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Royal Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

susanfoley

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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Royal Princess

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

Sail date: August 13, 2022

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A709

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Royal Princess is a clean, modern ship. Using the medallion had its pros and cons. Nightly theatre entertainment was great. Daily games were boring, imo. The naturalist, Mr. Raincock, was a plus - keep him on. Sorry to say, however, that even with mask requirements, almost NO one wore them! We found the disrespect, disregard, and lack of enforcement irritating and disappointing. ALL 4 of us, who gladly wore masks, got Covid. Not fair.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth, efficient, polite

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Buffets offered a large selection of cultural foods, fresh fruits and salads, great desserts. Dining room menu was well-rounded.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Poor weather made for no outside activities. Did not care for the games to pass the time.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Encore was exceptional, ship orchestra superb, Vivenes violinist s outstanding, Elina Moon phenomenal.

Children's Programs

Nor a kid.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All were exceptional - polite, helpful, accessible, efficient

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Fine

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin was smaller than we expected - cramped. Storage was fine, cabin soundproof. Steward, Merwin, was professional and polite.

Ship tip

Wear a mask!!!!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

4 out of 5

Worth seeing.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Impressive

Haines, Alaska

2 out of 5

Nothing much to do.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Review based based on visiting there on a previous cruise . This time, lousy weather made us cancel a really good excursion.

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Rainforest hike with Alex, who was wonderful.

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia Did not visit port

Disembark day. Poor weather again.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Luggage was easy to locate at pier.

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