Updates from the Grand Princess 2023 relocation cruise

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Tomorrow Saturday (23rd September 2023) we board the Grand Princess in Vancouver, Canada to bring her back down-under 🙂.

 

Internet access permitting (I hope it will be better then the Majestic Princess!, last year (2022) when we did her relocation cruise back to Australia/ New Zealand) I am going to try and give some updates on our journey from Vancouver, Canada to Auckland, New Zealand.

 

We disembark the Grand Princess on the 17th October 2022 in New Zealand.

[nzrainbow]

Sounds great, I will be joining too in a few days in Honolulu heading back to Auckland. Sail well 🙂

[windsor26]

Hope you mean 2023  or there is a time wharp   enjjoy!!

[OzKiwiJJ]

Look out for a blonde vision impaired lady and her hubby. That's our friends Jennifer and Russell. Say hi to them from me!

 

Have a great cruise!

Edited September 22, 2023 by OzKiwiJJ

[cruiser3775]

I'm on this relocation cruise also, Vancouver to Sydney. Haven't taken the internet package, but will do a trip report once back home

[arxcards]

Enjoy Stu.

I hope that Starnet will be better for you. The latency should be heaps better, and hopefully the techie on the ship can point the signal in the right direction.

[Normanville]

5 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Tomorrow Saturday (23rd September 2023) we board the Grand Princess in Vancouver, Canada to bring her back down-under 🙂.

 

Internet access permitting (I hope it will be better then the Majestic Princess!, last year (2022) when we did her relocation cruise back to Australia/ New Zealand) I am going to try and give some updates on our journey from Vancouver, Canada to Auckland, New Zealand.

 

We disembark the Grand Princess on the 17th October 2022 in New Zealand.

Thanks for that, we board in Adelaide 26th October. Sailed on the Grand in March and loved it but would like to hear if they have improved the lunch buffet salad bar. They only had the same two choices of cold meat every day. Not really a problem as there was also hot meats, Also a lot of Indian vegan food, not to our likes .Still plenty to choose from.

Juls

[Kiwi_cruiser]

7 hours ago, windsor26 said:

Hope you mean 2023  or there is a time wharp   enjjoy!!

 

We are a day behind you 🙂

[Aus Traveller]

8 minutes ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

 

We are a day behind you 🙂

I think the query that mentioned a time warp was referring to your disembarkation date shown as 2022.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

This was posted to our roll call:

 

Another change in our itinerary 😞

 

[coo359a2]

We join the Grand on the 26 Sept in San Francisco and will be on until 29 Nov.

 

The M&G for the 26 Sept cruise will be

27 Sept

One 5 Club on Deck 15

11:00 am

[arxcards]

I hope you are having an awesome time Stu, and that it is nice to be back at sea again.

 

AIS shows you cruising into a 21m/s gale in 4.7m seas. Seems to be a bit more exciting than usual for that part of the world, and no wonder they wanted to skip Victoria to take it slow. Hopefully it will be a bit calmer in the Golden Gate.

 

A couple of ships have snuck away towards Australasia. Luminosa skipped their 3x Alaskan days to dodge a storm, and have made it to Japan early, spending the day in the alternate stop of Sapporo (Otaru). Brilliance of the Seas has just departed Vancouver for a direct run to Hawaii.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Hello from the Grand Princess,

 

We are currently rocking and rolling our way to San Francisco, California.

We are currently experiencing 50 - 60knts! of wind and 4 meter seas! It has been hitting our bow.

She has been handing it well.

 

Since I wrote the above before dinner……, after dinner I was walking along deck 7 past the photo gallery when I noticed that a window had broken! 😮 , apparently it broke with the movement off the ship?. Any way the ship crew did a temp fix on the window and clean up the glass.

 

It will be interesting to see how long it will be before they get a new pane of glass!, I am guessing her next dry dock!

 

 

 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by Kiwi_cruiser

[arxcards]

3 hours ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Since I wrote the above before dinner……, after dinner I was walking along deck 7 past the photo gallery when I noticed that a window had broken! 😮 , apparently it broke with the movement off the ship?. Any way the ship crew did a temp fix on the window and clean up the glass.

 

It will be interesting to see how long it will be before they get a new pane of glass!, I am guessing her next dry dock!

 

A day job on a port day. Lazy if they leave it any longer than Honolulu to fix.

Edited September 25, 2023 by arxcards

[arxcards]

Good Morning Stu.

Grand's cam is pretty ordinary, so I won't put up the row of white dots as you were approaching the Golden Gate bridge. Really late sunrise at around 7am in SF.

 

From Hyde St pier

 

From Mersea Restaurant on Treasure Island

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Hello from the Grand Princess,

Today we where in San Francisco, CA.

We had a nice day ashore, we just had a walk along the waterfront and had a look around Fisherman's Wharf

We had a very early back on board off 3:30pm, so that limited what we could do.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 27, 2023 by Kiwi_cruiser

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Hello from the Grand Princess,

 

Tonight we have arrived in the Port of Los Angeles for a "Service Call" so we get get the ships bottom cleaned ready for her to cruise around New Zealand this summer.

 

Tomorrow we move out to anchor in Los Angeles harbour so they can keep cleaning the underside of the ship.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by Kiwi_cruiser

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Hello from the Grand Princess,

 

Today we are anchored off Long Beach Cruise Terminal while they continue to clean the underside of the ship.

 

Here is a photo of the divers working:

[Tranquility Base]

1 hour ago, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Hello from the Grand Princess,

Thanks for the updates.

A couple of non-urgent questions please as you head south.

 

1. I assume the promenade deck has chairs as opposed to loungers.

If so, are there just a few chairs or numerous ?

Are they padded ?

 

2. I don't know if this repo is under US or Aus rules.

If smoking is allowed inside IE: Casino; is the smell noticeable much around that area ?

 

3. Are there many people utilising One5 lounge in the early afternoon... ie around 2pm ?

 

According to my weather chart the seas look OK for your passage over the next few days.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Hello from the Grand Princess.

 

Last night we had our first formal night and the Champagne waterfall:

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2023 by Kiwi_cruiser

[MicCanberra]

On 9/23/2023 at 7:39 AM, Kiwi_cruiser said:

Tomorrow Saturday (23rd September 2023) we board the Grand Princess in Vancouver, Canada to bring her back down-under 🙂.

 

Internet access permitting (I hope it will be better then the Majestic Princess!, last year (2022) when we did her relocation cruise back to Australia/ New Zealand) I am going to try and give some updates on our journey from Vancouver, Canada to Auckland, New Zealand.

 

We disembark the Grand Princess on the 17th October 2022 in New Zealand.

Enjoy your cruise, will be following along. Ashame about the bad weather start to the cruise.

[NSWP]

Ah, ye olde Korbel horrible plonk still being used for fountain?

 

The Grand Princess bridge cam has been out of action for several days now.

Edited October 4, 2023 by NSWP

[MicCanberra]

Just because it isn't working doesn't mean they are not seeing anything 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Hello from the Grand Princess!,

 

Aloha from Honolulu, Hawaii!.

 

The Grand Princess was docked in Honolulu, Yesterday - 3rd October 2023.

 

The Coral Princess also joined us! 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 5, 2023 by Kiwi_cruiser

[MicCanberra]

A nice day for you there