GUT2407 Posted February 18, 2021 #1 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted February 18, 2021 #2 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Click on this link to download the online brochure. Princess 2022-2023 itineraries Edited February 18, 2021 by By The Bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted February 18, 2021 #3 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Same old itineraries for Melb but none from Melb to Tasmania. Have they upset Princess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 18, 2021 #4 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I just got an E mail, the First people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted February 18, 2021 #5 Share Posted February 18, 2021 At least we get a different ship. Grand Princess. Must look up her deck plans so I know where to book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 18, 2021 #6 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Ondine said: At least we get a different ship. Grand Princess. Must look up her deck plans so I know where to book. She is standard Grand Class, like Golden etc. She was first of the grand class, launched in 1998. I might have misread but I thought Coral was doing 2022 and 2023 worldies? Edited February 18, 2021 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondine Posted February 18, 2021 #7 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I think Coral is doing the worldies out of Brisbane. Grand is sailing out of Melbourne and Adelaide. Just looked her over. Only 12 covered mini suites on Emerald. Uncovered on Dolphin. Grand does not have the lovely Skywalkers night club but a smaller multi space area on deck 15. Think she may have been the first of the Grand class. 1998 Yes the oldies for us but she only takes 2600 pas so that is ok. Not too big. She was the ship that had the bad outbreak over in the States and they would not let come in. Think she eventually had to unload the passengers at a military base. Perhaps they think we won't know about that. She would be a good fit for P&O if they go for a fourth ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted February 18, 2021 #8 Share Posted February 18, 2021 46 minutes ago, Ondine said: Grand does not have the lovely Skywalkers night club but a smaller multi space area on deck 15. I think they chopped off Skywalkers in 2011. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC1950 Posted February 18, 2021 #9 Share Posted February 18, 2021 And the Grand has window suites like the Golden had. Whilst on the Golden a few years ago I peeped into one while it was being cleaned ... it looked very noyce, very spacious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted February 18, 2021 #10 Share Posted February 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, LC1950 said: And the Grand has window suites like the Golden had. Whilst on the Golden a few years ago I peeped into one while it was being cleaned ... it looked very noyce, very spacious! A friend of mine booked an 'obstructed ocean view' and was allocated a window suite on the Grand. She invited me to the cabin to pick up something and I was stunned when I walked into the cabin. She hadn't mentioned the up-grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerbill Posted February 18, 2021 #11 Share Posted February 18, 2021 We have just registered an interest in Coral P's W.C 2023.... great ports and reasonably priced.... our last hoorah as Elite pax with Princess me thinks..... one thing we have learned over the last year is life is for living.... full stop....😉😁😁😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 18, 2021 #12 Share Posted February 18, 2021 12 hours ago, badgerbill said: We have just registered an interest in Coral P's W.C 2023.... great ports and reasonably priced.... our last hoorah as Elite pax with Princess me thinks..... one thing we have learned over the last year is life is for living.... full stop....😉😁😁😁 Reasonably priced? You are surely jocular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 18, 2021 #13 Share Posted February 18, 2021 14 hours ago, SinbadThePorter said: I think they chopped off Skywalkers in 2011. They did, ye olde pram handle went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted February 18, 2021 #14 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Okay they look like the same old boring itineraries. Nothing special about the WC either! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getting older slowly Posted February 18, 2021 #15 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Very disappointed what happen to the Sapphire ? interieries same same.... prices up a bit.... Melbourne the after thought of cruising.... I fear we could have taken our last cruise with Princess.. Have one book in Nov 2021 but not looking good... so say goodbye to the FCD... Is Don is now not so good 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted February 18, 2021 #16 Share Posted February 18, 2021 10 minutes ago, getting older slowly said: Very disappointed what happen to the Sapphire ? interieries same same.... prices up a bit.... Melbourne the after thought of cruising.... I fear we could have taken our last cruise with Princess.. Have one book in Nov 2021 but not looking good... so say goodbye to the FCD... Is Don is now not so good I feel the same. Melbourne is like an afterthought. Grand is such a tired old ship too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted February 18, 2021 #17 Share Posted February 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, getting older slowly said: Very disappointed what happen to the Sapphire ? interieries same same.... prices up a bit.... Melbourne the after thought of cruising.... I fear we could have taken our last cruise with Princess.. Have one book in Nov 2021 but not looking good... so say goodbye to the FCD... Is Don is now not so good I'm disappointed too Don, that Princess are sending the Grand, their oldest ship to sail from Melbourne. The cruises are not all that interesting, what happened to Tasmania? And more expensive. Oh well, perhaps have to fly interstate if we want to sail Princess. Sailing on the grand doesn't really interest me. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 18, 2021 Author #18 Share Posted February 18, 2021 I actually thought prices looked about the same as last year. But current prices are only from bottom of category, the test will come when I start looking at accessible balconies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 18, 2021 #19 Share Posted February 18, 2021 35 minutes ago, GUT2407 said: I actually thought prices looked about the same as last year. But current prices are only from bottom of category, the test will come when I start looking at accessible balconies. Are you doing the 2023 Worldie Gut, you need a spare $100,000 for two mate, plus shorex and booze, make it 140k lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 18, 2021 #20 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, icat2000 said: I feel the same. Melbourne is like an afterthought. Grand is such a tired old ship too. That is why we got it, when the Americans have finished with the oldies, we get them. Nothing new. We were on Grand in 2009, the Med. They took the skywalkers pram handle off some years ago. I like the pram handle on the Grand Class. Edited February 18, 2021 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted February 19, 2021 #21 Share Posted February 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, NSWP said: That is why we got it, when the Americans have finished with the oldies, we get them. Like Sun and Sea. They had their faults, but they were good ships. Maybe getting a little unreliable with age. 19 minutes ago, NSWP said: They took the skywalkers pram handle off some years ago. I like the pram handle on the Grand Class. It was too heavy and sat the stern down too much. I think the later Grand ships used aluminium on the upper structures instead of steel to solve this problem. I don't know if Princess got a refund from their naval architect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted February 19, 2021 #22 Share Posted February 19, 2021 59 minutes ago, SinbadThePorter said: Like Sun and Sea. They had their faults, but they were good ships. Maybe getting a little unreliable with age. It was too heavy and sat the stern down too much. I think the later Grand ships used aluminium on the upper structures instead of steel to solve this problem. I don't know if Princess got a refund from their naval architect. It gave good shade to the aft pool deck below. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted February 19, 2021 #23 Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, NSWP said: That is why we got it, when the Americans have finished with the oldies, we get them. Nothing new. We were on Grand in 2009, the Med. They took the skywalkers pram handle off some years ago. I like the pram handle on the Grand Class. We liked Skywalkers on the Golden Princess. I think it was the Golden. Skywalkers is a lovely quiet spot during the day. Hardly anyone went there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 19, 2021 Author #24 Share Posted February 19, 2021 2 hours ago, NSWP said: Are you doing the 2023 Worldie Gut, you need a spare $100,000 for two mate, plus shorex and booze, make it 140k lol. Whilst I would love to do a W/C there would be a few issues 1. Travel Insurance 2. Some of the medications I am on are, let’s just say, frowned upon in many countries 3. And most importantly I can’t be away from Maxy for that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 19, 2021 Author #25 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Though the Tassie one looked to be about the same price as our first Princess one back on Pacific nearly 20 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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