This was our 24th Princess Cruise, our seventh Alaska Cruise. I have elite status with Princess and booked a BB balcony cabin last March. Took the train from Cleveland to Seattle in a sleeper and stayed at the Best Western Pioneer Square the day before the cruise. We had dinner and breakfast at the motel prior to leaving in a taxi for pier 91 at 11 AM on Sunday morning. We arrived at the port, checked the bags in and entered embarkation building after filling out our forms.

Embarkation: We were directed to the elite/suite lane and it only took us 10 minutes to get our cards and be on our way to the ship. We were in our cabin by 1 PM.

Cabins: The cabin A330 (cat. BB) was attractively decorated and good sized for the price. The balcony, while good size and offers good privacy. The bath room was nice and we enjoyed the shower. Cabin service was efficient and unobtrusive. I got a free mini bar set up and we enjoyed it. Took advantage for the free laundry for elite members on one occasion. The 10% discount in the shops was used more than once. Read more