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Alaska in a Heat Wave

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nmbell
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jun 2013
Traveled with children

We purchased the airport to ship transfer ($29) and it worked out well. Embarkation at Pier 91 went smoothly for us as I am a Platinum member with Princess and had preferred boarding. Most folks I talked to waited 2 hours in line to board the ship. The ship is large and it will take 2 or 3 days to figure out where you are going or where you need to be. 2700 passengers! This ship had a good mix of ages, including 300 kids. There are plenty of elevators and the wait was never that long although different elevators go to different floors- it was odd.

I had been upgraded from a balcony suite to a mini-suite which I was thrilled about until we saw the room. I knew it was the last room at the back of the ship - D732. I looked at the images Princess provides on their website of mini suites and I was excited. Once we got to the room, it was not as pictured- the twin beds could not be converted into a queen- no bath tub, and no wet bar as the photo showed. It appeared to be a handi-capped room that could accommodate a wheel chair in the room and the shower, etc. Although I could not figure out why they would put a handi-capped person all the way to the back of the ship - not really close to the elevators. The hallways are very narrow and there were always housekeeping carts making it even more challenging to get around. Our cabin steward who had a name I could not pronounce was ok- nothing special and mini suite passengers pay more in tips than the other rooms. Other passengers had said they were getting a different "towel" animal in their rooms everyday and their ice buckets were always filled. The rooms have small refrigerators and they stock them with a few items that you will pay for if you drink it. The list shows coke, diet coke, and bottled water. We only had coke and water in ours.

My brother-in-law and his son were in an outside cabin E317 - showed an obstructed view- all they could see was a light bulb- the lifeboat totally obstructed the view.

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Cabin AE

Last Cabin on deck 9. Other than when we were docking at a port- it was fine.This room cannot be converted to have a queen bed- it appears to be handicapped accessible.

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