Star Ship SFO to Vancouver May 14-16, 2015

Star Princess Cruise Review to Coastal - West Coast

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 25

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Star Princess

2 Night Pacific Coastal Northbound (San Francisco To Vancouver)

Sail date: May 14, 2015

Ship: Star Princess

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: E604

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

The Star Ship was late. The check in process was a mess. 

No one advised us that someone is checking in our luggage, so we had to drag the through a long check in kine which took almost an hour.

I am diabetic and informed the reception that I was tired and getting hypoglycemic She said,I had to wait in line like everybody else. However, she did find me a a small bottle of juice. It helped but the fatigue from standing and hauling out my luggage was taking its toll.

The Portofino dining was so crowded and so the service was really below par. The waiters did their best under the circumstances. However, the staff that were wearing the white uniforms were less than cordial and I did not feel the usual welcomeing attitude.  My server, a Thai boy named Samay on table 159 was so impressive and always wore a smile even under that awful situation. She never stopped smiling.  That was a bright spot for me. . 

Exiting the ship was horrible. We were not even asked about our flight time out of Vancouver. Passengers were all jamming the exit way from all sides. No one called out the numbers in the order of priority. 

The ship arrived at two but we did not get out of the ship until 3 PM. We had tp practically rush tho the airport. 

I am a Ruby member and I know this is just an aberration. 

 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

Portofino dinning was so crowded and the service was below par specially from the new in white uniforms. No friendly smile.

Service and Staff

The stewards and my server on Portofina table # 159 named Sama made my dining experience much better under the circumstances.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship appears really old

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

I had a bad experience on this trip, from the check in process to the exit from the ship.

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3 Comments

RDMMD    9 years ago

Disembarking was flawless in Vancouver. We had been asked no less than three times to confirm our departure flight times. The night before disembarking, we were given the necessary tags and assignments for the following day. Our bags went out that night, we got off the ship onto busses in sequence, went to the airport and found our bags with ease. I'm sorry there was a snafu with your experiene.

RDMMD    9 years ago

Just finished my Alaskan cruise and have to say I encountered none of these difficulties. Whittier check in did require waiting in line for a while but the lines kept moving. Having already done the land portion, our bags had been attended to The waitstaff and food were excellent in Portofino's, in particular. I'd strongly recommend table 169 with Mauricio, Cecilio, and Xeus.

noname111    9 years ago

Wow... so sorry you had this experience.  This review will be added to our consideration because we are looking to book a trip for summer 2016 on Princess and I believe the Star was one of the ships we were looking at. In any event, best wishes for smoother future sailings.

 

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