Pushing rope uphill

Item: Royal Princess
Rating: 3.9
Author: aitara2

Royal Princess Cruise Review to Transpacific

aitara2

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Verified Review

22-Night Japan & Voyage Of The Glaciers Grand Adventure (Yokohama To Vancouver)

Sail date: April 27, 2024

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: A718

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 24 days ago

Review summary

Pristine nature and our smokey ship polluting the air. The heavy brown cloud followed us blocking views and even sighting of the aurora.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Yokohama terminal was a but of a cluster, but well organized in typical Japanese fashion.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Staff was excellent. Dinner was invariably cool, even the onion soup!!!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Carpet bowls, pitchnputt and trivia.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

The Princess band was excellent. The shows same ole same ole.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Not sure how Princess does it but the staff were always cheerful and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan

5 out of 5

Miyako, Japan

5 out of 5

Aomori, Japan

5 out of 5

Hakodate, Japan

5 out of 5

Muroran (Sapporo), Japan

5 out of 5

Cross International Dateline

3 out of 5

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

1 out of 5

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

4 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

2 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

We ended up having to walk off as the delayed disembarkation meant lots of folks had to walk off with their bags. Very unruly and the Princess staff did nothing about folk just pushing in and that resulted in my wife being pushed over and damaging her knee!!

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