I'll have to say up front that this was the second time we made this exact cruise the same week, so we're obviously prejudiced in favor of this beautiful ship!! This time was unusual, because I had broken my leg on Victoria Island two days before the cruise - they patched me up with some pretty major surgery and hubby and I headed for the beautiful Vancouver cruise ship terminal two days later. Hubby went and found a dear young man with a wheelchair, who turned out to be one of the dining room waiters. He sat with me while hubby went and got us lined out, and then pushed me through all the embarkation points and right to our stateroom - the usual beautiful sea-foam and pastel Sun Princess stateroom - cool, clean and comfy. Service for a person in a wheelchair was marvelous. I hope I never have to do it again, but they made it easy on us!!

We love this ship with its teak promenade deck, it's teak and cushioned deck chairs, the buffalo plaid blankets for covering up against the Alaska early fall chill and the hot chocolate carts that come around to tempt us!! This time I didn't do any fitness activities, but I remember the stern pool and hot tub from the last trip, and when hubby took time off from pushing my wheelchair, that's where he'd go!!

Laps walking on the promenade deck were a wistful memory for me!! Beautiful place to watch the shores of the inside passage!! Read more