Second Alaska Cruise on Princess

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Grand Princess

10 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Tracy Arm Fjord (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 10, 2016

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B226

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The service provided on Princess is second to none.  The staff bent over backwards to ensure our comfort and that all of our needs were met.  We also enjoyed the ports-of-call and thoroughly enjoyed each one.  While this most recent cruise lived up to most of the expectations that I had following my previous Alaska Cruise (Sun Princess, 1998), the food did not entirely meet expectation.  Most evenings the entre ordered was acceptable but not outstanding as I had remembered from my Sun Princess experience, and two evenings we were a bit disappointed (rib-eye steak, salmon).  The rib-eye was tough, the salmon very over--cooked and dry.  On the evenings when the biil-of-fare did not interest us, we enjoyed pizza at Alfredo's on the Plaza deck, and we found the pizzas there to be excellent.

 

Overall, we enjoyed our stay on the Grand Princess, and my greatest "complaint" is that the ten days passed by much too quickly.  We look forward to planning another Princess Cruise in the not-too-distant future.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was nice, and Norman did an outstanding job taking care of us.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
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8 Comments

Blondy    7 years ago

Thanks, I have been reading some negative reviews glad to hear something good!!!! I'm glad you had a great time.✈️🛳🍹💃🏼❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤☀️

richarddhebert    7 years ago

I think I know the person you're referring to.‚  Her lectures were very informative and very entertaining, but I cannot remember her name. I'm sorry....

lizzyg    7 years ago

Do you happen to remember the name of the naturalist? We were on the same cruise and my daughter is doing a film about it for a contest but we can't remember her name. Thank you.

Longbilly    8 years ago

Sailing to Hawaii, Mar'17

WeCruiseToo    8 years ago

Thank you for the nice, balanced review, Richard. Love Alfredo's pizza!

Junebum    8 years ago

Headed to Hawaii Nov.22

mugs51    8 years ago

Headed to Hawaii on the Grand in Oct.

lkniles    8 years ago

Glad to hear it! Am cruising on the Grand in October with my sister for our birthdays!! CAN'T WAIT!!!

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