Alaska was amazing!

Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 5
Author: elaineahern

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

elaineahern

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Voyage Of The Glaciers Grand Adventure (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 20, 2022

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: B709

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our first Princess Cruise and it was a wonderful experience. I’m sure we will sail Princess again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Had to wait a little bit to board, but experience was overall great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Menu was varied and everything we had was excellent

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Comedians were very good. Naturalist and special guests (Captain Ron and Libby Riddles) were very interesting and pertinent to our itinerary

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All staff were efficient and courteous

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

All areas of the ship were clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Bed was comfortable, cabin kept very clean by steward. Bath was a little small, not sure if a larger person would be comfortable

Ship tip

Ship has laundromats on many decks for guests to use.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Got to Vancouver several days early to both acclimate and tour. Beautiful city

Thumbs Up 0

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Did Deadliest Catch excursion. Great time!

Thumbs Up 0

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Had scheduled an excursion to glacier, however it was cancelled by Princess. Only available was tram. Was nice experience, beautiful views..

Thumbs Up 0

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Did historic bus tour. Guideways excellent!

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Best views from balcony, no matter which side of ship. Captain holds position and then turns 180 degrees and holds again

Thumbs Up 1

Cruise College Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

Same as Glacier Bay

Thumbs Up 1

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5

Went from ship to land tour, visited wildlife refuge park.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Did extended land tour by Princess. Everything was seamless. Luggage handled efficiently and was always waiting for us at destinations.

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