Disapponting

Island Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

bpwaterman

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

2 out of 5

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6 Night Pacific Coastal Northbound (Los Angeles To Vancouver)

Sail date: May 04, 2017

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C614

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

this is the first time I wish we had not taken a Princess Cruise. you cannot control the weather. But the weather certainly does not make for a nice May cruise in that area. Will never take it again. I was disappointed to learn that we received no credit for this cruise toward our status because it was 6 days. If you had advised such, we would have found a 7 day cruise instead. Also, since when does the Caribe deck balcony not include the foot stool! Never encountered that before.

Will not sail on your small ships again. Will stick with the Caribbean Princess size ship and up.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Steward wonderful, cabin just ok

Ship tip

Think again, opt for the bigger ship.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

San Francisco, California

3 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

4 Comments

cmjacks08 7 years ago

Crux dxdcc

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flo16 7 years ago

Sorry that you are so bummed. We have been to Glacier Bay twice, once in may and once in August . Our experience was May was beautiful, August was Rain. It doesn't matter ,Alaska is beautiful anytime of year. This time we are going in June.Remember, you can't control the weather but you can control your enjoyment and experience! We made lots of friends from all over. Love cruising!

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cruisingrhoda 7 years ago

we went may 2016 and yes there was light rain in one port Ketchikan. we were lucky yes. it IS NORTH, so it's cold so dress warm! it's about beauty in nature up there. the glaciers are outstanding. next time I'd definitely go on the tram at Juneau to see the view from the top. water excursions ie whale watching would be nasty in the cold I bet. depends on the weather.

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TeamDavonavo 7 years ago

/I sound like your encounter with Mother Nature's bad weather put you in a grumpy mood. That happens...It's disappointing, especially when you've shelled out that much money. I may be wrong, but I've been told that number of day's sailed counts toward your cruise status. They also use number of sailings. e.g., you could take a few long cruises and it would add up faster then more individual short ones.

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