Exciting and Disappointing

Item: Discovery Princess
Rating: 3.2
Author: AlaskanCruiser2

Discovery Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

AlaskanCruiser2

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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

Sail date: July 27, 2024

Ship: Discovery Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: A433

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 months ago

Review summary

Do NOT book anything in Victoria if this cruise is chosen because it arrives there too late to visit any shops to shop or eat. It only stays a few hours at most there also to do anything.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

lengthy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Some made too many excuses to fix the problems at hand. Although, 2 members were consistently trying to make up for the horrible problems others caused.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable handicapped room. Bathroom flooded first few nights. (We thought it was supposed to be like that) but after toilet, issues, all was repaired.

Ship tip

Double check everything when ordering cakes for special occasions and be on top of the staff.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

2 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

2 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Horrible because they lost a piece of luggage and didn't want to claim responsibility for it. Then, having 2 handicapped guests, nobody gave proper information for special shuttle to pick us up. We were yelled at and I yelled back at service crew who weren't educated to serve the handicapped.

9 Comments

Bruce51 4 months ago

Good review but very shocked you didn't love Ketchikan it was my favorite.... So walkable and lots to do

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Gwbigdog 4 months ago

Oops sorry thanks

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HeavySeas 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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javawoody 4 months ago

Appreciate your comments

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bndfromaz 4 months ago

Hopefully your next one will be better. Thanks for sharing.

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1960cruiser 4 months ago

Stopping in Victoria is only to remain lawful with the PVSA in which a foreign port is needed. Every cruise I have taken to Alaska has that port stop and ports only for a few hours. You can't blame the cruise lines, since they don't make the laws, they only have to follow them. I've been on many Princess cruises and never had service issues, at least none worth mentioning, since things will go wrong and it depends on your maturity level if you think they are not handing it properly.

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cruising2004 4 months ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your cruise.

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AuntPinkie 4 months ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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24MyLuckyDragon 4 months ago

Thank you for sharing your cruise experience. Sorry to hear about the lack of attention & support. Hoping your next cruise is a more pleasant one. Wishing you happy cruising 😎⚓️🤩❣️‼️

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