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Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 4.1
Author: ddprice

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

ddprice

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

7 Night Inside Passage With Glacier Bay National Park (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2023

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: E126

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We enjoyed to two ports that we visited. The White Pass/Yukon excursion for very informative and scenic. We learned alot about in Ketchikan about the natives there and some other historical events.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

It went fairly smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We had one night in a main dining room where the food wasn't that great, other than that dinner was always good in the main dining room. In the speciality restaurants the food and service in the Crown Grill were excellent, Sebatinis the food was soso and the waiter kept complaining about how busy it was and the service and food were mediocre.

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

I did not do any onboard activities

Entertainment

5 out of 5

We throughly enjoyed all the shows we attended.

Children's Programs

We aren't kids is why and had no kids with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

service overall was excellent

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

There are some areas that are kind of worn and could need refreshing.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Cabin was very clean, furniture and carpet could be updated.

Ship tip

Look around for other ships going to the same places that stay in port longer

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

They supposedly had issues with customs so there was a delay getting off. One piece of luggage was not with the rest of our luggage. I received a call later on after we were on our way home they had found it and now it cost me $106.00 for fedex to deliver it.

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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RetiredRay 1 year ago

Considering getting AirTags for future travel, getting too many horror stories these days.

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karlgrgurich 1 year ago

We do the self walk off with our luggage as I despise looking for it in the morning. I also then don’t worry that I packed something I needed. Glad you enjoyed your trip

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willwork4cruz 1 year ago

Glad you had a pretty good time. Glad they found your luggage. I always fear I will leave a suitcase. They are often not together so if you have several, better keep a count or something so you don’t forget one.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience.

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