Golden Princess Review
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My wife and I, who are fairly experienced cruisers (14 cruise with two coming up in 2013)decided it would be very convenient for a family vacation to cruise out Seattle to Alaska. Since all but one of the three parts of our family has to fly to get to Seattle. Two out of three live in Seattle and had a 20 minute ride to the cruise dock.
The check in process went very smoothy, we had priority boarding, and our stateroom was ready upon arriving on the Ship, a pleasant surprise. Elevators were hard to find as is typical on the embarkation day. Our cabin was a bit to the aft part of the Ship, which provided ample opportunity for daily exercise as we were walking for meals and activities to and from our cabin. This is typical on a ship the size of the Golden.
We like to get on the Ship around Noon and have lunch on the Lido Deck. This time we just made it into one of the dining rooms and had a very nice and quiet lunch compared to the hectic pace at the Horizon Court.
Cabin Review
I like the mini suite. It gives you a bit more room than the balcony cabin. I like that the balcony had a flooring of plastics with openings. Many time we have had wet balconies that had to be dried to use. This alleviated the issue. The couch in the room was horribly uncomfortable and anothe arm chair would have been nice.
Nice room, quiet, nice balcony and adequate closet space.