Alaska North Bound, Island Princess

Island Princess Cruise Review to Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Island Princess

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

Sail date: May 22, 2019

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C716

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

The scenery was beautiful the service was fabulous and a good time was had by all.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation went very smooth and quickly. It had me wondering where everyone was.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I had no problems with the food or beverages. The dining and buffet service were excellent except for one small thing. When the buffet was especially busy in the morning it would take a while to get offered a drink.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We had lots of activities to choose from. My wife always enjoys participating in the dance lessons and I enjoyed a wine tasting.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Stage shows were superb and there were 3 of them in a 7 night cruise, which I found surprising. Excellent cruise director and entertainment staff.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The staff was always going out of their way to make sure we were happy and looked after.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was an adequate size for a balcony cabin and well kept and clean.

Ship tip

If sailing on Island Princess go with traditional dining as opposed to anytime. The ship has been modified to accommodatemore guests but still has the same dining capacity making the wait time for anytime dining longer.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
Vancouver is always a beautiful city to visit. We were there 2 days prior and just did our own thing.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
We did an excursion where we went with an experienced guide and looked for bears to photograph. Mike was an excellent guide and found us some bears and kept us safe.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Juneau is nice touristy town with the mount Roberts tramway and Mendenhall Glacier.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
A throw back to the late eighteen early nineteen hundreds during the gold rush. Great excursion is the White Pass and Yukon Railway.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Cruise College Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5
We booked a transfer/tour from Whittier to Anchorage and stopped at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation center on our way to Anchorage.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth and organized.
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

wikoffjour93757    5 years ago

How was your room? We sail in 4 weeks snd will be C723. Just wondering overall.

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