Great views of glaciers

Item: Diamond Princess
Rating: 4
Author: SteveR2

Diamond Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

SteveR2

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 0

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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

Sail date: August 08, 2009

Ship: Diamond Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 15 years ago

Review summary

This is a nice ship. It is well maintained and the food was very good. There was a naturalist on board that added a lot to the experience

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The food was quite good, plentiful, with nice presentation.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

We enjoyed the evening shows. Some of the daytime programs turned out to be promotions to buy more things. It's clear that the cruise line has ties to some merchants on shore.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Most were wonderful. Anytime we asked for help, we got it.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

The crew was always working on cleaning and sprucing up the interior and exterior of the ship. We felt that they really cared about how the shipped looked. We did find that a lot of people got lost on board. It was not always easy to find the right deck to go to, and one could not access some areas without going up or down.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very nice. We were very pleased.

Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Mendenhall Glacier was great!

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Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Take a bike trip. It is well worth the time and expense. Others we spoke to really enjoyed the train ride to the pass.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Go to the totem pole park. Also, the lumber jack show was a lot of fun. The shopping is more of the same. After a couple of ports, you've seen it all!

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Pros: Up close to glaciers and wildlife

Recommends Diamond Princess? Yes!

2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks

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