Delightful Alaskan Cruise
Star Princess Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage
7 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Tracy Arm Fjord (Seattle Roundtrip)
Sail date: June 16, 2019
Ship: Star Princess
Cabin type: Oceanview
Cabin number: E231
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
The ship was completely full but you would never know it! Limited shopping on board. Sit down dining. We often didn't like their entree offerings. One evening, I had to send the pasta back because it was under cooked. Very nice ambiance. Dining service - amazing! Entertainment 4.5 stars. Cruise director was high energy and very funny. Not enough lighthearted, fun entertainment especially in the evenings -we wanted to laugh more. Comedian was great! Destinations - Alaska is very beautiful. But after a few days the terrain is all the same when viewing from the ship. The excursions were overpriced which kept us away from seeing some of the sites. Glaciers were amazing. It rained at Ketchikan all day so it limited our time there. The train trip at Skagway is a must to experience some wonderful views. We couldn't dock at Victoria because winds were too high. Victoria is a bust anyway because you only get 4 hours there in the evening. Internet - they charge by the minute rather than by the day. It was VERY overpriced. My wife had to work while cruising and internet cost was over $300 - unacceptable! Salon - we did the couples massage. The massage was great but they spoiled the experience by pushing us to buy on board products and other services. My wife had her hair colored and the technician did a poor job and my wife was very upset. They didn't offer any restitution other than they reduced the price. Debarkation - they arranged for FREE our checked baggage to leave the ship and go directly to the airline. They also printed out our boarding passes and had them delivered to the room. Overall - great experience but not as glamorous a trip as one might expect. We wouldn't do this excursion again.Embarkation
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Beware that excursions are very expense.