Vancouver to Alaska Cruise Reviews

Having been away from Alaska since 2018, we were excited to travel north aboard CROWN princess for an 11-night adventure. We last sailed on CROWN to the Caribbean in 2018. We recall that cruise event as having the best food/service in all the Princess fleet we had ever experienced. Not to be the situation this time. EMBARKATION: Went well. Well organized at Canada Place, Vancouver. The ...

We choose this cruise due to the fact we live in Vancouver and wanted to walk on our cruise. This was our 5th Celebrity cruise and we were unfortunately disappointed. The common rooms ( bars , restaurants, lounges ) were very dark and lacking in quality service. Cafe Al bacio seldom had seats available. No drink service provided in the solarium. Likewise , the passport bar was always full and we ...

No pre-cruise contact by AQV. Booked 4/2023. Called early August to see if they were still cruising 9/3. Received boarding documents 2 weeks before cruise. That was all the pre-cruise information. Staff on board were terrific. Very friendly and helpful. River talks were highlight of cruise. Lots of information and good insights on Lewis & Clark, native Americans and history of the Columbia ...

This ship needs an overhaul. Inconsistent service, poor maintenance. Zero health protocols. Other than the Rolling Stone Lounge, entertainment was very poor. After more than 100 nights on HAL, this was by far worst cruise. It seemed that everyone on board was sick and no one was enforcing hand sanitizing or encouraging masks if sick. Passengers didn’t seem to give a darn about spreading their ...

We choose this cruise because of the itinerary. Also because 30 years ago I had a great experience aboard Princess cruises. This time was different. Despite having been on at least 50 cruises, we found this ship very hard to navigate. The layout is just terrible and makes no sense. We also found the interior very kitsch, outdated and tacky. This ship was originally made for the Asian market and ...

The ship was very nice, and the crew was outstanding. The food was far below what we have enjoyed on other Celebrity ships; the main dining room (MDR) menus were lacking in variety and creativity; we blame the corporate office for putting out such a poor, poor menu - it was definitely not up to prior Celebrity cruises. Some of the MDR food lacked quality, too. We thought the buffet was ...

We have been on 8 previous cruises to Alaska and over 25 cruises total with Crystal, Holland America and Oceana. We cruised from Vancouver to Seward and back, so two cruises, I guess. The two-day pre cruise was at a marginal hotel and there were no offerings of things to do in Vancouver. The transfer to the ship was a 5-hour tour with our luggage on the bus. So, we get to the ship midafternoon ...

We wanted to tour Alaska and this 7 day, 6 night cruise showed interesting ports. What we didn't understand was that out of 7 days, there were only 3 port days (except for the day we embarked and disembarked. Two of those 3 port days, we had to return to the ship by 3:30-4:00, leaving so little time to schedule any interesting excursions. The ship was clean, the pool area nice, the food ...

I choose the cruise because the Casino paid for my room. I upgraded to an Obstructed View Veranda. It was not that bad of an obstructed view but may go a floor higher next time. I met some great people aboard and the excursions were a lot of fun. I felt the Dinning Room lacked some of the great service I have had from previous cruises. They did not present well and a few times got my order ...

Silversea Review August 2023 Alaskan Cruise, leaving Vancouver, with “Premier” Alaska-Denali Summit post-cruise land package Ship: Silver Whisper Ports: Ketchikan, Icy Straight Point, Skagway, Icy Bay, Valdez, Seward Note: This would have been a five-star review had it not been for the Denali land package Booking: We booked the Door-to-Door cruise in a deluxe veranda suite through ...