This is our 4th cruise with Princess (twice to Alaska and one to the Baltics). Overall, my family of 5 (my husband and I, my elderly mother, 2 children) plus their friend had a good time. Since this is our 3rd time to Alaska, we only opted for one adventurous excursion (Ziplining in Ketchikan) for my children and their friend (who are 18, 19 and 21) and they had a blast. The ship stopped at Ketchikan, Juneau, Haines, Endicott Arm and Victoria. The ports were a little different from our last Alaskan cruises and we were glad that Haines was one of the ports because it is not as developed as Juneau and Ketchikan (no souvenir or jewelry stores lined the streets). We had plenty of time to see the first 3 ports, and for Victoria, we only stopped there from 7am to 1:30pm, but Princess had these shuttle buses traveling between the pier and downtown for $7 per person round trip, which was quite convenient.

We opted for anytime dining, so we had different waiters almost every night, a couple of the waiters didn't seem to care to work on the ship too much, but most of them were wonderful. Food in the dining room was average compared with our last 3 Princess cruises. Did not experience the specialty dining option because we tried it in the past and the food did not seem to be superior than the regular dining room.

Our room steward did a great job in keeping our rooms tidy and clean. Read more