Alaska Inside Passage with Glacier Bay
Grand Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage
10 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Glacier Bay (San Francisco Roundtrip)
Sail date: August 14, 2018
Ship: Grand Princess
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: D204
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 6 years ago
Review summary
This is a grand size cruise ship which desires the name Grand Princess; excellent Dining food and Sabatini's Italian Dining of a six course meal for $29 which is really under price for a grand, exceptional meal with a very relaxing atmosphere. Now the Coffee card is on your room key so therefore, the Coffee punch card is not offered no longer which you really can not keep up with your 15 speciality coffees you paid for. I rather have the Coffee Punch Card which I can also use on future cruises and see my uses. This is what I considered "Nickle and Diming" your cruise guest. Also, the Photo Package is $249 for all of your photos and everyone in your state room and you receive a i free Princess USB to keep all of your photos on, however, I found out that the Photo Package was $239 and $10 for the Princess USB which it was not free, again "Nickle and Diming" your guest which catching up to the other Cruise Companies.Embarkation
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Sundaes Ice Cream Bar
Ice Cream Bar also served Speciality coffee and soft served ice cream of chocolate and vanilla/ mixed flavors in a cone and or cup for free.
Da Vinci (Main Dining Room)
Divinci Breakfast Traditional Breakfast at 7pm was delightful serving fruits, juices, selection of breads, daily different specials and regular selections breakfast menu. Bonetti Dining Room for 1st Seating at 5pm traditional dining was upscale service, clean, waite staff was very nice and pleasant, talkative and making sure we all enjoyed our selections or replace it with something else.
International Cafe
An all day cafe for food and desert for free, but the speciality coffee and hot chocolate is a fee.
Crooners Martini Bar
A bar that you can get non alcoholic drinks, mix drinks, using a mixer drinks. A lovely location and the folks are having fun and listening to live music.
Onboard Activities
Photo Gallery
The $239 fee is a great price for the Photo Package for everyone in the stateroom of 3 person and up to get their photo taken everywhere on the ship, embankment ports of cities and special photo spots off the ship, formal nights at all the different backgrounds being offered.
Passenger Services
Some people are not honest and they know of tricks to place their expenses on cruise guest rooms by written down another guest room number and signature. This happen to me and the Passenger Services should me the receipt and I told them it was not my signature and it was removed from my expense account. Please go over your expense account 2 days before departure and the early morning of departure which I found this mistake.
Entertainment
Movies Under The Stars
Show movies on the 14 and 15 floor during the day and night. Using pool loungers chairs to relax in and at night they offer you a blanket to snuggle with when watching a movie under the stars.
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ship tip
Alaska Cruise you need to pack a medium thick jacket, hat, scarf, gloves and I selected to wear my boat shoes instead of winter boots