Alaska

Item: Discovery Princess
Rating: 2.7
Author: sszerwig

Discovery Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

sszerwig

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

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

Sail date: June 22, 2024

Ship: Discovery Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B129

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Would have rather cruised differently for the cost I would probably not cruise with princess again

Embarkation

2 out of 5

Crowded like cattle

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food was so so the catch was the best restaurant inconsistency throughout coffee bar and ice cream parlor was the best thing on the boat

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Not very interesting basic

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Basic

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Room steward was above and beyond staff was good but are always working for a tip

Ship Quality

2 out of 5

Shower cigars mold replace by steward second one had mold

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Bed was comfortable room had plenty of space balcony was good

Ship tip

It’s over priced and not a lot of activity on the boat carnival has better food and night life

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Busy like cattle

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Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Love the city not there long enough 2 other ships at port so basically 10-15 thousand people

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Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Same as Juneau

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Cruise Glacier Bay

4 out of 5

Love watching the ice and whales

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Ketchikan, Alaska

1 out of 5

Same as previous ports town not big enough to support 3 cruise ships

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Victoria, British Columbia

2 out of 5

Worst stop related to time

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Cattle hurdling through looking for luggage

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Oops sorry thanks

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willwork4cruz 5 months ago

If you hate being crowded then you should avoid any cruise ship or terminal. Agreed Carnival has better night life and Lido deck food like Guys Burgers but Princess food is over all better in my experience.

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1960cruiser 5 months ago

Princess is a way better quality cruuse line than Carnival, but if you prefer Carnival, then by all means cruise them more. Your star ratings don't reflect what you say. You say steward was good, but only give 3 stars? Food is way better on Princess if you have issues with embarkation and disembarkation, complain to the Port of Seattle, since it's not the cruise line that operates the terminal. I was just in Alaska a few weeks ago with more ships in port than what yiu complained about, but didn't seem crowded to me.

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bndfromaz 5 months ago

Princess is more relaxed than Carnival. A lot of people prefer it that way. Hope it gets better for you. Thanks for sharing.

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billcravey 5 months ago

Ship. Shower cigars?

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javawoody 5 months ago

Interesting comments

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Sorry you were not pleased with your cruise.

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