Great time with family and friends

Item: Golden Princess
Rating: 4.1
Author: chucktammy

Golden Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

chucktammy

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.1 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: A222

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Highly recommend the beverage package. Wish the weather had been more cooperative and then this would have been perfect. Great way to spend time with family and friends

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Princess made this really easy with taking care of the details with us while we were on the done train

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Dining room food and service great. Made you feel very special. International cafe coffees divine.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Did not utilize any of these. Pools closed several days due to rough seas

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Stage shows are lacking. No late night entertainment without kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship is aging. Carpets in hallways musty smelling. Would have liked the dining room windows on the outside to have been cleaned

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Loved the balcony and highly recommend it for an Alaskan cruise. Room kept very clean by Emily.

Ship tip

There mobile phone application is lacking. Messaging is to difficult to use

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

Be prepared for rain and for excursions to get cancelled due to weather. White Pass train would have been excellent if it had not rained and been so foggy. Fun town to walk around in

Thumbs Up 6

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Cannot comment on town. We did the Best of Juneau excursion since our dog sledding got cancelled due to weather. Salmon bake was the best salmon we had all week

Thumbs Up 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5

Lumberjack show excellent. Black bear excursion lots of fun, but it was supposed to include watching a native carve a totem pole which did not happen

Thumbs Up 1