Whittier to Alaska Cruise Reviews

This was our 21st cruise and our 3rd on Princess. I wish you could give 1/2 stars because I would have rated the cruise 3.5 but it did not deserve 4 stars. Remember that average or average plus is not the same as bad. Pros: The public areas were quite nice, the beverage package was a much better deal than the one on Celebrity, the Norman Love desserts were delicious, desserts in general were ...

My husband & I traveled with 10 other family members. This was my 3rd time with Princess but my 19th cruise. Yes I am very blessed :-) We were in balcony cabin A501 on Deck 12. The cabin itself was very roomy with plenty of storage. The bathroom which is typical was somewhat on the small side but adequate for us. The soap & shampoo are now in dispensers on the shower wall. There was separate ...

We were amazed at the size of the inner stateroom we had. On the 9th deck, it had a king sized bed, a full sized sofa (that could be converted to a double bed), 2 closets, 2 sets of drawers. So much room we even had a place to put our suitcases away and out of our paths. Since this was one of NCL's smaller ships the food choices, although good, were a little bit more limited but we each gained ...

Greatly enjoyed this cruise, which was admittedly aided by great weather (generally sunny with temperatures in the mid-60's to 70's). The cabin and cabin service were both excellent, and the views of the Alaska coastline from the balcony were fantastic. Ship itself was very nice, and we noticed that this was the quietest ship (with the oldest demographic) that we have ever sailed. Most likely a ...

Cruise was ok but there are major opportunities for improvement. Regular rooms are average. Shower is so small you can't raise your arms to wash your hair without hitting walls and shower curtain. Room attendant was very good and efficient. We always had a clean room. The Restaurant is good. The appetizers were the best part. The service is average to poor. The waiter watched my ...

One week on land, one on the ship to fulfill a dream of seeing Alaska. The land portion was excellent. Nice accommodations and got to see so much! The ship seemed much more about Botox and art auctions than Alaska. The naturalist was hard to hear in most public areas and because it was cold and rainy, the top deck was not usable, making other viewing areas very crowded and difficult. A map of ...

My sister's AARP group offered an Alaska trip, which included part coach and part cruise activities. The cruise portion was 2016-06-01 - 06-09. The services and the amenities were excellent!! The excursions offered provided something for everytone, regardless of one's abilities. There were excursion options for the extremely fit, to the severely handicapped. The excursion prices offered something ...

This cruise aboard the Island Princess was a "bucket list" cruise for us. We chose the cruise date because the sailing dates coincided with flights we could arrange using our air miles. We flew into Anchorage 4 days before we sailed and rented a vehicle and toured the area on our own, using the Hotel Alyeska as our base of operations. Off-season rates were excellent. This cruise was ...

I was on the Star Princess's last Alaska Cruise in September with my children and son-in-laws. I came down with the flu the first night out and was sick the entire cruise. Saw nothing to speak of and stayed in my interior cabin. Given past circumstances, I booked the first cruise south from Whittier this season. Ship this time was the Island Princess. This ship is one of Princess ...

We chose this cruise because of the land tour that we could take in conjunction with it. The land tour was very good: well run, nice facilities. We had been on a Princess cruise about 30 years ago and were disappointed. We thought we would try them again, but again disappointed. We had been cruising on a "more expensive" cruise line. (Please note my explanation at the end why more expensive ...