Blah and boring Alaskan Cruisetour

Item: Island Princess
Rating: 3.7
Author: BarbaraB2134

Island Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

BarbaraB2134

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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

Sail date: July 10, 2019

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: C303

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We were pretty bored. Not a lot to do onboard on sea days. Musical entertainment poor except for Danny the guitar player/singer and the party band. All entertainment really meant for much older crowd (we’re 52 and 65). Ship is older; rumor was the that it is going to dry dock for refurbishment after this summer season.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska Did not visit port

Went straight from train onto ship (embarkation point)

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Wonderful sight; stayed on ship; naturalist narrates on decks and on your stateroom TV.

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Cruise Glacier Bay

4 out of 5

Wonderful sight, stayed on ship

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Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Men went on fishing excursion; women went on cheesy Legends and Lies excursion.

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Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Beautiful city. Went on Whale Watching/Salmon Bake excursion which was excellent and well worth the money.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Fun, bustling port; lots to see and do. Men went on fishing/wilderness dining excursion; ladies went on snorkeling excursion.

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Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

3 out of 5

Took Hop On/Hop Off with luggage to hotel excursion. Although it is nice not to have to worry about claiming and transporting your luggage, we didn’t think the whole thing was worth $119 apiece. DEFINITELY visit Granville Island and the market there!

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

3 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

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Bubbs33 5 years ago

Loved the charm of the Island Princess and her modest size. Had a great time on Alaskan cruise on the Island. We were a group ages 55 to 63 and not a boring moment.

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bobduck1993 5 years ago

So sorry that you were bored .The Alaska cruise was a cruise if a life time for us.With the magnificent views at sea days we couldn't get bored

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