Star Princess Cruise Reviews - Reviews

It was AMAZING. So much information. The entire crew was helpful, entertaining, funny. The captain was a hoot. I will recommend this cruise on Star Princess to everyone I know. I just can't say enough. I already placed a deposit for another cruise and hope to take my son and daughter-in-law and I cant wait. So much fun.

The only true down side to our land-cruise was being in McKinley Lodge. Rafting Excursion was not clear on transportation to the town and to the site. My mother could not handle that far of a walk and it was never explained to us how far it would be or even where to go. The staff were horrible communicators. Heather, bus driver, would not shut up about her life and her history. Talk about Alaska, not yourself. We found that quite a bit w the bus drivers. BE BRIEF ABOUT HOW YOU CAME TO WORK IN ALASKA. If people sitting near you want to carry on talking about you for an hour, turn off your mic. Everywhere else, we had amazing experiences, helpful staff, and a great time. Denali Lodge was spectacular in the setting and people. The Black Diamond ATV was a fantastic trip. On the ship, all of the staff worked hard and were professional. Bar tenders who remembered our names, dining room waiters who we looked forward to speaking with every night, steward who was perfection. My group bought high end jewelry, art from the auctions, and lots of souvenirs on the boat. Good job appealing to a wide variety of shopping tastes. Our balcony was the perfect way to enjoy the abundant wildlife sightings.

was exceptional from time of booking, before departure, embarkation and during cruise all through

The food in the buffet area was terrible - a lot offered, but awful...The dining room food was alright-but definitely NOT great (and I'm NOT a "picky eater"!)...The other 2 dining rooms where you have to pay extra to, I guess, get better food we didn't go to - paid enough for the cruise let alone paying more to get better food was ridiculous..The service by the staff was very good-but they weren't overly friendly or go out of their way..Our balcony room was excellent-thankfully that saved the cruise..The ports were good-except for Juneau -would NEVER go there again (VERY rundown!)

captain tuvo is a really wonderful character. the crew is the happiest we have had in 50 cruises. the chef prepared very good food.

The time in Hawaii was hurried each day. We enjoyed the ship and dining experiences. The shows were OK. The enrichment briefings were helpful.

Not happy with amount of sea days...not enough to do on board.....very cold temperatures, did not have enough time in Islands. Should be longer in islands as that is why we took the trip. Felt cheated as far as land time available.

Employees were great,ship showed some age, dining in specialty restaurant a bit disappointing.

Overall we enjoyed the ship, the venues, the staff and especially the multi-day cruising itinerary. The specialty restaurants are always good; however, because we needed to change a few reservations due to illness, we found their system seemed to lack coordination.

The freshness and choice of cuisines for food was the best part of the experience. The ship staff has very diverse group from many countries which can be challenging to communicate. Entertainment program needs improvement since they were more geared toward older generations than focusing on entertaining audience with different age, more current materials and variety of international flare.

Chose this cruise because of the price and also because we had never sailed on Princess. you get what you pay for - I've done the coastal sailing on other lines and because there were very limited port stops, they seemed to do everything possible to make the activities on-board as interesting and exciting as possible. Also - even if you didn't want to do any activities, the food on most other cruise lines gave you something to look forward to. We ate on Princess because we were hungry - not because the food was great - it wasn't.

great cruise. just eat, sleep and watch the world go by. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We'd do it again! The sea days were great. We had 9 of them altogether. The ports of call were long enough to give us a great taste of the islands so we could plan future trips to better explore.

Enjoyed cruise very much. Liked the length, plenty of time to relax. Would have liked to spend more time actually in Hawaii. Glad this was not our first time in Hawaii. Excellent entertainment.

We really enjoyed this itinerary. The entertainment on the ship was spectacular. We had so much fun and relaxation. The captain was excellent in making sure we had enough time to watch the glaciers.

Fui mi primer viaje en crucero y me encantó. Durante todo el crucero los paisajes son hermosos, la vista esta increíble. El clima es un poco frío en la parte de arriba del barco pero en si muy agradable.

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overall a good experience. Very friendly and experienced staff. Was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food and entertainment 

Enjoyed the pre-cruise tour, some of the ports we visited were nice, the entertainment on the ship was excellent, and the train ride from McKinley to Anchorage was fun....Loved all the windows and enjoyed the dining on the train.  Enjoyed Denali and McKinley Lodge; however, Copper River Lodge too secluded and menu too limited and pricey. 

We took he southbound (Anchorage-Whittier to Vancouver) Glacier bay cruise on the Star Princess in June 2017. The ship was good, mid-size, not crowded at all, the food in the buffet and restaurants was very good, lobster night is still on (not like other cruise lines). Crew was very helpful, all the time looking for ways to help you have an amazing time onboard. Views from the ship were excellent, I heard that this is one of only two Princess ships that have a viewing area on the front of the ships, which makes the viewing of the glaciers an amazing experience. TIP: If you are taking the Alaska cruise: BRING BINOCULARS!

Ship layout was great!  Most everything is on deck 7 except the buffet which is 14.  Staff is wonderful.  My only detraction of a star was because the food was mediocre.  My Husband had the pork and lamb on two different nights and both were a little tough.  Probably wouldn't have noticed, but we've been on several cruises so could compare.  Cabins were spacious for a cruise room.  We were at the very back of the boat and was a bumpy ride from Ketchikan to VC.  The extra pay restraurants, weren't worth the extra $$. except the steakhouse, which was fabulous.