Sapphire Princess Review
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We've done 3 Caribbean cruises prior to this Alaska cruise, and this was by far the most relaxing cruise we've ever taken. We did a 5 day connoisseur land tour prior to the cruise and highly recommend spending the extra money for this level (friends did the Denali Explorer version and didn't enjoy it nearly as much as we did). But I'm here to talk about the cruise!
Embarkation: By taking the Connoisseur tour, we we're checked in on the train from Denali to Whittier, so we basically just walked right onto the cruise ship. Cabin (Baja 416) was great. Midship, clean, incredibly quiet. One piece of luggage (which we had sent ahead) was already in the cabin; the other two arrived just before dinner (we ate at 8:15 the first night).
Cruising Hubbard Glacier: Words cannot describe how beautiful this is. It ranked right up there with sunrise over the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Sit on the balcony and enjoy a bottle of wine (and take about 500 pictures!). Until you hear a glacier break away, you cannot imagine how incredible it really is. If you weren't already completely relaxed, you will be by this point.
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Balcony
B416 is a great location. Balcony is private from those above, looks down on 1/2 the balcony on Caribe deck, and another 1/2 of the balcony on Dolphin deck. No motion, great 180 view forward and back. No issues with the cabin itself (fresh and clean). The only issue I whined about is walking back from the dining rooms on 5 or 6. We always take the stairs, and I started feeling it between decks 9 and 10, which made we wish we were a deck lower. Flip side, walking up to Lido deck is a breeze! I would book this cabin again in a heart beat.