Fantastic first cruise

Majestic Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Majestic Princess

10 Night Inside Passage With Glacier Bay (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 10, 2022

Ship: Majestic Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A503

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise. It was just about perfect. Great weather, food and service. Loved every second of it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Ate at all venues. Food ranged from good to fantastic. The Crown Grill was amazing.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Used the outdoor hot tubs. They were nice. The Conservatory was nice. Would have been good to have more access to the front of the ship.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Sweet Soul Music was good but only a half hour long. Thought it would be longer. The trivia shows we saw were fun. Also a culinary show that was great. The band Mockingbird was good. Pacific Duo was not to my liking. The Company Men singing group was not good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service all around. Most staff friendly and helpful and went out of their way to make sure we were happy.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship very clean. The piazza was a nice place to hang out.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The size was fine. Needed another chair inside so we used a deck chair. Loved the balcony. The bed was ok.

Ship tip

The Wakeview Bar was not crowded and good for viewing the glaciers.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
Rode Ebikes around Stanley Park. Fun. Walked the sea walk to the steam clock. Went to Granville Island. Interesting and crowded. Stayed at the Westin Bayshore. Nice and good food.

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5
Pretty area and town. Chose not to do an excursion due to time. Walked the town and Creek Street. Crowded and full of generic gift shops loaded with the same stuff. Should’ve done an excursion.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Took the Blue Bus to Mendenhall Glacier. Walked to Nugget Falls and the walkways around the area. Beautiful. Walked the town. Ate at the Hanger on the Wharf. Nice day. Walked about 8 miles.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Took the Mushers and Sled Dog excursion. It was great. Dogs pulled us on special sleds. Got to hold month old puppies. Walked town and walked to the graveyard and Reid Falls. Fun day even though it rained buckets.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
Beautiful. Viewed from the wake view bar. Moved to our balcony for a while and then to the Promenade deck.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
Went on the Bear and Wildlife Viewing Excursion. Saw a bear very close. Guide was great. Rode the zip line. It was super fun. Ate crab. Nice quiet little port. Beautiful area.

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5
Took the small boat excursion. It was fantastic.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Super fast.
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6 Comments

RoynKaren    2 years ago

mrwonderful    2 years ago

Sounds as if your first cruise was pretty successful. Thanks for the review ,it was great to hear your description of your experience.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Thanks for the comments Unfortunately, modern design for maximizing customer packing has, sadly, pretty much killed the promenade and attendant bow and stern access.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience