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Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
Emerald Princess

7 Night Inside Passage With Glacier Bay (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 13, 2017

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A426

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

A good break from home world and the internet. Nice to dress up for family dinners. Most of the on-ship programming were geared toward an older generation (50-60yo). Excursions were unnecessarily expensive. You could take a bus or hire a cab instead. At one port (Ketchikan) we had to use tender boats to get to shore because all the docks were full. Got a bit restless among the waiting crowd as we were waiting but time-wise it wasn't as bad as we thought. Glad we didn't book an excursion there.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Not my choice programs and a tad repetitive. Great theatre though!

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff are generally cheerful but a bit jaded with service at meals for a table of 9

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
My family booked two cabins. It was nice to have the division between balconies open, although it sometimes closed.

Ship tip

Bring a trench coat. It gets a bit windy, but do enjoy the space up top!

Ports of call

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

2 out of 5

Traveler Photos

Ship steps to ice Glacier inlet Alaska volcano sunset Magic To Do Neptune's Reef piastra verde Piazza Fiesta Princess Theatre Aft from above Starboard at Vancouver Port of Vancouver Pre-dinner cabin scene
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WeCruiseToo    7 years ago

Thanks for the review and all the great photos!

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