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Item: Grand Princess
Rating: 4.7
Author: lesterng

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

lesterng

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5

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

Sail date: August 06, 2017

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: L216

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The cruise was great! Great experience! I love Alaska and Canada! I wish internet was more affordable, I wish we could spend time on the port of calls.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

No problem. Easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

It's was great! Both the Michelangelo dining room and the buffets was great. I love the pizza too! Thanks to the Head Chef! Joel Derecto and his staff!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

The pool and stretch classes.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The dance show was great!

Children's Programs

No kids.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Great! Dining at Michelangelo was a great experience! Dining crew was second to none! I just want thank the dining crew for such a great experience! Special thanks to our server, Francis Ballarta and Maria Patricia! I also want to thank the Head waiters Thomasz Rokowsky , Yalcin Dai and Ashleigh Smitsdorff who always greeted us with a smile! You guys really made us feel special! I can wait to book my next cruise. keep up the good work!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

It's okay. Maybe getting on and off the ship could be easier! It took awhile to get back on the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

The bed was too soft! I got what I paid for! LOL! Needs updating!

Ship tip

Try all the good food!

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Ports of call

San Francisco, California

5 out of 5

Love it! easy to get to!

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Great experience! lumber jack show only.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Love it! But got cheated on an excursion. People who sold us ticket to see the glaciers tour gave us bad information. Very disappointed with that company. (M&M) tours.

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Great! Nice town!

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Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Great! I wish we had more time! The best port but the shortest amount of time! Canada is beautiful!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Easy! No problem at all!

Traveler Photos

3 Comments

lesterng 7 years ago

Alaska is so beautiful! Definitely want to visit again!

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picalo 7 years ago

agree with lesterng and Gil

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GIL155 7 years ago

Short times in ports is one drawback to cruising. Flip side is you can see lots of ports in a relative short time frame. A big reason I returned to Alaska on a land vacation after my cruise a long time ago. I wanted to see more.

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