Island Princess Review

Multi-generation cruise to Alaska

Review for Alaska Cruise on Island Princess
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LucyA
6-10 Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Jun 2011
Traveled with children

My husband and I wanted to watch our children enjoy their inheritance so we treated them to an Alaskan cruise. We started our trip in Seattle a few days early. One day we drove rental cars to Mt. Rainier and spent the day. We also visited the Pike's Place Market and the Space Needle. The Amtrak Cascades trip to Vancouver took four hours and followed the coast. We saw several bald eagles on the beach. We allowed for a overnight stay in Vancouver to be sure we made embarkation.

This was the first cruise for our adult children and spouses and their children. Embarkation went very smoothly and they were pleasantly surprised at the size of the staterooms and the amount of storage space. We had adjoining balcony rooms which enabled us to walk between rooms without using the hall. The family rooms had twin beds and bunks that lowered from the ceiling. Two of the grandchildren enjoyed the organized activities in the Fun Zone while the other two preferred their parents' company. All of them loved the enclosed swimming pool. There were 200 children on this voyage so some adults may have been discouraged by the number of children in the pool. Ours especially appreciated the pizza available poolside.

The grandchildren, ages seven to eleven, liked eating at the Horizon Court. The adults preferred the Anytime Dining. Service was too slow for the youngsters. Everyone was able to find food to their liking although it did not seem as elegant to me as in "the old days."

Cabin Review

B415- center of the ship,deck 11, Comfortable queen bed. Good storage and closet space. Rooms on each side could accommodate a family of four. Could connect the veranda between rooms; no interior access for families traveling together.

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