Tracy Arm Fjord was not covered

Item: Grand Princess
Rating: 2
Author: LimSH

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

LimSH

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

Verified Review

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: C310

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

We paid top $ to see Tracy Arm Fjord and got Endicott Arm instead. No big deal! The glacier was too far away. Grand Princess should compensate for the missed item as advertised. There was no apologies and conveniently grossed over the omission. Very disappointing.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

I was not home-sick because of the excellent food

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Choice too limited.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

To ensure all itineraries must be met before booking. I did not get to see Tracy Arm Fjord for no valid reason.

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Ports of call

San Francisco, California

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

1 out of 5

Nothing exciting!

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Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

The train ride was good

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Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

1 out of 5

Captain gave it a miss. Very disappointed as that was the very reason I came to Alaska. The cruise was incomplete without Tracy Arm Fjord. I felt short changed. Will think twice of recommending friends. I demand some compensation.

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Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

6 Comments

romantikcruiser 8 years ago

I have been down Tracy arm four times...it was beautiful but Alaska is beautiful...the Hubbard glacier is magnificent and can be appreciated even from a distance

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nparmelee2001 8 years ago

At Tracy Arm the ship often ( usually) turns around just when you can see the top of Sawyer glacier. We were delighted to go into Endicott and see all of Dawes glacier.

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paulajeff30 8 years ago

Lol

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romantikcruiser 8 years ago

I think that your vacation might not be pleasant if you spent extra hours in the Tracy Arm due to the ship sinking when it hit ice

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Junebum 8 years ago

Read your contract the captain can skip a port and you are not allowed ant compensation.

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MrsOneal 8 years ago

It's in the cruise contract that sometimes you miss ports. I'm sure the captain had a good reason.

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