Golden Princess Review

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Anniversary Trip to Alaska

Review for Alaska Cruise on Golden Princess
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ajhall921
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

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Sail Date: Sep 2013
Cabin: Balcony

I have been on 4 other cruises but had yet to sail with Princess. After much research , I chose the Golden Princess to Alaska for our anniversary cruise and I am very glad I did. I was a little nervous because I don't like to be cold and I was thinking Alaska at the end of September might not be a good idea. But the weather actually wasn't too bad. I am from the Portland Oregon area, so a little rain wasn't anything to worry about.

One of the main reasons we chose this cruise is because we didn't have to worry about flying anywhere, being from the Portland area, we could just drive up that morning and thereby saving a little money. If you are driving in and looking for somewhere to park your car during the cruise, I found Seattle CruisePark to be perfect. They charged less than parking directly with the cruise line, they were in a nice and secure lot and they provided shuttle transportation to and from the ship that was quick and convenient.

I found the embarkation process to be pretty smooth, keeping in mind; they are trying to load 2000 people onto one ship at pretty much the same time. It took us about an hour from the point that we were dropped off at the pier until we were on the ship. I didn't find that too terribly long. The lines seemed daunting, but they moved pretty quickly. It did seem like you were going from one line to the next, but it all worked out fine. If you really want to avoid the lines, I would recommend coming later. They don't start letting people on the ship until noon and as we were eating lunch around 1:00 or so, there was hardly any line left at all to board the ship.

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Balcony

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great location mid ship, plenty of room, well laid out with a great view from the balcony.

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