Alaska was a cruise destination long on our bucket list. My husband David and I traveled with my brother and his wife. It was our seventh cruise and the second for them. It was the very first time to Alaska for all of us.
We chose this cruise due to fond memories of our very first cruise on the Grand Princess 11 years ago and also because it's port city, San Francisco, was a new one for us. The desire to experience San Francisco as well as the allure of four days at sea made this cruise an easy choice.
Pre-Cruise:
Adjacent to elevators and stairs, but no noise; cabin could use more closet and storage space; plenty of shelf space in bathroom; balcony is totally covered; lots of rust and stains on balcony floor which is an ugly blue metal surface. Princess needs to install floor covering here to make it more appealing. Bedding was hard but covered with an "egg crate".