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Royal Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Royal Princess

12 Night Inside Passage With Glacier Bay (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2019

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B506

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

What we expected of ship and crew, always love Princess Cruise Line. Good service, friendly staff.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
Ship was late getting into dock, just found that out the day before, lot of traffic getting in parking area, big mess checking in luggage.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Always fresh food in buffet. They kept all items full, could order special request items or have them prepare a item the way you like. Crown Grill, filet was delicious but lobster tail was small and fishy.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Never participated in them but watched others have a good time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Comedians were great, dancers were fantastic.

Children's Programs

No children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
They are saints! To be able to put up with the varieties of different people from all countries. And they always address you with a hello and a smile, even the chefs assistants in buffet behind the lines. Drink servers were always right there as soon as they saw you sit down or in different areas of ship. Especially Pablo at the smoking deck 17.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful decor, always clean public restrooms. State rooms always kept up with clean towels and turn down beds.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Size was just right for 2 people. Restroom small and needs a exhaust fan plus shower handles are slippery and could use disposable rubber grips. If you were falling, they really wouldn’t help you, the way they are. No gripping power.

Ship tip

Bring water, soft drinks as much as you can, since they charge for these. But you can request glasses of water free and use ice cubes in your frig.

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5
Port was ok, but getting in to park, was a mess, no excursion taken there.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Great guide, got to see bears, bald eagles, salmon.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Kyle was a great guide, told us about a lot of things, bus tour.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Valerie, was very informative, bus tour.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
Great views of glaciers

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

Ship could not go into port, Very Disappointing!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Fast as efficient.what
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3 Comments

Doggydad196422    5 years ago

It just boggles my mind how this review can be so upbeat and positive about every aspect of the cruise and then look back at other reviews on the same ship and there is nothing but hatred toward every aspect of the review. Just had to mention this. Was wondering how someone could possibly hate everything and everyone one the cruise. And just glad this person had a great time. That’s what it’s all about is to just prepared to relax and have a great time. SORRY for the rant these hateful people really get to you sometimes.

booger1xx    5 years ago

As Nike's tag line says "Just Do It!" We've been on the Royal Princess 3 times and the ship is great and beautiful!

Cruiserike0322    5 years ago

We are thinking about it

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