Star Princess Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Top notch service. Knowledgable staff. Ship's Captain is the best we have seen - VERY friendly, engaging, very good to ship's crew. Food is outstanding.

This was a cruise I took with Just my son. The excursions were well organized, fun, some might say not enough to do on sea days but I thought it was perfect. Pools were great. Movies on big outside screen. Food was plentiful. Staff on boat were great. At one point the captain actually backed the ship up to get a view of a grizzly bear. Lots of wild life. Orca’s, humpbacks, seals, otters, eagles grizzlies, Dahl sheep, And the views......amazing....glaciers were very “active”

We had 3 mini suites side by side. Everyone enjoyed the extra space provided along with the balcony. One family was happy to eat the buffet and grill food. The other family loved the MDR. Their children were very happy with the children's menu in the MDR. My Husband and I floated between the two places to eat. We were happily fed enjoying our family. The children were very happy with the kids programs. They were kept busy and entertained. The parents were happy with their free time at the spa. We all enjoyed the ports and our excursions , train ride ( short) at Skagway,whale watching at Juneau, and on our own at Ketchikan. We all came home , to 100+ degree weather , rested, relaxed, and pampered. I'm ready to return

Although the Star Princess was not the favorite ship I have ever been on, the itinerary was wonderful. and we saw things one can only imagine. The glacier days were some of the best of the cruise and the skill of the crew in getting us up close to the glaciers and giving history and facts about them was wonderful. I would say our balcony was a great advantage and we spent a lot of time there just observing the scenery and relaxing. We saw so many things one can only imagine. Pictures do not do justice to the things you see on this cruise.

Going to Alaska was on my bucket list. I am going to include it as a “must repeat”. My expectations were surpassed. The voyage through the inner passage was clam; hardly felt movement of the ship. The staff was extremely nice and accommodating.

This was my first Alaskan cruise. Have done 4 Caribbean cruises. This seemed much more laid back. Not sure if it was Princess since I've only sailed with Carnival or par for the itinerary. Seemed bored at times with not many activities on board. Also, seemed to have less entertainment staff. However, it wasn't a problem on glacier days because viewing of the glaciers is AMAZING!! We were somewhat bored our last seaday. My group was also disappointed in dining room and buffet selections. Really feel Carnival is better in this area but they don't offer this itinerary.

Overall, it was a great cruise. Get a balcony if you can, because it's great to spend the cruising days watching from your room. The scenery is spectacular & never-ending. Oh, & if you get seasick, get a Scopolamine patch from your doctor. I get it bad, but with the patch & some Queasy Beads I felt pretty great! I would say that this cruise is the best way to see that part of Alaska for sure.

First time on Princess and we expected a lot more. Ship was tired and food wasn't good. We felt Carnival had better food in all honesty. We went to the buffet almost every night, except Italian Night. There was no pasta station (really? Italian night?) So we went to the MDR. That night, the food was excellent, but other nights were disappointing. We never saw our room steward. Besides that, we really loved the room except the bathroom was smaller than most of our cruises. The USB ports were very handy and we loved the layout with the faux walk-in closet. Alaska is beautiful like always and Whittier was much more convenient than Seward.

Everything was fabulous! The food, the staff, our stateroom, the entertainment, and the spa were all exceptional! I would highly recommend the Star Princess Alaskan Cruise!!!

The best trip of my life, excellent attention and food, entertainment complete, love the armonica class, all super kind thank you

Swift, efficient boarding a Canada Place with minimal lines; however the stations were quite spread out so this might be challenging for mobility challenged. Good to know: if you have US Global Entry, your processing is much faster as you bypass the longish US Customs check since you get precleared for entry into Alaska at Canada Place. I think there was just 1 customs location handling all ships. Room was tight, but well supplied and with good dressing area and large closet with plenty of hangers. Bathroom average. New mattress, a bit on the soft side. 1 tiny barrel chair and 1 desk chair. Linens and towel good quality. Partially Obstructed view window was about 4’x3’ with good views despite the metal ladders etc for accessing the tenders. No tender ports so no noise from them. Not a lot of storage in the sleeping area so maximize use of closet area. Emerald deck was quiet choice, no rocking. Food was good, mostly we stuck with MDR. We were on anytime dining and never had to wait for a table except formal nite, even then the wait was probably 10 minutes or less. Food was uniformly good with a few standouts. Excellent chocolate journey dessert one night. Had 2 meals in Crown Grill - the pub lunch (only offered 1 day) and one dinner. Both meals were okay, but the “prime steak” presented 2 of the most grisly versions. Tempted to send them back but we wanted to finish dinner so we could get on deck for spectacular glacier viewing. Ate 1 or 2 breakfast and 1 lunch in buffet. Buffet Food was well presented, lots of variety and good. Just prefer to be waited on and avoid potential germs in buffet due the many hands touching things and different hygiene standards. Went to one show - British Invasion, which was good with catchy music and visuals. Most of the other evening performances were centered on their Voice of the Seas passenger try outs for the finale on last sea-day. A lot of the other “entertainment” had a commercial hook - art auctions, jewelry sales, book sale, etc. Did 2 wine tasting -reasonable costs, interesting wines that of course were available in the diningrooms. Most of the “North to Alaska” programming was during port times but we attended the ”Wolf Named Romeo” presentation, which was very good. Google it - it’s a heartwarming story with a sad ending. Did our own shore excursions, the best was the Juneau floatplane trip with Ward Air to view bears at a Pack Creek and the post cruise day trip through Prince William Sound with Lazy Otter charters. Also had great talk in Skagway with 2 ladies running a yarn shop where you could by different qualities of musk ox yarn (Quivit); this was located on a side street. Did the train in Skagway - good scenery with useful narration but glad we had BOGO tickets from Alaska Toursaver Good to know: pre-plan and book independent tours ( or rent a car - not a lot of roads so you won’t get lost).. There were at least 3 ships in each IP port, so 6-9,000 tourists on towns vying for same things. The ship alone had 3 busses heading on the same totem tour. At least with a private tour you can get a jump on the crowds. Glacier Bay NP was super, we had great weather. But the main attraction was hard to see due to mass of people on for deck. It was better when Captain Tuvu turned the ship broadside ... however the life udest calving occurred when the prow was facing the glacier. And IMO the glaciers seen off starboard while cruising from Glacier Bay to Whittier via College Fjord were better viewing.

We have always preferred princess over other lines and have always recommended them to our friends. After last cruise and being disappointed in entertainment and buffet not so sure if you will be automatically choice. Will be more willing to shop competitors Also when waiting in line at front desk phones are picked up whenever they ring regardless of how many people are in line. I have a picture of all agents on phone, a long line and know at desk. All agents on the phone and the people in line where there first

Star Princess - June 2018 Alaska Sure, the ship is a little older, but you can hardly tell. AMAZING STAFF! Captain Tuovo is fantastic, charismatic, and brings a great energy to the ship. Would definitely sail again!

It was amazing. We loved everything about it. I would not take excursions at every port if I were to do it again because you miss seeing some of the delightful towns.

This was our 6th cruise, our 3rd to Alaska. It was by far the best!

The ship is beautiful. They said the ship was fully booked but it honestly felt like we had the ship to ourselves. The buffet food was very good and the dining room aswell. The only problem was the shows, they are excellent shows but you need to be in a seat atleast 25 mins to sit together before it starts as the shows fill up VERY early. Ship was beautiful, had many events, well organized. Great ship experience in total. Would go on it again. 👍

We loved it. Would bring different clothing next time. Our first to cold climate and wasn’t sure what we would need.

The food everywhere besides the dining room was horrible. They push so much shopping and art auctions it felt very uncomfortable. My stateroom has this extremely loud banging sound all night, I had to complain for three nights before they would give us a new room, they had no explanation for what it was and no real apology despite so much sleep lost while on vacation. This was my first and last cruise with Princess.

Rooms were comfortable, beds were amazingly comfortable. I felt the employees cared about us as guests, the captain was friendly and engaging with his guests. Highly recommend cruising Princess.

Awesome scenery every day. Great excursions. Food was pretty good, and anytime dining was a great opportunity to meet different interesting people from all over the world every day. Balcony room is a must if you can manage it- with the 21 hours of sunlight, the scenery is never-ending.