Review Star Princess Vancouver - Sydney Sep 21 - Oct 24 2009

We combined a coastal Vancouver - San Francisco with a Trans Pacific to make this a 32 day cruise. We spent the weekend in Victoria and took the bus from downtown Victoria to Vancouver. Checked our bags at the bus and didn't see them again until they were delivered to our cabin. That is a great service. We arrived in Vancouver around 1:30 and was onboard by 2:00. We had cabin B601 which is a midship standard balcony room. We asked the steward for an eggcrate and it was on the bed that same evening. Our steward was a very quiet young man from The Philipines and even after 32 days we hadn't got to know him. We only said hello in the hallways when we saw him.

We started out with Late Traditional Dining but after a few days changed to Anytime Dining as one of our tablemates was intolerable. He drank a bottle of wine by himself every night, and sometimes was drunk when he arrived, and would want to discuss controversial topics. After about 3 nights of this we looked at each other and said we don't have to put up with this for 30 days. We were surprised at how much we enjoyed the anytime dining option. We usually went to the Fifth Floor dining room around 7:30 and never had to wait for a table. We always said we would share and had some delightful company. We have decided that we will chose Anytime dining in the future when there is just the two of us travelling. Read more