Thanksgiving on the Grand

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mjwark

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Anyone cruising on the Grand Princess over Thanksgiving? This will be our first Princess cruise. We have cruised with RC and Carnival. What differences might we notice on the Grand Princess compared to our previous cruises?
 
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CruiseAholic

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Not going to be on the Grand this year for Thanksgiving, but have been the past two years. You'll have a great time.

You'll get many opinions from people about the differences of Princess over RCI. I prefer Princess, but have enjoyed my cruises on RCI too. I think that Princess does a better job overall. The service and food I've experienced have been superior on Princess. Princess has embarkation/disembarkation down to a science.
 
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CruiseAholic

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I have sailed on the Grand Princess 5 times, if you have any questions, ask away!
 
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mjwark

Guest
We have not been assigned a specific stateroom yet. We have been guaranteed an inside double stateroom. Anything to fear on the Grand regarding the inside staterooms? We have been satisfied with inside staterooms in the past.
 
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Zookeeper

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My husband, my 16 year old son and I are booked on the Thanksgiving cruise also! My son is cruise crazy and has been begging us to go on another Thanksgiving cruise since the one we did last year on Carnival Paradise. This will be only our second cruise. I hope there are enough teens for my son to hang out with. Last year I saw him for a total of about 10 minutes during the week! Isn't cruising a great way to get out of cooking turkey? Can hardly wait!
 
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Einstein

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24 Hour Fresh Water Pools & Hot Tubs as well as a 24 Buffet although beware as it really is NOT 24 hours because it turns to a Bistro after midnight. U can still get almost anything but it has to be ordered. Enjoy!!! One tip ... I f U are Looking for a Late Night Hot Tub with limited use then head to the Kids area as they are Rarely there after midnight. :thumb


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mjwark

Guest
We LOVE getting out of the turkey making. The food on RC was great. I can't wait to sample the Princess fare.
 
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melissa_bel

Guest
I sailed on Thanksgiving last year and it was great of course. But don't expect a "traditionnal" Thanksgiving dinner in the main dining room! Think "fancy" TG dinner. We had Turkey, of course. But they won't give you a leg, it will be a few slices of (delicious) turkey. And the pupkin pie was more like a pumpkin mousse. You should've seen my husband's face. It was excekllent though. And the put on nice decoration in the lobby!
 
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mjwark

Guest
Sounds exciting! For traditional Thanksgiving fare I would rely on my family. We are looking forward to sampling some less traditional fare. -Mary Jo
 
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trishk

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We are on the Grand this Thanksgiving along with our 8 year old son - his first cruise. My second Princess cruise (been on 5 others) and my husbands first Princess cruise1 We can't wait!
 
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chotton

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This will be our first time on a Princess cruise. I've been on RCCL 15 times and my girl friend has been on RCCL 4 times. We were looking for a good deal for a T-givign cruise and couldn't pass up the price of the Grand. Looking forward to going on this awesome looking ship. We are both 30 and live in the suburbs of Detroit.
 
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mjwark

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My husband is originally from the Detroit suburbs. Cruising will be a nice getaway for us northerners.
 
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chotton

Guest
We live in Rochester Hills. Cruising is a great way to get away from the winters. As I get older I hate the winter more and more each year.
 
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mjwark

Guest
We feel the same way. Winters definately lose their charm as we get older. We are looking at shore excursions right now. We're thinking about the 4WD adventure or the ATV adventure in Cozumel. Hope you both have a great time.
 
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mjwark

Guest
For those of you planning to sail on the Grand over Thanksgiving...my husband and I are planning to reserve one of the 4x4 adventures. Since the jeep can hold up to 4 people we are looking for another couple to join us. The total cost of the excursion is $279 but would split between two couples. Let us know if you are interested. Thanks:)
 
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