to the reality. We have sailed 4/5 times with Princess before, so had expectations of the service and hospitality, but had never sailed on one of the big ones. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
We live in the UK so why on earth would we want to cruise around the British Isles? Could it have been because we would feel 'safe' on our own patch? No language problems, no currency change, no Bay of Biscay, comfortable amongst our own, eat out safely, cars on the correct ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
We found the grand princess a lovely ship ,staff mainly philipino were very good . We couldn't get fixed dining , but found the open dining at a choice of two restaurants excellent. Food served was superb . Most of our fellow cruisers were north american the rest made up ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
We've been cruising since 1995 but this was our first cruise with Princess and also, for the first time, we booked an inside cabin as this was our second cruise this year and we were watching the pennies! Check in at Southampton was swift and uneventful - within 10 minutes. ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
Our first cruise with Princess Lines although we have previously cruised with P & O. We flew from London to Rome to join Grand Princess for a tour of the eastern Mediterranean. Good administration before the cruise and all paperwork arrived in order and on time. Met at Rome airport by ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
British Isles
June is pleasant in the UK if the dreaded weather holds, not too hot and nice light evenings. This cruise from Southampton is a lovely leisurely way to see the UK. Ports included Guernsey, Cork, Dublin, Liverpool, Belfast, Invergordon for Glasgow, Edinburgh to Dover and then back to Southampton. OK so ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Mediterranean
Venice to Rome, the scenic route! Although we had a thunderstorm on our first night in Venice, or so we were told, the weather was perfect for the rest of the trip, pretty good for November. Dubrovnik was very interesting, especially the walk on the walls, Corfu, good for shopping, leather ...More
Princess Cruises,
Grand Princess,
Transatlantic
Grand Princess from Fort lauderdale to Rome via Brazil and West Africa. Used Intercontinental west Miami first night, no better than standard Holiday Inn, walked 10 minutes down the road to eat in Chilies restaurant on advice of other review I read, hotel food overpriced. Efficient transfer and embarkation. Grand Princess ...More