Our Maiden Voyage on Princess

Emerald Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 57

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Emerald Princess

7 Night Inside Passage With Tracy Arm Fjord (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 09, 2017

Ship: Emerald Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E619

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was memorable experience, would do it again. I would love to see more of Alaska and Victoria BC. In addition I hope to do the Land and Sea Cruise and stay overnight in various places.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation was worry free and quick.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
MDR was pretty good, but many workers were sick, coughing and sneezing. The buffet was sorry with cold not so tasty fare. Pastries were hard and cold in the cafe.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Didn't offer enough activities for my taste. Too cold for the pool.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Everyone was attentive and very nice. They are very hard workers.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship is very pretty and well designed.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The room was well maintained, but we had reactions to something in the beds. We sneezed and coughed at night. We had to cover our pillows with towels. Between that and the sick servers we all went home sick.

Ship tip

It is a beautiful low key ship. There is plenty of room to spread out and lounge around. You can truly relax.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
We enjoyed SW and stayed over an extra night. We rented a car and road around shopping, dining and a movie.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Loved it, took a tour and roamed around.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Was totally in awe of the crisp clean air. Toured the Glacier and roamed around on our own.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Free style toured on and off the buses.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
Loved this beautiful picturesque part of Canada. Tour bused around, went down to waterfront and roamed around the town.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Disembarkation went just as well as embarkation, smooth and quick.
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2 Comments

Bubba54    7 years ago

Thanks for the review. The land/sea is a great time.

GIL155    7 years ago

My next will include a land package also. Big decision will be which of the four Princess ships. Very much enjoyed the Emerald. Glad you did too.

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