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Crown Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Crown Princess

7 Night Inside Passage With Glacier Bay National Park (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 14, 2022

Ship: Crown Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D315

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

So the food, beverages, cabins, service and everything on board rocked! Really terrific. But you cannot go on this cruise line because you arent there to ride a boat, you are there to visit ports of call and this is where the line failed miserably. The company sent everyone a letter to say the boat was BROKEN, engine not working right and we could not fulfill the full itineary that we bought. They told us this 4 days before sailing. We missed 1 port completely, arrived at one port so late we ended up with a 2 hour stay that cancelled out excursions and essentially 40% of the trip was spoiled. the key message here is that they are not transparent, not truthful, unreliable and overall you cannot trust them to deliver what they sell to you. Whatever you do, pick Holland or NCL if you really want Glacier Bay Park since those 2 lines also have certified access to the Park. Princess cruise lines is just not dependable and you cannot afford to have an untrustworthy service provider holding your money and having all the rights in the sailing contract and you are unable to fight back.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food Better than Thought, Beverages also better than Thought . the beverage package is the way to go but be aware the wine by the glass options are very limited and there is nothing you can do to buy up or get options.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
some better than others but the gym was a stand out Great Operation

Entertainment

3 out of 5
lots of entertainers and a few nightly shows that were entertaning

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
a big ship but easy to get around after you learn your way!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
whatever you do, a mini suite or larger is a must

Ship tip

Dont sail on this cruise line

Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

2 out of 5
got there late and our excursion was very late in afternoon instead of mid day

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5
the tours were pretty commercialized

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

1 out of 5
this is not really a port, its a giagantic toursit stop where the cruise line is in cahootz with the local residents

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
very well done
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