I loved this cruise and almost everything went perfectly. This was my first ever cruise. The staff for the restaurants and serving, cleaning, etc. are mostly Filipino and they are the sweetest, kindest people you will ever meet. All of the dining was excellent from the buffet to the formal restaurants. Plenty of food choices and very high quality, equal to dining out in a fine restaurant back home. I loved their breads. I couldn't get enough of it. We were fortunate enough to get a cabin for disabled passengers just by luck, and it was rather roomy and nice. Clean, comfortable, but most of all, very quiet. You cannot hear anything at all coming from neighbors. The cruise was sold out so I know there were people in the neighboring cabins. Very nice HD TV and a small refrigerator. The queen size bed was actually made up of two smaller mattresses placed side by side, so during the night they would often separate. The public areas are very clean and comfortable. I thought the best entertainment was actually the small intimate gatherings in the ship center on deck 7, or in the bars. I loved the "Consonance Duo". The formal shows were ok but "Born to Dance" was the best show by far, and the comedian "Noodles" was great too. The Magician was good but he's tries to hard to be a comedian.

This all being said, I would like to offer a few items that were lacking. They push shopping very hard, especially in the jewelry store, EFFY. It is seriously overpriced. If you wait for the shore stops, you will find the same jewelry discounted from the ship at least 60%. They do place some nice deals out on deck 7 each day in all merchandise categories, those were pretty nice shopping for. Do yourself a favor and avoid the "Shopping Concierge". She pressures people to fill out jewelry surveys and tells people "don't shop in non approved Princess retailers on shore" which is totally ridiculous. She also likes to share the life story of the founder of EFFY jewelry like I would even care. The Spa services are also very expensive, but they are of high quality. I also had an unfortunate experience with the Acupuncture doctor, who pressured me quite bad about getting "a free consultation". When I said I wasn't interested, repeatedly, she actually got rather loud, nasty, and insulting.

The stops in the ports were all very interesting, but unfortunately they spend too much time in Skagway, and too little time in Victoria. Victoria is a beautiful Canadian city with plenty of restaurants, shopping, and sights to see. Skagway is a tiny port town with a couple streets of pure tourist stores. I hope Princess considers dropping Skagway and making Victoria a full day. Read more