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Island Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Island Princess

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

Sail date: July 17, 2019

Ship: Island Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was a first cruise and our travel agent recommended Princess. We loved the excursions we took and life on the ship was very relaxing.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Once we got out of the rain and into the building, it was great. There were. lots of Princess people everywhere to guide us

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was wonderful. We did not have a bad meal. We loved the food.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Although there were many activities available, we concentrated most of our time on deck looking at the scenery. We did participate in the paper airplane contest which was a lot of fun.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Incredible people. Our Steward was wonderful and very helpful. Our waiters at dinner went above and beyond...

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin number D330. We had ample room and were even able to park our mobility scooter.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
So many people and so well organized

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
Loved that they had a tram to take us around the entire area.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Did the Mendenhall Glacier and the Tram. Loved both of them Liked that we could take mobility scooter to the Glacier. Well organized,

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
The train ride up over White Pass into BC was wonderful. Loved that there was a tour guide in our car to interpret what we were seeing

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
One of the highlights of our cruise. The sun was shining and we got wonderful pictures of the glaciers. We set up a tripod on the balcony. It was great.

Cruise College Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5
Cold and rainy (plus a little sleet/snow). Wonderful view of the Harvard Glacier. Set up the tripod and camera on the balcony with a hand towel over the camera to capture the glaciers.

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5
Great organization getting us from the ship to the train.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Efficient. We are in awe over the logistics required.

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