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On this cruise, we found people coughed on the food, trying out the food before plating it on their own plate, not washing their hands before entering the buffet, poor manners, being rude to the staff, at the time it was a return to sailing from the pandemic, so people weren't following the protocols hence the ship was full of covid. I could go on if you like.

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To which part are you referring to?

Hello 👋 to you as well. Thank you for stopping g by and seeing my channel. Feel free to watch what you want and feel free to leave a comment 😊😊 Appreciate the comment and people like you saying hello 👋

@@arthurscruises9310 Our pleasure, we always appreciate how much time and effort it takes to make a TH-cam video and like to support by liking and and leaving a comment 🤩 Have an awesome weekend 👏

Thanks for watching. It's a great little spot and it's used by so many people for different things.

I'm so glad you had a fantastic trip and really enjoyed you time on the high seas. Its good to hear you had a good experience with Princess as well. It always helps that the weather is on your side. Thank you for your kind words. Glad it help out You'll have to pass on the details of that tour provider you use. Might use them Thanks for watching

Thanks for your comments. We have cruised many times with different cruise lines. We have had a wide range of experiences, from good to bad. We cruised during the restart of cruising in Australia (jan 23 not as you say "few weeks ago," so things may have changed in the year since we travelled on her.) with covid rules in place. We found the ship was covid heavy in infections cause people were not following the rules, in fact the captain in his daily announcement was very concerned having high numbers of people presenting to the medical centre with covid cause people where not following the rules. I observed that the boozers tend to hang out there. I NEVER said anything bad about the crew. In fact, you would have heard me say that our waiter and sever (in the MDR) were fantastic. In fact, we had great meals in the crown grill and the chefs table. I'm sorry, having people who coughed (without masks on) all over the food in the horizon food court was not acceptable. We observed many people behaviouring badly in there. The food was in there was the worst we ever had on a cruise. Again, that's my opinion. That's was our nickname for it. Overall, the cruise for us a family wasn't the best. It was certainly in the bottom 5 cruises we have done. These are my opinions and if you don't believe me, check out the reviews from other people who cruise the same cruise, the ship even made national & international news because of covid and gastro outbreaks and more recent recent cruises with Grand Princesshave had the same problems as we had. Enjoy your time cruising on the high seas.

Thanks for your comment. We were just unlucky with the cruise, there's some things that were out of our control. However, we did have some good times onboard. I highly recommended Crown Grill. One of the best steaks house at sea (next to the chops grill on board RCI) and if you are able to get into the chefs table. It's worth the money. We stuck to our family motto of making the best out of it. Enjoy your sailing and see you on the high seas

@arthurscruises9310 can you please elaborate about the not to pleasant experiences in One 5 please. We never had anything negative on our 14 days in jan 24

we were on the Grand a few weeks ago and it was FANTASTIC. I am not sure what Arthur was talking about with the not too pleasant experiences in One 5 night club. I find his video is very opinionated and not 100% honest. Referring to the Crooners Bar as to where all the alcholics hang out was the biggest load of baloney. We sat in there many times and not once did I see anyone who had over indulged in alcohol. Referring to the Horizon as the pig pen could not be further from the truth. I think when people do these videos they get very big headed and like to dramatise things. Arthur sure has done that. It would be interesting to know the dates he travelled as it seems to have been the same cruise we were on and if it was, nothing could be further from the truth with his negative comments.

we were on the Grand a few weeks ago and it was FANTASTIC. I am not sure what Arthur was talking about with the not too pleasant experiences in One 5 night club. I find his video is very opinionated and not 100% honest. Referring to the Crooners Bar as to where all the alcholics hang out was the biggest load of baloney. We sat in there many times and not once did I see anyone who had over indulged in alcohol. Referring to the Horizon as the pig pen could not be further from the truth. I think when people do these videos they get very big headed and like to dramatise things. Arthur sure has done that. It would be interesting to know the dates he travelled as it seems to have been the same cruise we were on and if it was, nothing could be further from the truth with his negative comments.

We never went to 150 nightclubs. Cause we are not a nightclub family. Our waiter and server told us that there were a couple of altercations in there. Sailed on her in Jan 23. So we didn't cruise the same cruise as you because it was a year apart from your cruise. Again, things could have changed in the year period.

Thanks for your comment. These are my opinions. Yes, im entitled to them and of the sailing we had. Compared to other cruise lines and other similar sized ships, this has to be the worst ship we cruised on. Half the toilets were closed off due to damage cause by other passengers (never repaired while we were on for 20 nights) . The same goes for the lifts as well. Hopefully, you can see that having poorly maintained infrastructure on board can cause people to feel rather let down in their experiences. Also, this wasn't me having a bad experience, other passengers who were elite status were also disappointed with the state of the ship. However thank you for watching, see you on the high seas

Hope you enjoyed it 😊

Unfortunately, we didn't have the option to purchase on board. Hence why many passengers were frustrated at the situation and the way princess handled it. Princess Cruises seems not to care about passengers who didn't purchase shore excursions. They made that very clear.

Thanks Ken for watching. That's one of the reasons why we won't sail with them again. Stay tuned for more adventures 😊

Oh wow. That's amazing. I always want to sail to the Norfolk Islands and Papua New Guinea as well. That's what I liked about royal caribbean. It's just a good cruise line for a family of all generations ❤️ Hopefully you'll put something up on TH-cam of your adventures

Oh wow. That's amazing. I always want to sail to the Norfolk Islands and Papua New Guinea as well. That's what I liked about royal caribbean. It's just a good cruise line for a family of all generations ❤️ Hopefully you'll put something up on TH-cam of your adventures

Thanks Debra for watching. I'm glad you got a lot of information from my vlogs. Yes, it was very disappointing that princess cruises treat their passengers like the way we were. We are planning a family cruise to the South Pacific with Royal Caribbean.

Thanks for watching. I really appreciate you watching and thank you for commenting. We've been cruising for a long time, cruised with different lines and yes, us Aussies are generally good. However, this was our first time cruising with Princess and we found the Aussies onboard rather offensive. Very demanding and always felt like they were entitled. However, we also felt like Princess where giving us different product and experiences. Which was different from what we researched beforehand. While we enjoyed the NZ, we didn't enjoy the people who made it worse for others needlessly. We won't be cruising with them again Thank you for watching my content 😊

Hi Debra, once again, thank you for continuing to watch my vlogs. If I were you, I would do the bus tour, then the Devonport ferry back. The ferries were next to the pier to the ship. It's about a 10 to 15 minute walk back (dont hold me to it). The previous NZ cruise with Royal Caribbean, we did the bus tour/sky tower tour. We enjoyed that. Re Wellington, do the cable car tour. It is easy. Great views, the Cafe was a great place to have lunch & the botanic Gardens are nearby. I hope that has helped you out. Feel free to ask any questions or dm me on Instagram arthurs_photography_adelaide

Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching ☺️ It's a great city to visit and easy to walk around and enjoy the sites. I hope this has helped you to plan to visit this beautiful city ☺️

Thank you for watching. It's much appreciated 😌 Yes, it was a short time because of Port and tidal requirements. The ship had to leave early in order to clear the harbour traffic. We were frustrated with the lack of communication from princess on many issues. Sky Tower is worth a visit, but with that, many people visiting it made it unbearable. Next time will do something around the harbour as it was much closer and easily accessible. Again thank you for watching and leaving a comment. It's much appreciated. Tune in for the next vlog about the return journey to Australia 🇦🇺

Thanks for watching Ken. Yes the views are amazing once up there. But the ride up there is horrible.... at least for me. Glad you enjoyed the time-lapse. 😊

Thanks for watching, yes Auckland is a great place to visit. I think I would do what you did next time. Thanks for watching

all my days are uploaded (including the ones you have mentioned), here is the playlist of this cruise, feel free to watch this vlogs th-cam.com/play/PLZ2yDOpMbhQPJEpaB3ecghXWeRxveZ5gQ.html

Hey there, thanks for watching. so glad your doing that cruise. we really enjoyed visiting New Zealand for the second time. hope you have a great time as well. as for your visas, it should be fine on your phone (dont quote me on that), even better if you can print off the visas.

@@arthurscruises9310 I much prefer paper. My phone can get lost, broken or discharged. It can even fall in the pool. I want paper visas but cannot figure out how to get them.

@@cruisecrazy7066 perhaps try using a laptop or a pc at a library and get it printed

@@arthurscruises9310 Thanks. That MIGHT work.

Thanks for your kind words 🙇‍♂️ When you see the mount up close, you change your mind and I changed my mind when I saw everyone heading there. As for the shortcut, I thought it was going through a forest area not up the small mount!! But it was worth it, the views were amazing. The whole area was amazing as well. Thanks for watching. I appreciate it. Working on Auckland, hopefully be uploaded very soon.

Oh wow, I didn't know they originally had pools. I did knew they come from Greece 🇬🇷 and refurbished for the Australian market. Thank you for watching 😊

Yes, she certainly does. We had a ball with her aboard 😊

Thank you so much for watching. I'm truly humbled. Yes, it can get pricey when going through the cruise line. Pro tip, find out exactly where the shuttle drops you off, then find attractions nearby, and ask the local tourism operators for tours or places to visit. It's often better advice than the cruise line. Just keep in mind the ship's boarding time when exploring on your own. In my next episode, I explore Tauranga. Where everything is within walking distance from the ship/dock area.

Yes the views from the top are beautiful. Thank you for watching my vlog ❤️

Thanks Ken for watching. How great it that to have family live near a great art deco town.

Thanks for watching this vlog and yes we like watching them as well. K.I. is a beautiful place. I would go back there again.

Thanks for watching 😊 It was our first time cruising with them. However we would rush back to them.

Thanks for watching. It suited our needs.

Thanks for watching and thank you for your kind words. Feel free to share my content with your family and friends

Thanks for watching Ken. It's not that far, just 19 hours or so 🤣🤣 But it's worth it

Thank you for watching and commenting. Unfortunately the buffet food was terrible. We referred to it as the "pig pen!" It was like you were given slops, staff didn't care if you did "washie washie" or not. Often we saw people cough over food, handle food and put it back and generally behaviour badly. 90% of our meals we ate were in the MDR or speciality restaurant. The food was on point and the customer service was always great. Hope that answered your question.

@@arthurscruises9310 thank you for letting me know. I’ll consider the Sapphire or Majestic

I think the next ships give a different experience compared to the older ships.

That's for that tip. We thought to do that but where told by the local port authorities that it wasn't recommended as it would create issues for the locals and there wasn't any guarantee that the local service would get us back in time. Thanks for watching really appreciate it 😊

Not a good idea. Overcrowding on local buses has caused problems for locals trying to get to school and work.

Thanks for watching

Hi yumin, thanks for watching. The cost to get from pt chalmer to Dunedin was $35 NZ PER PERSON, Return. Princess will tell you otherwise and infer you can use it all day. Be prepared for a lot of miscommunication and misturths from Princess Cruises. For your family, that would be $140 NZ, and you'll be paying that again for the Lyttleton/Christchurch transfer as well. Another young family simply refused to pay that much for a transfer. When in NZ, we used our bank debit cards for purchases on land (NZ is more expensive than OZ) and had a credit card linked to our cruise account. We budgeted $5000 for onboard purchases and also budgeted $250 per port day as well. Tip: Don't link your everyday bank account to your cruise account. Princess Cruises put a hold on your account until all your onboard purchases are paid for. Hope that has answered your question Feel free to ask any other questions and stay tuned for future vlogs Arthur Cruises

Thank you Arthur, this very helpful!

Yes it certainly is. Thank you watching and make sure you keep on eye out for the rest of these vlogs

Hopefully on day you'll do it. It's a beautiful cruise to do. Make sure you stay in touch to see when the ship sails through some fjords of New Zealand 🇳🇿

Thank you for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed it. How exciting to be cruising again for you My next vlog will be cruising through Milford Sound, so make sure you have hit the notification bell to get notified when I upload it 😊

Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed us talking

Yes your right, to much to see in one day, it was great of Shaun from down under cruisers to show me around. Maybe that's your plan to lose Holly in the arcades 🤣🤣 But in all seriousness, the arcades are wonderful Please come down under, you know I'll show you and Holly around

Yes it was. 😁 Thanks for having me and will return we the favour ☺️

So much to see there!

Thank you for stopping and having a look and watching my vlogs. New zealand is an amazing place to visit. New vlogs coming soon, stay tuned 😉

The food at chef table was amazing. Worth it. The volunteer was full of knowledge about the history of the railways in Port Lincoln. Yes the water around Port lincoln is amazing. Port lincoln is the seafood capital of Australia. I did about 15 kms that day

Kangaroo island is a beautiful place to visit, will be going back to stay there and explore for a few days. Chefs table was $130 Australian dollars, including the wine