DW and I took the Star Princess R/T out of Seattle on June 30th. The cruise was an excellent overall experience and we were very pleased with the ship and itinerary.

Cruise started out on a high note as the friends we stayed with in Seattle decided to join on on the "Bon Voyage" experience. We were the first to board a little before 1100, with a personal escort. After dropping off our bags, we did a quick tour of the ship and had some drinks on deck - morning Mimosas and Bloody Mary's. It was both great and eerie to have the ship to ourselves for over an hour. We hit the lawn court for some quick golf putting and then headed over to the dining room for an excellent sit down lunch with wine. Spent the rest of the time with our friends doing some further ship exploration and general relaxation. They de-boarded at 3:00 when the call for muster drill was about to start. One little "trick" we tried was to ask them to bring along a bottle of wine in their carry on as well. No problem, so we had 4 bottles of wine in our cabin for the week! Nice...

Our steward Loida (sp?) was just wonderful as have been almost all our stewards. She was polite and friendly, got us wine glasses to use in the room, and always had the room made up beautifully. We took extra good care of her at the end of the cruise. Read more