Our first cruise

Item: Coral Princess
Rating: 3.6
Author: daksak64

Coral Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

daksak64

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

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

Sail date: August 22, 2018

Ship: Coral Princess

Cabin number: D604

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Alaska was spectacular, the weather was not. Glacier Bay was a bust, foggy and cold could not see the glaciers. Skagway train ride was interesting, hike was fun, city not much other than shops . Juneau was our best port of call with great weather and great excursion. Ketchikan excursion was cancelled, we did enjoy city tour and lumberjack show. Vancouver was okay weather was not . Denali was a bust, cold and rainy, Never saw the mountains and very few animals. Cruise overall was not as good as we expected.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Main dining room was poor. Service was excellent. Food subpar and not hot when served. Buffet was hot and food excellent with a nice variety. All bars were excellent in service and drinks were excellent

Bordeaux Dining Room

2 out of 5

Food was served cold and not up to expectations. Service was excellent

Wheelhouse Bar

5 out of 5

Bartenders were friendly and service was excellent. Music was good and dancing available

Crooners Martini Bar

5 out of 5

Bartenders were excellent and music entertaining

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Internet Cafe

2 out of 5

Under staffed and internet service was not worth the fee. This service needs to get a lot better

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Service was excellent , avoid the dining room and eat at buffet , internet service was terrible and not worth the extra fee

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Ports of call

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

2 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

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socal60 6 years ago

I love how people complain about weather like the ship can control it. I guess if you want good weather go to Hawaii. Oh wait! It does rain there. Make the best of it. We booked our tour/cruise in the middle of May two years ago and had the best weather they ever saw in May. We saw Denali on bus from Fairbanks. Only 30% of people see Denali. To you others on here don’t let this review stop you from booking. Book your cruise and have fun. Than write how it sucks to be darsak64

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RetiredRay 6 years ago

Camharv, the best (and more expensive) time is June and July, but weather in Alaska is a gamble - we have had great weather in August (the crew said It was the best of the season), and iffy weather in June with the forecast on either side being great. As far as the food, on other ships 95% of the time we had great MDR food, if I did not like it, I explained what was wrong to our table steward and he got it fixed, either corrected or something else if I wanted.

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hawk32 6 years ago

This is not the best time of year for weather. Best bet up there is mid June to mid July. Other months it's 50 50 on weather.

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camharv 6 years ago

I’d love to do an Alaskan cruise, but I’m also hesitant. Maybe better to go see sights on my own time?

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Sorry to see that your cruise was a little disappointing. My wife is hesitant to book one for that reason. I am still wanting to go

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