Overall, OK ship with great opportunities

Golden Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Golden Princess

7 Night Voyage Of The Glaciers Southbound (Anchorage To Vancouver)

Sail date: June 09, 2018

Ship: Golden Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: L212

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall, the cruise was amazing. The inside passage was beautiful, the excursions were fun, and the time with my wife was priceless. The ship was ok (other than water leaking from the ceiling in several places), the food was mediocre, and the service was ok. We hardly ever saw drink service anywhere other than near the food areas (as opposed to all decks on the other cruises we’ve been on). The room was about what we are accustomed to while cruising other than the shower head was not good. The food was probably the worst we’ve ever had on a cruise other than a few really good dishes and some excellent desserts. There was no surf and turf, but one night that steak was available and one that lobster was. The ship changed our meal time after it was confirmed (from 6pm to 5:15), but moved it to 7:30 when we complained. The original options were 6 and 8. The entrainment was what would be expected on such a small ship. If you want to goto the steakhouse on ship, book early. Again, we didn’t take the trip for the ship, but for the places we got to go (the glaciers, the inside passage, and the ports of call) and none of them disappointed.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Water was dripping all around the ship from ceiling

Ports of call

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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4 Comments

36    6 years ago

It did smell at times

graciestill    6 years ago

Also wondering about the smell. And where was that ceiling leaking?! Hopefully not deck 8

goodbyeOH    6 years ago

Does it still smell like sewage as several people have reported? We take our first cruise on this ship in a few weeks.

renaedave    6 years ago

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