Somewhat dissapointed

Island Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 55

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Island Princess

7 Night Voyage Of The Glaciers Southbound (Anchorage To Vancouver)

Sail date: May 17, 2017

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: P630

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Favorite - Train excursion on White Pass Train from Skagway was very scenic.

Needs improvement - Food quality; has deteriorated from previous Princess cruise of few years ago; entertainment had high points and some mediocre (the musical performances of Encore and Bayou Nights was very good while the Billy Joel impersonator was pathetic.)

Completely unacceptable - The disembarkation process in Vancouver was a failure. We (along with others) missed our flights. From the time we got off the ship until we boarded the Princess arranged transfers (busses) was over 90 minutes - just standing in line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Ely, our room steward, did an excellent job.

Ship tip

Arrange for your own transportation between the ship and the Vancouver airport.

Ports of call

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

3 out of 5
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1 Comment

JCSJCML    7 years ago

Sound like Vancouver cruise terminal business as usual. More than one ship and the place is a nightmare. I hate that terminal (love the city). Thanks for the info on the Billy Joel impersonator. I had thought of attending that show on another Princess ship but wondered just how good can it be? Sounds like over all you had a good cruise. Thanks for the quick review.

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