I wanted to try Princess out of SF and since I had never been to Alaska this cruise filled two bucket list check boxes!
I was a little concerned about the age of the Grand but she is in fine shape. She has some age related issues but nothing that affected our enjoyment.I have been on other ships that had more visible wear and tear.
We got to the port just before noon and dropped our bags w/ a porter. We made a little mistake when getting our parking reserved. We did not realize the garage we selected was all the way down by Pier 39. It was such a nice day we made the best of the hike back to the ship after parking. Only ran into one crazy aggressive homeless guy on the way back. When we got back to the ship we were able to go strait on and our bags were already at our mini suite. This was a huge surprise! I have never had my bags at my stateroom so fast. We got a little snack and I got my first cocktail while we waited for muster.
The cabin was fine but the couch is worn out. These are the most comfortable beds I've tried anywhere!
This is a beautiful port and the locals are so friendly. I had the best eggs benedict ever at the tree cafe.