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Coral Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Coral Princess

7 Night Voyage Of The Glaciers Northbound (Vancouver To Anchorage)

Sail date: May 13, 2017

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C314

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise and we were unsure of what to expect, but almost everything exceeded our expectations.  There were three in our party; when we first arrived we didn't know where the third bed was.  Dante, our steward, dropped everything right away and showed us how the bunk worked.  That friendly, quick and attentive service pretty much defined our whole trip.  The food was great and having a buffet open till midnight allowed us to have a quick snack after the entertainment and evening activities.  The activities were varied --from the standard comedian and trivia to nature and historical talks about Alaska culture and environment.  A wide range of excursions was available at each port.  This was a graduation gift for our son and it says something that he was never bored - with no Internet or TV!! and we had a great time as a family.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Clean, and very comfortable beds (I was very surprised!)

Ship tip

For example: Great hamburgers at the grill. Really liked the ventriloquist who entertained a couple of nights.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

3 out of 5
I was looking forward to Vancouver because I'd heard so much about it. It didn't live up to the hype, just another big city, with too many modern high rise glass structures.

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5
Our son picked the excursion in Ketchikan. We did the all you can eat clams. He thought it was great. If you are not a clam lover, select something different!

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Super whale watching trip!

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
I love the fact that most of the town is under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. We took one of the NPS free walking tours of the town. It was great.

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5
Whittier was not much, but we were only there long enough to get on the train for Denali.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

jules55    7 years ago

Thanks for sharing. we are booked on the Coral Princess in September and you have made me even more excited. can I ask what excursions you did and if you booked from the ship or land.

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