Alaska - Gulf of Alaska Cruise Reviews

Great experience cruise with Princess , as usual Great friendly staff members,

Alaska is beautiful, but better visited in July or August!

On The way up we had a lot of fog and rain. Come to think of it is was the same on the way back. Lol don't let weather stop you 🤣 from having fun

I can't recommend enough choosing NCL's Haven experience! As a first time cruise, the Haven exceeded all expectations. Having the courtyard and sundeck on the Jewel made it feel like we were at a spacious resort with so much space to spread out and relax.

I highly recommend this cruise line and cruise destination. The views and service was special!

The Alaskan cruise is a must do. Holland America does a great job and caters to the older passengers very well. Weather was ok but you need to have rain gear, warm clothing especially if you go in September.

This was my 2nd time in Alaska - each time was different - this was a fabulous experience! Weather cooperated for the day in Glacier Bay and again in Ketchikan - overall I would recommend this trip to anyone

This was our first visit to Alaska. The scenery was beautiful. The temperatures were great (since we traveled from hot Texas). The scheduled time in each port was good, and it gave us time to explore. The ship docked in very good and convenient locations in each port. One specialty restaurant (Canaletto) was located in the buffet area (Lido) which we thought was strange.

We had a fabulous time with great shore excursions and amazing service! The main issue we had was on the first day. Nobody could provide information about checking in for non United flights, and we did not have medallions as Princess refused to send them to my secondary address. We had difficulty connecting with our group member, and it was a very stressful start to the trip!

Don’t think twice just do it. Alaska is a place to experience for yourself. Be brave and do things you’d never do. It’s an adventure and you should embrace it.

Gonna try the Carribean in the spring, giving Princess one more chance.

We choose this cruise because of the itinerary. Also because 30 years ago I had a great experience aboard Princess cruises. This time was different. Despite having been on at least 50 cruises, we found this ship very hard to navigate. The layout is just terrible and makes no sense. We also found the interior very kitsch, outdated and tacky. This ship was originally made for the Asian market and personally I don't believe it's sailing in the right territory. The crew however, was super friendly and professional. The little entertainment in the princess theater wasn't really spectacular, very amateuristic. We liked the different live lounge music performances by the wine bar. The nature lectures were excellent, we loved Mark Harris. Our cabin was obstructed view balcony room, but we had a great view The food was just alright, and the menu was a bit old fashioned. The Vancouver embarkation process was split in two parts; checking in with Princess was smooth, however the U.S. customs and border patrol after that was horrible and felt like cattle herding which took us over an hour. We had purchased the Princess Plus Package a year ago, but since then, Princess had changed the rules. For example the 2 fitness classes, were no longer included. So when I showed up for Yoga, I was refused because the package rules had now changed (other passengers had the same problem) We wouldn't sail with Princess again and we DO NOT RECOMMEND Princess because of this cruise. IMPO; the cruise company lost its charm since Carnival took ownership.

I did a cruise tour the week before and it was fabulous. Recommend if you have the time to do it before you cruise to see more of Alaska

The cruise was great and I would do it again. But be sure to spend some time in the interior of Alaska before or after, to really appreciate what it has to offer. We spent two days on our own before the cruise, and it was time well spent. We hiked a little, and saw a huge bull moose, a brown bear, and other wildlife, which we did not see on the cruise.

We have always wanted to go on an Alaska Cruise. We are glad we chose Princess. The sights were beautiful and we saw whales. The cruise in Glacier Bay and and excursion to Misty Fjord were both outstanding and worth the trip. Our dissappointment was the very short stops at Juneau and Ketchikan where we would have like a couple more hours to see the towns after our 6+ hour excursion. I really wanted to shop in both places and didn't have any time to do so. I feel like we missed out here. Overall it was a great adventure.

Alaska is a great crusing destination. It allows you to see much of the highlights of the Alaskan coastline.

Excellent ship with outstanding staff. Camp Discovery treehouse policy to not take in toddlers that need assistance with diaper change is highly regressive and disappointing. We had to cancel several excursions because of this which cost us 100’s of dollars. Guest services was highly unaccommodating of our needs in this regard as well. If you are a young family, don’t choose Princess.

We loved this cruise. We had one bad weather day which limited what we could see or do, but it was a great overall experience and we love Princess cruise line.

Overall we were content. The drink package is generous and many things to pick from. However, they charge you for water. Water is essential to life, especially if you are drinking adult beverages. Just seems tacky to me to have them charge for water. AND THE WIFI is HORRIBLE. Free minutes go flying by but there is no connectivity. NCL needs to up their game on Wifi. The food was good enough, but nothing spectacular. Could up their game a bit here.

This was the 2nd Norwegian Alaskan cruise I've taken in the last 15 years. Really enjoyed the entire experience.