Enjoyable Alaska adventure.

Item: Golden Princess
Rating: 4.3
Author: candaceegan

Golden Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

candaceegan

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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

Sail date: August 04, 2018

Ship: Golden Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A730

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I enjoyed the cruise and meeting several of the crew. Customer service and excursion staff were very helpful. I appreciate everyone's great attitude.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

An over zealous security person took my husband's Leatherman from him. Later on board security gave it back and had no problem with him having it.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Loved the GoPro session. But disappointed that the advanced session wasn't offered.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The singer on the final night was amazing.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our waiters and cabin steward were very friendly and took great care of us. I appreciated the captains efforts to keep us updated as weather interfered with some of our cruise. HIs actions to provide us a good experience while keeping us safe were worth noting. I thank him for the adjustment of our travel on the last day so that we got to see the Indian village and several Orcas and other wildlife.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

The public bathrooms were clean as were the Horizon buffet and the Catalano dining room. I did notice some wear and tear: on the Aloha deck, port side, many of the corners leading into stateroom doorways were dented. Also, the chairs in the Princess theater are getting shabby. One of our group had the wood decorative piece on the top of the seat come off in his hand. I also niticed frayed upholstery.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Our stateroom was nice and well kept. One problem is the placement of the TV so that it overlaps the walkway through the sliding door to the balcony. Both my husband and I hit our heads on the TV coming back in to the room more than once. We also had trouble with the flush on the first day, even though we only put toilet paper in the toilet.

Ship tip

Pay for the transfer from the ship to the airport in Vancouver and then participate in the direct to airport program. That made the Canadian and US Customs experience faster and easier.

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