Alaska princess - not good

Item: Grand Princess
Rating: 2.7
Author: CarolCostakis

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

CarolCostakis

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 2

Overall rating:

2.7 out of 5

10 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Hubbard Glacier (San Francisco Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 25, 2019

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

I was very disappointed over all. Food was not very good, service was not very good, and the itinerary was not very well planned out. I did not feel pampered like I have felt on previous cruises. I spoke to numerous other passengers who have been on previous Princess cruises and they all agreed with me that this specific cruise was not good.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

slightly larger than I expected. very clean.

Ports of call

San Francisco, California

3 out of 5

got on the ship here

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Juneau, Alaska

1 out of 5

HORRIBLE experience with tenders. took 4 hours to get off the ship and into town.

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

2 out of 5

seems like we should have gotten closer. Not as spectacular as I expected.

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Haines, Alaska

2 out of 5

not much here. Train to Skagway was nice.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Great town. Wish we were there longer!

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Victoria, British Columbia

2 out of 5

Another great city. Our time there was WAY too short!! Didn't have a chance to see much. We were there hours before the stores even opened.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

very easy

5 Comments

katcha 5 years ago

Yikes... I feel sorry for you... it’s better to take in the beauty of Alaska than search what is wrong with the ship...not everything is going to please everyone... Ships are not perfect... we just feel blessed to be able to cruise and realize that as humans, we aren’t perfect either. Best to visit Alaska on a smaller ship.

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missnotanlines 5 years ago

Seems like you are a bummer

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rcqueen 5 years ago

Previous cruises? Your profile says it was your first cruise. Itinerary was announced well before the cruise. Yet people complain about the time in port?

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15mustang 5 years ago

Shocked that you didn't love Alaska. We did kn our cruise.

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

Sorry you didn’t enjoy it. Alaska is primarily about the scenery and excursions and not about the ship. The Roundtrip itineraries usually have shorter port times than the one way itineraries to or from Alaska.

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