Wonderful Alaskan Cruise

Discovery Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
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Discovery Princess

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

Sail date: July 20, 2024

Ship: Discovery Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: R535

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Discovery Princess is beautiful and the staff are top notch. Thoroughly enjoyed and hope to go again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We thoroughly enjoyed our excursions. The embarkation with Discovery Princess was seamless and very organized. Even when tendered in Ketchikan. Seamless.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food was top notch in the dining rooms and buffet. We enjoyed our speciality dinner at Gigi's Pizzarea. The servers are all top notch as well.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We did not do any onboard activities. But went through the fitness center and hung out near the pool and hot tubs. Well maintained and clean.

Entertainment

1 out of 5
We enjoyed the ships stage shows especially the Illusionist, the Rock Opera, the acrobatic comedy couple, and Farewell Variety Show. The entertainment in Pizzaza was enjoyable as well.

Children's Programs

Didn't cruise with children

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
The waiters were amazing. Quickly provided drinks and refills. Professional, friendly, and polite. Our stateroom Steward was all those and more.

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
First time cruisers. Exceeded expectations. Beautiful ship and very clean and maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Bed comfortable, temperature comfortable and stateroom steward kept cabin clean.

Ship tip

Bring a reusable water bottle so you can refill and not purchase bottled water from onboard bars. Dress comfortable but still make dinner reservations in one of the 3 dining rooms. Arrive the day before leaving and stay the day after returning to port.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
We enjoyed our time in Seattle and did not book excursions. On our own we spent time at the waterfront, Pike's Place, and the Space Needle.

Juneau, Alaska

1 out of 5
We loved our time in Juneau and went whale watching and to the Mendenhall Glacier.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Skagway is a cute old fashioned town. We loved our White Pass Summit train ride and bus tour. The Skagway seafood restaurant at the port was delicious.

Cruise Glacier Bay

1 out of 5
Gorgeous and amazing scenery. No excursions offered. Wished that I had binoculars and had seen more wildlife.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
We enjoyed this port. We took a bus tour and a tour off the Saxman Totem Park and Eagle Point. Would have enjoyed seeing bears at the creek stop and the Salmon Ladder.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
We stayed on board at this port because we were only there for 2.5 hours (9:00 p m -11:30 p.m.) and downtown was 1.5 miles from port and hear some shots were closed .)

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Seamless and organized. Picked up our luggage the night before and took it off ship for us.

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10 Comments

OceanExplorer     3 months ago

It sounds like you had a wonderful cruise. I am surprised by your ratings for several categories. The Discovery Princess is a fantastic ship with an amazing and hardworking crew.

Gwbigdog     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

tjm1916     3 months ago

Agree with others, ratings not reflective of comments.

bndfromaz     3 months ago

Thank you so much. Glad you had a great time.

TiffyTaffy     3 months ago

Glad you enjoyed. I am perplexed at the rating applied to some categories. Thanks for reviewing.

1960cruiser     3 months ago

You seemed to enjoy the cruise and praising ship, food, service, and crew, but you gave them one star? I don't understand.

cruising2004     3 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

AuntPinkie     3 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

HeavySeas     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

24MyLuckyDragon     3 months ago

Thank you for sharing your awesome experience. Your review description is well detailed, however the “stars-rating” did not actually match as described. Not sure if that was intentional or a slight glitch. Widdjing you happy cruising 😎⚓️🤩❣️‼️

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