Ok, now I know you're here for the same reasons I was a few months ago, agonizing over the choice of cruise ship for your vacation. I'm also going to go out on a limb and assume you've already chosen an itinerary, and don't need me to drone on about ports and how I spent my time in them. Just the facts, folks, that's what I was looking for, and what you're gonna get.

A big fan of both Alaska and Princess(as well as a travel agent), this was my 11th Princess cruise and my seventh to Alaska(six of these with Princess). Though I have cruised other lines to The Great Land(RCCL - don't even ask), my May 7 northbound Voyage Of The Glaciers cruise aboard the Island was definitely the best cruise I have been fortunate enough to enjoy. It also reaffirmed my conviction that Princess is really the king up in Alaska.

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