Golden Princess Review
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Background: This vacation was my husband, my mom and myself. My husband and I are in our early 30's and my mom is in her early 60's. My husband and I have cruised once before in the Caribbean on a different cruise line. My mom has never cruised before and was a bit apprehensive of traveling since she hadn't been on a plane for 10 years. We had any-time dining and two balcony rooms on the Baja deck, towards the back of the ship.
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Day 1: Seattle- We began our trip on Friday, July 30th by flying from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Seattle. When we arrived in Seattle a friend picked us up from the airport and took us on a tour around town. We visited the Public Market and the Seattle Space Needle. It was a gorgeous day in Seattle, not a cloud in the sky....so the views from the Space Needle were amazing!!!!! We could see the cruise ships in port and got very excited for our departure the following day. In the evening we had dinner at Anthony's in Kirkland which was delicious. Fresh fish and seafood...can't beat that! After dinner, our friend drove us back toward the airport where we stayed at the Quality Inn Sea- Tac. This hotel was okay....nothing fancy by far but it was cheap and just what we needed for a one night stay. They did have a decent breakfast in the morning and free internet in the lobby so I could check my e-mail and Facebook one more time before the cruise :)
Cabin Review
Balcony
We LOVED our cabin. The balcony was the perfect size and covered!!!! This is a big deal in Alaska. Although we had wonderful weather so it really didn't matter but it did help to keep the wind at bay. We opened the partition between our balcony and my mom's and had plenty of space to go between. The room itself was just right for two people. The closet and closet with shelves were perfect and a great size. We also used the night-side table drawers and desk drawers for storage. There was really plenty of room to unpack all of our thing. Luggage fit under the bed just fine. I LOVED having a fridge available. It was very handy and we used it a lot. The one thing I would have to say that I didn't love were the beds and pillows. The bed was a bit hard but I slept fine and got used to it. The pillows were too squishy so I needed to sleep with two. Again, I got used to this. I would have loved another blanket though. The light-weight down comforter is just fine but I needed more. I wasn't cold but I like a lot of of blankets when I sleep. I never thought about it during the day so I always forgot to ask our room steward. I am sure we could have gotten another down-comforter.
The location of our cabin was perfect. We loved being on the Baja deck towards the stern/aft of the ship. There was hardly any hallway noise and definitely nothing from above. We did hear the ships fog horn off and on but that is understandable.