Grand Princess-1/29/05

[flyfisherod]

We cruised the Grand from Galveston on 1/29/05. We had a great time on a beautiful ship. We were somewhat disappointed with the late arrivals to some of the ports. Our excursion in Belize was cancelled due to being 1hr30min late. The casino slots seemed to be extra tight! The steaks in the Painted Desert were outstanding. The stateroom service was also great. We had a wonderful time on Mr. Sancho's beach in Cozumel (south of the dock several miles past Chankanab). I have posted photos of the ship and trip at: http://rookie.smugmug.com/gallery/387187

[pamwinn]

Nice photos. I love the Grand. I am glad you enjoyed your cruise. :)

[potchak]

I was on this cruise too, and am working on my review. I have a lot of information to provide. Can't wait to share with everyone!

[mountainhouse]

I 2nd that. You have a good eye.

 

Good shooting,

[PearlandCruiser]

Thank you for sharing the great photos! I hope our photos turn out as great has yours did. :p You look like you had a wonderful time, We are really looking forward to our turn on the Grand next week.

 

Thanks again,

[Backfence]

Flyfisherod: Man - I was on your cruise & just got my pix back. I must say you have a gift. My pictures aren't half as good - altho' good memories for us personally. I like the shots you got of the ship, and some of the shore areas that we failed to shoot. Nice picture of Belize City Harbor too. Maybe you should hire yourself out as a Personal Vacation Photographer in exchange for free cruises!

[Lady L]

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing them!:)

[Rick Wright]

Ver nice pictures, enjoyed very much.

 

My wife & I will be sailing on the Grand 4/2. We'll be staying in cabin 715 on Caribe Deck. This will be our 1st cruise on Princess, 3rd cruise overall.

 

We've been reading about the late arrivals in Belize. We would really like to do the cave tubing but don't want to be dissappointed if it is canceled. We were thinking not booking an excursion in Belize & just stay on the ship, which would be fine with us. Would you recommend going this route?

 

Any info you can provide on your cabin would be great since our's will be very close to where you stayed. Location on ship, storage, balcony, etc.

 

Thanks

[tdrakos]

Check the itinerary for Belize on your personlizer. On another thread they mentioned that the times have changed for Belize for future cruises.

[SPRINGTX]

If you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost to to the tandem parasailing? And which beach were you at? Thanks, and you pictures were awesome.

[aggieastrosfan]

Ver nice pictures, enjoyed very much.

 

My wife & I will be sailing on the Grand 4/2. We'll be staying in cabin 715 on Caribe Deck. This will be our 1st cruise on Princess, 3rd cruise overall.

 

Hi, Rick! Just wanted to invite you to join our roll call for this sailing!

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=73280

[vyness]

Thank you so much for posting your beautiful pictures. I'll be sailing on the Grand in April and was looking for more pictures of what it would look like.

[flyfisherod]

Rick,

715 will be on the starboard side of the ship opposite from our room on the port side. This cabin is located mid-aft on ship and has a very generous balcony compared to the other cabins on ship (approx. 9x9 ft.). Cabin was very nice, maybe a little short on closet space. The laundromats were close and not too busy.

Parasailing in Cozumel ran $55 per person.

[DrivesLikeMario]

Were ALL the ship's shore excursions cancelled in Belize or just the cave tubing?

 

Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures, both of you!

[Rick Wright]

Rick,

715 will be on the starboard side of the ship opposite from our room on the port side. This cabin is located mid-aft on ship and has a very generous balcony compared to the other cabins on ship (approx. 9x9 ft.). Cabin was very nice, maybe a little short on closet space. The laundromats were close and not too busy.

Parasailing in Cozumel ran $55 per person.

 

Thanks for the info, it is much appreciated

[trishnbaby]

Were ALL the ship's shore excursions cancelled in Belize or just the cave tubing?

 

Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures, both of you!

 

I was on this sailing too. I know for sure the Airboat Adventure excursions weren't cancelled (I was on one of them) and neither were one or two of the city tour-type things (A Tale of Two Cities and Belize City & Old Belize Museum, as I recall). There may have been a snorkeling tour that went too, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

No pictures from me, I left the camera in the car :(

[Backfence]

Were ALL the ship's shore excursions cancelled in Belize or just the cave tubing?

 

Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures, both of you!

 

As I recall, there were about 5 ship excursions that still went - most seemed to be connected with the City tours, museums & such. No time for anything too far from the dock. Ours wasn't a ship excursion & we drove around about 10-15 miles out and about from Belize City.

[DrivesLikeMario]

Thanks, Trish & Backfence! :)

[Meirah]

:) We are going 11/26/2005. Booked in B301, Baja deck. I am so glad to see The Grand docked at Costa Maya. We had been told that it was 3 tendered ports. We been to Grand Caymen once and Cozumel twice. These pictures are great! Gave us an idea of what to expect our first time on a Princess Ship.

 

Meirah

Houston

[yancycruiser]

Thanks for sharing those great pictures of your cruise. The Grand was one of our favorite cruises and we immediately fell in love with Grand Class. We plan to cruise her again one day.