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Majestic Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Majestic Princess

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 09, 2024

Ship: Majestic Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: D305

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 6 months ago

Review summary

Itinerary was great and had great time in ports. The majestic Princess is a beautiful ship but the Princess staff was way below average for us. The only staff that would say hello when passing was our room steward. Customer service desk told us lies (and when questioned about said lies told us we were lying or that it didn’t happen) and when my husband asked about the burger bar being open (due to inclement weather) was promptly told to go check for himself. The shore excursion desk staff were even worse constantly blaming third parties on changes to excursions and wanted documented proof for any concern. Would love to cruise Alaska again but will definitely not be with Princess.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
A lot longer than other cruises I have taken. Not as organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Most food was above average while some was just average. Options were limited in the main dining room if you don’t/can’t eat fish.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Game shows were awesome.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Stage shows had great performers but the shows themselves were odd and didn’t make much sense

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Room steward was awesome. Shore excursion desk and customer service desk were well below average. Didn’t seem like customer service was a priority unfortunately

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ship was very clean and maintained. Layout was ok- could definitely use more lounge areas for that many people on board and being in a colder climate like Alaska that isn’t as much outdoors on deck.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Bed was very comfortable and the room was clean. Room was far smaller than other balcony rooms I have stayed in on other lines.no couch or extra seating unless you upgrade to a suite

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5
Totem pole and lumberjack show. Nice to see once. Not sure I’d go to that excursion a second time

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5
Glacier excursion was amazing. A must do! So beautiful

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Whale watching is a must. Just wish we could have gotten closer to the whales

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Beautiful port with amazing scenery. Tried to do the train but only got half way up due to an engine axel issue so that was a let down but understand things happen. What we saw was beautiful though

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5
Interesting to walk around but very short trip. No excursion

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Fine
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     6 months ago

Reading about your interaction with the staff I wouldn’t say hello either

cruising2004     6 months ago

Glad you enjoyed the ports, sorry Princess was not satisfactory.

HeavySeas     6 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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