Awesome 10-Day Alaska Princess Cruise

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 94

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Grand Princess

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

Sail date: August 14, 2019

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

From our departure at the San Francisco Cruise Terminal, our embarkation was very smooth. Even though there was a line, the wait was very short. We live in the Bay Area so leaving from San Francisco was a plus for us. Overall, our entire 10 days were filled with a lot of beautiful memories. From our first meal which is having lunch on Deck 14 (Lido Deck) to disembarkation, our experience on this cruise was very memorable. The Cruise Director, Steve did a wonderful job is keeping us busy. There was never a dull moment. I tell people that if they tell me they are bored in a Cruise, it is their fault. There is no excuse to say that one gets bored in a Princess Cruise. We chose Anytime Dining and we were able to meet a lot of other passengers. We will chose Anytime Dining again on our next cruise. The Chef of the Grand Princess is an award winning chef and he was also very funny during the Culinary Demonstration. All of the lunches and dinners that we ate were amazingly delicious. The entertainment and music is awesome. We bought the Rhapsody Trio CD and we played it immediately once we were home unpacking our suitcase. We can still visualize them playing as we were putting away our clothes and doing the laundry. The broadway shows were 5 stars. The magician/comedian that performed during our cruise were both awesome. The waiters and bartenders were very attentive and was always asking us what they can get us. I would say that they served us above and beyond the usual. As for the shore excursions which we purchased through Princess Cruises, we were able to go to all of them without any problems. Every excursion started on time and we are very happy and satisfied with the excursions that we signed up for. We actually signed up for our next cruise already taking advantage of the Princess Cruise offer. Thanks Princess Cruises! Until our next cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
From the buffet restaurant to the anytime dining restaurants to the fancy restaurant, my wife and I really enjoyed the good food. Grand Princess has an award winning chef and he lived up to our expectations.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Cruise Director Steve kept us busy all day long. There was never a dull moment in our 10 days at the Grand Princess. There is alway something to do and we were always entertained.

Photo Gallery

5 out of 5

All of the photographers were very nice. Since we bought the unlimited photo packages with digital copies on a USB drive, we took advantage of finding every photo station that they have. We went home with a bunch of photos to make it well worth what we paid for it.

Lotus Spa

5 out of 5

We had 3 sets of massages done at this spa. Both masseuses were awesome. We'll do it again.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The Rhapsody Trio plays 4 times a day and their music is very beautiful. We bought their CD so that we can play it when we are home and remind us of our memorable cruise. The other musicians were also very entertaining. The Magician/Comedian were both awesome. Steve Moris is very funny and a very good musician.

Princess Theater

5 out of 5

This is a broadway quality theater and their performers were Tony Awards material. Too bad that we missed the first show. We thought it was going to show again but they only have one performance day for a particular show.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All of the service staff went above and beyond our expectations. All were very attentive and were all very willing to serve. We didn't have to wait long.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The entire ship's design and layout is so logical that after 3 days, we were able to navigate easily where wanted to go. And it's also nice to know that all of the Princess ships are in a similar layout making it easy to get accustomed with.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was very clean and our cabin steward was always there. When we leave for breakfast and return, our room was already done. Our towels were always clean even when we take a shower in the middle of the day, towels were replaced immediately.

Ship tip

Get to know your waiter or waitress. You will be taken care of well when you do.

Ports of call

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Excellent port. We had 2 shore excursions in this port and both were fabulous. When we return, we will get a different shore excursion.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Another awesome port to visit. Our shore excursion was amazing.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
You don't want to miss the railroad tour. The views of the trip were breathtaking. It was worth the money and time to go through it.

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5
It's so sad to see that the glaciers are melting and receding fast. We all need to take care of our planet or we will lose these beautiful sceneries.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
Too bad that we only had half a day here. We will have to come and visit Victoria again. What a nice city to visit.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
It was so easy to get off the boat.
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3 Comments

booger1xx    5 years ago

The description of your cruise has been our experience for our past 20 Princess cruises! We did the same cruise in May 2018. We really enjoyed the Rhapsody Trio and would go to all their performances throughout the day. In case you didn't know they are brothers from Hungary. The piano player is the eldest and the violin player is the baby.

billcravey    5 years ago

I meant wonderful review.

billcravey    5 years ago

Wonder review. Sounds like you had a fantastic cruise!

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