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Golden Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Golden Princess

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 22, 2010

Ship: Golden Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The ship was beautiful but had a few flaws. The theaters were too small to accommodate all of the people. The buffett was very disorganized. No one way in or out and not enough drink stations. Need drink stations on the decks outside besides inside. On formal nights there should be at least one dining room you can eat in if you don't want to go the formal route. Also, the dining room staff was not very friendly. The room steward was awesome and our room was great for a cruiseship. They also didn't have enough onboard activities catered to the everyday person. All activities seemed to be centered around the upper class only. Carnival has these areas covered much better.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was ok. I liked the anytime dining. not enough drink stations. Carnival had better food

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Not enough activities onboard. The theaters were too small.

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Most of the ships staff was very accommodating. The dining room staff seemed to be a little on the rude side.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship was kept very clean. It was a little hard to find the bathrooms.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
The room was more spacious than I thought it would be. Very nice.

Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Didn't get to walk into town because we took a long excursion. The whale watching tour and mendenhall glacier are a must see.
Don't Miss: the whale watching tour

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Had great weather and just walked around the town. Very scenic, great pictures
Don't Miss: Creek Street

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Fantastic excursion that entailed the train ride, bus tour, lunch and gold panning. Go to the Red Onion Saloon! Great nachos!
Don't Miss: white pass train ride

Pros: the ports

Cons: not enough onboard activities

Recommends Golden Princess? No.

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