Awesome first cruise experience!!

Item: Star Princess
Rating: 4.5
Author: BClark0913

Star Princess Cruise Review

BClark0913

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Tracy Arm Fjord (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 08, 2019

Ship: Star Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: D322

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It was an awesome first cruise and a wonderful ship!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Everything went smoothly, we were worried because it was our first cruise but everyone took great care of us!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We loved the specialty dining, which we fully expected so since we paid extra but we were pleasantly surprised at the buffet! We don’t eat meat, only fish and vegetables, but there were so many options for us! We ended up eating at the buffet more than we did in the main dining room

Crown Grill

5 out of 5

We had a wonderful experience at The Crown Grill! The wait staff is phenomenal, the food was truly exceptional and lovely drinks andDesserts!!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Sooooo many wonderful waiters on this trip! We quickly discovered which areas we would spend the most time in based almost solely on who was working in the establishment. Our room steward took AMAZING care of us and helped make our trip awesome.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Tip your room steward the first time you meet them. They’ve had a long day by the time you’ve arrived and it’s a nice gesture.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Seattle was nice, we found it somewhat confusing to navigate but we figured it out in the end. I’ve seen people complain about the homeless population but while we did see a good amount of homeless they weren’t aggressively panhandling

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Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Juneau was ok. The people were super nice. We ended up on a Juneau highlights tour. Next time I think we’ll take an excursion specifically to see the Mendenhall Glacier

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Loooooooved this port even though we spent the majority of our time technically in Haines. We took the ferry across and drove ATVs through the forest. It was pretty special

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Our favorite port! Took a hiking excursion and saw a momma bear with her cubs. It was a great experience!!!

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