Family Cruises Reviews

We purchased this Alaskan cruise for a retirement gift for my wife. We had waited 15 years to take this trip and were so excited to finally be leaving. Let’s start with the ship, it was in no way ready to sail! Once we were onboard we found knobs missing from cabinets in our suite. We received notice due to scheduled maintenance we couldn’t cruise at the speed necessary to complete our itinerary ...

May7- May 14 2022 1. No one was there to meet us at Seattle Airport as advertised after flying 2000 miles from Orlando. 2. After finding Princess setup were told to carry our 4 bags to the shuttle area and get in line to board a bus for transport to ship. We waited an hour in 45 degree temperatures with empty buses in front of us watching the staff bump into each other. we personally ...

We booked a family cruise to celebrate my parents 65th wedding anniversary, Mother's Day and my birthday. We had 4 large balcony staterooms and a suite. Cost was approx. $10,000 (very expensive) a stateroom with the suite being more. We stayed in the large balcony next to the suite at the front of the boat. Our view was partially obstructed or smaller than the others because we were in the ...

Boy this is tough to write. Swallow my pride, my humility, and take full ownership of the fact that my wife and I talked our friends into going on this trip with us as their first cruise experience. Go ahead, say it: 1) 'You should have known better! It was the Crown Princess' first sailing in 25 months!' 2) 'This was the first Alaskan itinerary the Crown was doing for the season!' 3) ...

We were on the cursed ship and it was one of the worst experiences, especially considering we paid thousands. #1) Plumbing issues Booked a mini-suite. Toilet worked for half the day before stopping completely. No hot water. Had to stand at guest services with dozens of others with the same problem. We were moved to another room in a different part of the ship where the toilet stopped working ...

We wanted to return to Alaska after going there in 2010 on a Princess cruise. After saving and waiting 2 years to cruise due to Covid we were so excited to cruise again. Not sure where to start… Disappointment started after we made our final payment and we received the first of many itinerary changes. One received the second itinerary charge while we were flying to Seattle. Then about one a ...

I have taken 10 cruises in my life, but had not had a vacation in over five years…due to caring for an elderly dad and working as a nurse through a pandemic. My daughters wanted to see Alaska. Most importantly, visit Glacier Bay National park and whale watch. Chose Princess because I had heard good things about them and they go into the park. They changed our ship with a couple of ...

I took my mother on an Alaska cruise as this was dream of hers. She is 82 years of age, and most likely will not be able to take another cruise. I booked the cruise and excursion based on her agility to get around. The Alaska trip offered the most for her to enjoy. The Crown Princess should never have sailed. The ship was plagued with engine issues before we even left the port. Our ports ...

IF YOU PLAN TO TAKE A CRUISE TO ALASKA READ THIS FIRST!!! When you return home from a vacation you share your experience with everyone! It's one of the best parts of vacation. BUT when you are gone for 7 days and didn't get to do anything you had planned, it's a tough pill to swallow. It's like being ROBBED. This is one of the hardest reviews I have ever written…. I have contemplated ...

This was supposed to be a magical experience in Alaska. It was the most stressful chaotic experience due to princess cruise line. They don’t have their stuff together, why they used a cruise ship they had not tested in 25 months is beyond me. They had so many issues with the ship, canceled Juneo altogether, reduced all our other port stays. Only gave us $100 and 20% off a future cruise which is ...