Crown Princess Review

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Cruising My Retirement

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lagunalady27
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Aug 2016
Cabin: Interior

This was my "test drive" cruise to decide if I want to cruise back2back for the next 20 years. I cruised in the distant past, but not for 15 years or so. I was looking for a clean, classy, calm ship, and the Crown fit this description.

I selected an inside cabin, to keep my costs in check. With the beds split, there is plenty of space. The cabin has enough room to store everything I will need to take. Since I will be using the ship as my "house", the stateroom will function on,y as my bedroom. The TV tuned to the bridge cam gave me a widow to outside.

I searched the ship for a comfortable location to use as my "home office". I found three suitable locations. Explorer's Lounge has comfortable seats with tables at desk height. When it is not available, I can go to Skywalker's, which not only has dozens of tables and chairs, but panorama windows as well. The third place is the desk in my cabin, but I would only use it for this purpose if the others are too busy or noisy.

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Interior

Cabin IE

I used my cabin as I do the bedroom in my house. For this purpose, it functioned well.

Port Reviews

Seattle

I made a huge mistake by picking an unknown hotel for my overnight stay. It was dirty and in a terrible part of town. Never again!

Juneau

It was cold and poured rain the who,e time. I cancelled the excursion I had planned and enjoyed the ship.

Skagway

I tried to leave the ship as the temperature was high enough (for my asthma), but the wind was too strong for me to walk without holding on to something. I turned back once I hit the dock.

Ketchikan

I had intended to go ashore here on my own. I did and enjoyed the town. I especially loved Creek Street.

Victoria

We docked too late to risk going to Butchart Gardens and the Butterfly location. It was dark by the time people returned to the ship. I have seen them before and know they are extraordinary.

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