Warm and Sunny Cruise through the Alsakan Gulf

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Review summary

The Vancouver-Hoonah-Juneau-Skagway-Anchorage itinerary provided a nice mix of old and new Alaska sights, sounds and scenery. Glacier Bay was spectacular, but our cruise dates gave us the luxury of sunny warm weather to really enjoy the outdoors. Whale watching, ATV riding, helicopter trips and dogsledding are all memorable events that were positively impacted by the 70 degree weather we were graced with during these excursions. The Island Princess is a beautiful smaller ship that travels nimbly in and about the fjords and glaciers. The Cruise staff was polite and very accommodating, with our South African Cruise Director, Callie, earning high marks for humoring the older crowd on board. The endless food opportunities need to be tempered by the engineering marvel on display in the ship's bathrooms. The showers are not designed for larger bodies and made this writer homesick for my home's Rainforest after a few days. Making up for the bathroom was the bedding. Princess has outfitted the staterooms with an extraordinary combination of high thread counts and pillow top mattresses. All in all, our cruise was amongst the best we've experienced. If you are willing to pay for the finest large ship cruising available today, I highly recommend the Princess Cruise line.

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Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

Skagway, Alaska

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

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