Cruiser411 Posted August 22, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I just read a press release on P&O Australia's page on Facebook that in addition to Golden Princess, Star Princess will also be transferred to P&O in late 2021. It seems as more new tonnage becomes available, Princess is starting to dump the older ships... https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPOCruises%2Fposts%2F10156277432221187%3A0&width=500" width="500" height="572" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted August 22, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Oh, I am so depressed. I don't want to be with 4000 intimate friends on a cruise. Please stop giving away the smaller ships. I am so glad I was able to cruise as much as I could for several years on the Golden, Grand, Coral, Star, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted August 22, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Oh, I am so depressed. I don't want to be with 4000 intimate friends on a cruise. Please stop giving away the smaller ships. I am so glad I was able to cruise as much as I could for several years on the Golden, Grand, Coral, Star, etc. HAL is a decent alternate for the smaller vessels or even some Carnival ships :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiserkenn Posted August 22, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Oh, I am so depressed. I don't want to be with 4000 intimate friends on a cruise. Please stop giving away the smaller ships. I am so glad I was able to cruise as much as I could for several years on the Golden, Grand, Coral, Star, etc. Thanks for your thoughts. I, too, have loved cruising on the Golden, Grand, and Star. I have not yet had the pleasure of sailing on the Coral. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiserkenn Posted August 22, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 22, 2018 HAL is a decent alternate for the smaller vessels or even some Carnival ships :) Thanks. How do HAL's activities compare with those of Princess? Does have HAL have good speakers about ports, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted August 22, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Oh, I am so depressed. I don't want to be with 4000 intimate friends on a cruise. Please stop giving away the smaller ships. I am so glad I was able to cruise as much as I could for several years on the Golden, Grand, Coral, Star, etc. Seems pretty clear now that princess is going in the direction of all large ships. Wonder what will happen when they decide to scrap Pacific Princess, will they get similar replacement for her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted August 22, 2018 #7 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thanks. How do HAL's activities compare with those of Princess? Does have HAL have good speakers about ports' date=' etc?[/quote'] More erudite. Good speakers on a lot more than ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseAdict218 Posted August 22, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Was hoping I would have more time to get on the Star Princess, I suppose not. To date my best cruise was the one to Alaska on the Golden Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinMinnie Posted August 22, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I wonder when the Sun, the Sea, and the Grand will be gone. They all had their inaugural cruises in the 90's before the Golden and the Star which have had their departures announced already. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisefan2012 Posted August 22, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I was onboard Star Princess in May 2018 for a Vancouver Alaska round trip Such a lovely ship !! I guess I will have to get back onboard again before she leaves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisefan2012 Posted August 22, 2018 #11 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Will the Caribbean Princess be transferring over aswell in time - meaning all 3 ships of the same design will be in the new look P&O Cruises Australia fleet ?... I loved the "SkyWalkers Lounge" and the ability to stand on the deck above the Bridge on Star !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_and_hawk Posted August 22, 2018 #12 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Was hoping I would have more time to get on the Star Princess, I suppose not. To date my best cruise was the one to Alaska on the Golden Princess. We have been thinking the exact same thing as like this class of ship, without the extra deck of cabins. While the Coral is stil our favorite to date, we really liked the Golden & Sapphire in Alaska. We have started looking around a little at other lines, just not decided yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_and_hawk Posted August 22, 2018 #13 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Will the Caribbean Princess be transferring over aswell in time - meaning all 3 ships of the same design will be in the new look P&O Cruises Australia fleet ?... I loved the "SkyWalkers Lounge" and the ability to stand on the deck above the Bridge on Star !! We don't consider the Caribbean the same design ourselves, since it has the extra deck of cabins the Golden & Star don't have. True, there are a lot of the same venues among the three, just a lot more people to occupy them on the Caribbean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LawDog61 Posted August 22, 2018 #14 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Not good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted August 22, 2018 #15 Share Posted August 22, 2018 More erudite. Good speakers on a lot more than ports. Last few cruises thinking the port experts on Princess are not as knowledgeable as before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted August 22, 2018 #16 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Obviously Princess knows that they can sell more cruise with larger ships running them more efficiently. I glad the some of the problem ships will soon be gone & someone else's headache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1 Posted August 22, 2018 #17 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Last few cruises thinking the port experts on Princess are not as knowledgeable as before I agree. Very often they are not as knowledgeable as some of the passengers - particularly CC members. Our recent experience has been of drab delivery read from a script with an inability to pronounce place names correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted August 22, 2018 #18 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I just read a press release on P&O Australia's page on Facebook that in addition to Golden Princess, Star Princess will also be transferred to P&O in late 2021. I really thought Grand would be next. But, maybe it's going straight to Alang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericmcgovern Posted August 22, 2018 #19 Share Posted August 22, 2018 We really like sailing out of San Francisco on the Grand - surprised it is still going since it is the oldest. Wonder what they will base out of San Francisco once it is gone, or if they will rotate like they did before. Our first cruise was on the Star - sad to see it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted August 22, 2018 #20 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I agree. Very often they are not as knowledgeable as some of the passengers - particularly CC members. Our recent experience has been of drab delivery read from a script with an inability to pronounce place names correctly. Last week on the Royal asked question about bus to Edinboroh (sp) and he said he would get back to me on it if I cam to his desk later. Since he was speaking on the city thought it was reasonable to know something about getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksm77 Posted August 22, 2018 #21 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Thanks. How do HAL's activities compare with those of Princess? Does have HAL have good speakers about ports' date=' etc?[/quote'] Speakers on HAL are better to me than on Princess. HAL also has better port info for touring on your own, very helpful in finding your way around the port city & also giving info on transportation to get around the area. Sadly that is the only area they are better than Princess. Entertainment is lacking nothing to do around the ship after the evening show. I feel the food is about the same. I would put service about the same also. Ships are smaller so not as crowded but it comes with not offering as much to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquilegia Posted August 22, 2018 #22 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Sorry to hear this. Star Princess was the first Princess ship OH and I ever sailed on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongerjoe Posted August 22, 2018 #23 Share Posted August 22, 2018 First cruised on The Star on a Mexican Riveria cruise over ten years ago and next month embark on a 12 day round-trip from San Pedro to Alaska. Enjoyed a wonderful family cruise to Hawaii on the Golden. Absolutely loved the happy hour in Skywalker's every afternoon. We will miss those ships. Sent from my QTAXIA1 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted August 22, 2018 #24 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Darn, another Grand Class (with a Grand Suite) bites the dust.....:(:(:( Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted August 22, 2018 #25 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I really thought Grand would be next. But, maybe it's going straight to Alang. Probably, since no one would even bid on that ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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