Star Princess Review

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Star Princess

Review for Alaska Cruise on Star Princess
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10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Sep 2019
Cabin: Interior

7 days to Alaska. We were supposed to go to Sawyer glacier but the capt. decided the weather was too bad to go. That was to be the highlight of the cruise. The star is an older ship but still looks good for the most part. Be very careful on the Lido deck when it has water on it. My wife slipped twice and the second time banged her knee pretty good. The deck is very slippery. We had a table for 2 confirmed for early seating only to find out it got changed to a table of 8. We were told they couldn't change it so we went to anytime seating and got a table for 2. The menu in the dinning room had 3 very good nights and 4 that were just so so. We ended up with salmon that is on the everyday side of the menu. The Buffet on lido deck wasn't very good for the most part. Pizza was just sauce and cheese on cardboard. Hamburgers were the best part of that deck. They have soft serve ice cream all day. The shows were good for the most part.. The magician was good, the so called comedian just wanted to swear which isn't funny but a big turn off. It was too bad he was on twice. The internet was very slow., other ships have much faster internet. The windows in the public areas were dirty and some you could hardly look through. Being elite status, if you are a drinker you get free mini bar, all the drinks you want at the captains party and free wine tasting. If you don't drink you get nothing-just a bottle of water. they discriminate against nondrinkers. Ports of call were Skayway, Ketchikan, Judeau, and Victoria (from 7pm to 11 pm) so you are there at night. Being in Alaska is always nice and pretty.

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Being an elite status means nothing to Princess. we asked for a room for 2 but were put in a room built for 4 with 2 pull down beds that you hit your head or back on the pull down bed frame when you get up in the night. We found out that most rooms on dolphin deck are built for 4, so if you want a room for 2, stay off dolphin deck.

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Seattle

Flew in and took light rail and bus to cruise terminal. Easy to get to.

Juneau

My wife didn't like this city. Other than government buildings there isn't much there to see other than jewelry stores.

Ketchikan

A nice small town to walk around in.

Victoria

only there at night so you can't see much

Skagway

A nice small town to walk around in.

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