Born2Go2C

2 hours ago, dulcemariamar said:

Starting at 6 you can get off the ship. At 6:30 is when Princess tranfers began.

Thank you so much for your clear responses!  We were stressing about getting back to the airport, but we all feel so much better now after reading your replies as we will just get off the ship early. You have been so helpful.

Thank you VERY much for your quick reply!

Do you remember if it is possible to get off the ship earlier than 8 am?  As there will be 9 of us, we'll need 3 taxis. We don't mind getting off as early as possible if it means an easier time getting 3 taxis.

Thanking you in advance.

We are going on this cruise next week.  Thank you as this was very helpful!

Was there a long line for taxis to the airport when you arrived back in Copenhagen? We are trying to decide whether we should book a private minibus at US $44/person or take 3 cabs. There are 9 of us in our group.  

Thank you.

SoCalJo and Thrak,

Thank you both so much for your quick responses to my question, and verifying there is no extra charge to go out on any of the public decks on Canal Day.

I really appreciate it!

PS Thanks for the tip about the Emerald aft deck SoCalJo. Will file it in my Panama Canal Cruise folder so that I don't forget.

SoCalJo, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your descriptions. Thank you for taking the time to do so. We did the Panama Canal in December 2012 on the Coral Princess and really enjoyed it. We are going again in December 2016 on the Island Princess on the same route as you, from Port Everglades to LA.

Someone told us that after our 2012 crossing, from now on Canal Day, you have to pay extra go out on any of the public decks or go out on the Promenade Deck. We found this very hard to believe, and I am hoping you can verify this is not the case. When we went on the Coral in 2012, our favorite part was going from front to side to aft decks to view the locks from different vantage points. Anxiously looking forward to your response!

We also just got off the Grand Hawai'i cruise in San Francisco on 04Jan14. We had a room on Dolphin deck, and had the blue mats on our balcony. The weather was a little cold coming and going (not the fault of Princess) and we had a few minor complaints, but overall we had a great time. The ship was in excellent condition and they were constantly painting and keeping the ship looking great.

We did not notice any bad smells and our room was immaculate. Looked like new carpeting was installed in multiple locations throughout the ship. We only noticed a sign for 2 wet seats in the Princess Theater towards the end, but did not see evidence of leaks anywhere else we went.

We thoroughly enjoyed our cruise and would not hesitate to sail on the Grand again.