Alaska - Gulf of Alaska Cruise Reviews

Overall enjoyed our cruise a nice time spent with family & friends. Ship and crew were very good, but food only average, Ports were nothing special because of lack of attractions , little real "Alaskan" experience, except for salmon spawning in Juneau.

Our cruise was wonderful - we loved it. Lots of good food, great entertainment, the staff was awesome. We were very pleased.

If you ever have the chance be sure to visit Alaska, amazing place to visit

The cruise was very beautiful and relaxing. Food was better than most cruise ships.

It would have been better. As a first timer my expectations where different of a cruise and it did. not meet my expectations.

This was a great cruise to Alaska. A true bucket list adventure that did not disappoint.

Cruise was nice but we will never book through again. 1-They did not save the first cruise we wanted and we lost that cruise. 2-I was going to pick a room on deck 8 or 9 and the travel agent talked me out of it and told me to do a guaranteed room instead. She told me it would save money and we would be guaranteed a room on deck 8 or 9. This was false information and we were given a room on deck 4 and could not change it.3-I specifically asked how far away the airport was from Seward where the cruise ended, before I booked it. She told me 10 minutes away. This was also false information as the airport was a very expensive 3.5hr-4 train and taxi ride away in Anchorage, an extra expense I was not prepared for. 4-We were told we qualified for the free welcome aboard package, consisting of wine, chocolate covered strawberries and a12 pack of water. Even after asking guest services in the ship, we never received this booking bonus that she told us we were getting. BJ's travel really let us down and we will not book from them again.... Fingers crossed that we will receive the gift card they said we would get

Holland America handled our land tour portion Horrible, unprofessional in simple words ruined it and beginning of ship was bad too with the stinky room but afterwards they made it up for ONLY cruise part of our trip and we still haven't received the refund for our land portion upon calling Holland and involving United cruise agent still no refund, it feels like Holland America STOLE our money. Booking no. 2H3N9N

We absolutely loved the sea portion of the Alaska cruise. Everything was practically perfect in every way. I wouldn't do the "Thermal Suite" again as an add-on, not because of the Suite itself, but because other guests are rude and "hog" the amenities by keeping their towels and personal belongings on equipment for long periods of time so others cannot use them. The land portion was a huge let-down. Once we were off the ship, the excellent service came to a screeching halt.

All the staff and chefs were amazing. They fulfilled all our needs with smiling face

This cruise was a surprise Christmas gift to my 2 boys who always wanted to go to Alaska. They loved fishing but we weren't able to get them out there due to bad weather at Seward. We did see 1 group at the pier who caught a 70lb Halibut. I have never seen that big of fish in person and it was a great experience. Together as a family, I can't ask for more than what we experienced at Alaska X Summit. We all gained a few extra pounds due to all the great food and drinks available 24/7. We will definitely will add another X cruise trip on our next family vacation for sure. It was great making memories with my family at this cruise. Thank you X Summit family.

The southbound itinerary was best and visited the most important places in Alaska.

While the food at Luminae was excellent and the service there was generally excellent and our cabin was very nice, we didn't feel like the overall experience on Summit was worth the price tag that we paid. The price tag for a cruise in The Retreat on Celebrity creates significant expectations for the experience. Some of those expectations were definitely met while others were sadly missing this time. I wouldn't recommend spending the extra money on Summit.

The staff and amenities exceeded my expectations in every imaginable way!!!!!

Overall a great cruise. June/July is a great time to Cruise Alaska. Would do Princess again for an Alaskan cruise. The pre-cruise land portion to Denali is a must do. Everybody in Fairbanks and Denali were great. Would also recommend the land first then southbound cruise to Vancouver.

Alaska cruise was good overall. A few issues but nothing to spoil the experience. Holland America music walk looks to be slowly falling apart which was a plus over the glitz and glam shows everyone else does.

Beautiful glaciers, great entertainment, good food especially the free pizza stand by the outdoor pool, I particularly like the Tuna pizza.

This cruise exceeded our expectations. The views, entertainment, cabin and service were all exceptional. Would recommend Princess to anyone!

Old ship, not much for teens, low quality food, ok entertainment

Everything from start to finish was wonderful. The food was really good and they were really good about being able to accommodate my gluten allergy. The ship is beautiful and all the staff went above and beyond.