Whittier to Alaska Cruise Reviews

My husband and I of 39 years sailed the beautiful Island Princess on July 21. This was his choice as a celebration retirement cruise. We have previously sailed with Celebrity, Azamara, Carnival, RCCL, and NCLA. We were anxious to try Princess and were not disappointed in the least. We booked a guarantee cabin for the 1st time, and I must admit it was a bit nerve-racking for me not to know where on ...

We hadn't really even planned a vacation, but following our younger daughter's early June wedding we decided to check into last-minute deals that were available during the time frame we had available. A cruise sounded like a perfect way to rest and relax following a very busy few months, and we'd never been to Alaska. I found a great price on a guaranteed oceanview stateroom on the Coral Princess ...

To give some background my husband and I are in our mid-twenties and have Alaska on the Sapphire is our 3rd cruise together. We have traveled with Carnival, NCL, and my hubby has traveled with Princess before. We are a pretty quiet couple, enjoying shows and comedy rather than the club scene. With that being said, here goes the rest of the review: Embarkation: We flew into Anchorage at noon and ...

We are a couple in our mid-60's who decided it was a great time to see Alaska. We were concerned that the weather would be cold and rainy in June. We waterproofed our shoes and bought weatherproof jackets. The weather was excellent which was a very pleasant surprise. We returned the unworn jackets when we got home. We took Princess' "4S" cruisetour which included one night at the Mt. McKinley ...

Please enter your review. We took the seven night cruise, plus the three day land excursion prior to the cruise. I would highly recommend taking the land portion first, since it can be somewhat tiring to get up early every day and move every night. We were so lucky on the entire trip with the weather. Alaska in May can be very cold and wet, but we had absolutely no rain the entire trip. Sunny ...

3-day land tour and southbound to Vancouver We traveled to Anchorage on 7-12-07 from DFW and stayed at the Hilton Anchorage. We had an awesome room on the top floor - floor to ceiling windows. This hotel is very nice and clean and the big plus was air conditioning. The only problem we had was no hot water and that was fixed and they credited us $50 for the inconvenience. 7-13-07 Official start ...

This cruise was my first cruise with Princess and to Alaska. Our itinerary began in Whittier and ended in Vancouver, with stops at College Fjord, Glacier Bay, Skagway, Juneau & Ketchikan. I've sailed previously on Carnival, Royal Caribbean & Celebrity. My husband and I are in our early 40's and are both fairly well traveled. We flew from Minneapolis to Anchorage the day prior to the cruise. . We ...

Our first cruise on Princess, overall this was a good experience. Our cabin was comfortable, and the views from our oceanview double balcony spectacular. Our steward from Poland could not have been better. He was a gracious and attentive. However, the bed was rock hard, and our requested egg shell cushioned it somewhat. Shower was claustrophobic, I wonder how obese passengers get in and out. ...

The itinerary was why we chose this cruise. (Did the Vancouver RT on Celebrity with most of the same family in '92.) Traveled with a group of about 20 family and close friends. Alaska is a port intensive cruise, and most anything one does while in port will be fun. I have decided to concentrate my review on the ship, line, and Carnival cruise experience. Arrived in Anchorage two days before to ...

This ship had an outbreak of the gastro norovirus. It was on the ship when we sailed. I spoke to one woman who spent 4 days quarantined in her cabin. Her husband got it first. The cruise personnel told her they must have come on board with it. Then she opened the night stand drawer and showed them a partially used box of imodium AD that was in the drawer when they got on the ship. The ship is ...