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Item: Golden Princess
Rating: 4.2
Author: pennylnz

Golden Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

pennylnz

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

12 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Glacier Bay (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 11, 2018

Ship: Golden Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A251

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Travelled as a large family group with young kids, would definitely do another cruise with princess - great options for food at all times, and plenty of things going on. didn't use the swimming pools very much as the weather was a bit cold. ship has been around a while and is a bit aged but its still in great condition and spotlessly clean.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

very straight forward, great service fro my father who needs wheelchair assistance.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

mostly good food options, only diet drink in the soda drinks package is diet coke though.

Horizon Court

4 out of 5

so many food options available,

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

plenty of options on all day - surprised no sports quiz was ever on offer.

Lotus Spa

4 out of 5

good options but my appointment was 30mins late starting.

Casino

4 out of 5

great variety of machines on offer but must it be smoking?

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Atrium

4 out of 5

Always something going on to watch and get involved in..

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

very easy set up, kids got to pick and choose what activities they wanted to participate in.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

our room steward was wonderful. really looked after our group.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

ship is now a bit old but overall very clean and well looked after.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

embarked and disembarked only in this port.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

really great little town - worth doing the lumberjack show.

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

great tiny town - train trip not the most exciting thing as you dont get to the very top.

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Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

really good huskie puppy excursion - much bigger city than other stops. bit of a walk into the main town. quite a good trip up the cable car but not much at the top except the view.

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Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

really underwhelming and terrible set up to get off the boat and head out on your excursion - took over an hour of queuing. bus tour was not great - thought it was hop on, hop off. its not!

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

quite straight forward, lost one of our bags initially but helped us locate it.

1 Comment

JazzyClarinet12 6 years ago

I was about to ask how a large family group with young kids didn't use the pool.😱 Then I noticed it was an Alaska sailing.😂

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