Round The World and other travels
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This is: Voyage of the Glaciers (2015)
Cruise Ship 'Grand Princess'
| Grand Princess Facts (provided by Princess Cruises) |
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| Built: Monfalcone, Italy | |
| Named by: Olivia de Havilland | |
| Inaugural cruise: 26 May 1998 | |
| Registered in: Hamilton, Bermuda | |
| Guest capacity: 2,606 | |
| Crew: 1,150 | |
| Tonnage: 107,517 | |
| Length: 949 feet | |
| Height: 188 feet | |
| Beam: 118 feet (158 feet, including bridge wings) | |
| Draft: 28 feet | |
| Decks: 17 | |
| Lifeboats: 22 lifeboats including tenders, plus 2 rescue boats | |
| Guest accommodation: | |
| 26 suites with private balconies | |
| 180 mini-suites with private balconies | |
| 502 balcony cabins | |
| 218 ocean view cabins | |
| 366 inside cabins | |
| Pools: 4 pools and 1 splash pool | |
| Dining and snacks: | |
| Three main dining rooms | |
| Sabatini's (Italian restaurant) | |
| Crown Grill | |
| Alfredo’s Pizzeria | |
| International Café | |
| Vines (wine bar) | |
| Leaves (Tea lounge and library) | |
| Ultimate Balcony Dining | |
| Trident Grill (burger and hot dog grill) | |
| Horizon Court (buffet restaurant) | |
| Prego Pizzeria (poolside pizza) | |
| Sundaes (ice cream bar) | |
| 24-hour room service | |
| Showrooms/Lounges: | |
| Princess Theater | |
| Vista Show Lounge | |
| Explorer's Lounge | |
| The One5 Nightclub | |
| Wheelhouse Bar | |
| Crooners (Martini bar) | |
| Snookers (Cigar bar) | |
| Passenger Services: | |
| The Sanctuary (quiet area on deck) | |
| Movies Under the Stars (poolside screen) | |
| Lotus Spa and fitness centre | |
| Piazza-style Atrium | |
| Wedding Chapel | |
| Grand Casino | |
| Kids' and teens' centres | |
| Internet café | |
| Art Gallery | |
| Photo/video gallery | |
| Duty-free shops | |
| Putting course | |
| Sports court | |
| Passenger Services desk | |
| Shore Excursions desk | |
| Medical centre |
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Stateroom D110
Our accommodation on this cruise was a mini-suite at the front of the port side of Dolphin deck. Although less spacious than the layout that we had enjoyed on Sun Princess in 2014, this was still a comfortable arrangement, featuring a separate seating area adjacent to the balcony. Our beds were made up as a double on arrival, but reconfigured as twin singles on request. The bathroom had a combination bathtub and shower.
Wheelhouse Bar
This once again turned out to be our favourite on-board watering hole.
