In preparing for our Alaska cruise, I read all the reviews. I figured that I had better write one, so future travelers can learn from my experience too.
I booked this cruise directly through Princess. Our first Princess rep. left her position, so when I called to talk to our new rep, the guy answering the phone said, "I'll be your rep.". I just figured that Princess would have assigned somebody to our booking but, that wasn't the case. Our new rep. seems to be out of the office alot and does not return voicemails. For this reason, I will probably not book another cruise directly though Princess again!
Our embarkation was from Vancouver on June21. We had flown into Seattle the night before and took a shuttle from SeaTec ($40 booked through Princess). The shuttle left 45 minutes past it's advertised departure time but otherwise the 3+ hour drive was uneventful. Canada Place (the pier) on the other hand, was a different story. We were over 3 hours waiting to board the ship. Had heard that the Crown Princess and another major ship, had docked at the same time so there were probably close to 5000 people trying to board. The last thing we had to do is fill out and sign a health question sheet but they did not give us a pen to do this with.
The cabin was a perfect size for the two of us. Being in the center of the ship was good and we heard no noise from the other cabins or from the hallway.