Excellent food, outstanding room service, but Medallion APP sucked. poor logistics on final destination. The Motown Soul Music has no Soul. I didn't see Detroit but Las Vegas instead. dancers on stage with loud music but without soul

Grand Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Grand Princess

14 Night Voyage Of The Glaciers Grand Adventure (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2023

Ship: Grand Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: E107

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I have been on Carnival and Royal Caribbean prior to Princess. I would give a 5-star score on Princess. However, the below 3 items have ruined my experience. 1) Medallion APP - it disconnected from booking database and wiped out on file credit card. Also, due to the network latency and staled webpage, it's not a true-Realtime APP, it created a lot of inconvenience. 2) Logistics - We didn't receive the (Whittier - Anchorage) paper in stateroom. When we approached the service desk, stated the car rental is through AVIS in downtown Anchorage. We even asked if AVIS downtown location is closer to Hospitality Center, the answer was NO. airport is only option. When we arrived in AVIS airport location, no car available. it cost extra money to get AVIS downtown location which is across street from Hospitality Center. 3) Entertainment - The Motown Soul Music has no Soul, I didn't see Detroit but Las Vegas instead. bunch of dancers moving the body on stage with loud music but without soul. needs Improvement on Medallion APP, knowledge training on logistics, entertaining not insulting audiences.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
long line waiting in Vancouver going through US customs.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Excellent food, outstanding customer service,

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
great.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The Motown Soul Music has no Soul, I didn't see Detroit but Las Vegas instead. bunch of dancers moving the body on stage with loud music but without soul.

Children's Programs

we are senior citizens

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
friendly, respectful. both waiter and assistant waiter chatted with us a lot after receiving good tips. they are well deserved.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
although the ship is old, it has black smoke from chimney while deporting, I would say the ship is well maintained..

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
the room service girl has a big smile when receiving tips. she was well deserved.

Ship tip

have some doubts when asking advises from service desk -- they are not too knowledgeable.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Cruise College Fjord, Alaska

4 out of 5
due to poor weather.

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

4 out of 5
We didn't receive the (Whittier - Anchorage) paper in stateroom. When we approached the service desk, stated the car rental is through AVIS in downtown Anchorage. We even asked if AVIS downtown location is closer to Hospitality Center, the answer was NO. airport is only option. When we arrived in AVIS airport location, no car available. it cost extra money to get AVIS downtown location which is across street from Hospitality Center.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
same reason as above
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5 Comments

deconz    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Can’t wait until they get the bugs out of the medallion! Sorry you had issues. Glad you enjoyed much of your Alaskan cruise.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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