7 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Tracy Arm Fjord (Seattle Roundtrip)
Sail date: June 02, 2019
Ship:
Star Princess
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: A314
Traveled as: Singles/Friends
Reviewed: 5 years ago
Review summary
We had a wonderful trip and will probably do this same trip again. We loved it so much, but we will probably pick a different cruise line. After visiting with other people on different cruises, we were very jealous of their food experience. One of the highlights of a cruise is the food and the opportunity to try different types of food. The Star Princess did not deliver in this area. I can only name one dish that really blew me away and that was the Grana Padano Fondue soup at Sabatinis. The rest of the food on the ship was not up to standard like we are used to. Very bland and most of the time just warm. I don't think I had any hot food.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
1 out of 5
The buffet was similar to Golden Corral. The specialty restaurants did not deliver and the dining room food was just not good.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Hot tub, bingo, slot machine tournament, casino, fitness center.
Entertainment
3 out of 5
The ship was unable to accommodate passengers for the comedian so we missed out on that. The special guest speakers, like the first woman to win the Iditarod and Dirk Yonkerman the nature specialist were fantastic.
Children's Programs
did not travel with childeren.
Service and Staff
4 out of 5
The service was pretty good. We only encountered a few crew members were sour and seemed put out.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
The ship was super clean.
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
The beds were super comfortable. The cabin was clean. A few rug stains.
Ship tip
I would get set time dining. We didn't have any trouble with anytime dining but we missed out on making a relationship with a server. Also, we brought more than two bottles of wine onto the ship and paid the corkage fees for the extras which was fine, but we found out that at each port of call, we were allowed to each bring on another bottle of wine with no corkage fee.
We did not have an excursion scheduled here, so we went to a bar and sat outside in the cool air and people watched. They had some good shopping here though. I got an awesome jacket for 19.99.
No excursion planned, but this was one of our favorite days. Cruising through the Fjord was magnificent and the commentary by Dirk Yonkerman was fantastic.
We took the Eagle Preserve tour. It was really fun. We rode a 45 min. ferry to Haines, took a bus to the river and did a float trip and saw numerous Eagles. I didn't really think it was worth the cost, but nonetheless, we had a wonderful time. All the excursions are hugely expensive and overpriced.
We took a walking tour of Victoria with a spitfire of a woman name Laurie. She was very knowledgeable about the area and provided a great tour of the city.
Thanks for the review.
I was on the same cruise. Everyone I talked to on that cruise saw bear. I didn’t see a single one. Definitely going again to try and spot them as well as enjoy all that beauty once again. I loved seeing all the eagles and the mountains. I’ll be recommending this destination to everyone.
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