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About Your Ship: Golden Princess

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Departs San Pedro (Los Angeles) aboard Princess Cruises – Golden Princess

Sailing Date(s): Oct 2013, Nov 2013, Dec 2013


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	Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Group OK week. by Peggy from Gilbert, AZ Sailing date: Jul 2007 Pros: The nice pool areas, although it was too cold to swim and the spas were always crowded (and their central location was not very inviting - it seemed like the people in the spas were on stage!). Our exciting (but expensive) excursion choices are what we enjoyed about the cruise. The ship itself was nice, but not exceptional. Our room condition really dampened our enjoyment of the week. The food was good, although we often had hard time understanding / communicating with our waiters. There were a few evenings where there was nothing to do - we don't drink or gamble - so we ended up watching the less-than-exciting television channel choices in the room. We give it 4 out of 10. Ship Details: Dining/Food Stateroom Quality Our carpet was a mess - there were spots in various locations. Our steward tried to remove them, but it didn't help. Very disappointing. Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Entertainment: The quality of shows was not good. The magician was embarrasing. The juggler was good but his show was too short and crowded (it was in one of the lounges instead of the main theater). The movies were always offered at inconvenient times. The comedian was the only show really worth watching. Read this user's port of call reviews: Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Ketchikan, Alaska Zip line! We loved the zip line excursion - the guides were great, the whole experience was a blast. Don't Miss: The zip line excursion. Skagway, Alaska Our favorite - Skagway. It wasn't raining, which was a change from Juneau. We did the helicopter ride and rock climbing excursions and were very impressed with the young people who instructed us there. The town was quaint and beautiful. Don't Miss: The helicopter glacier trip. Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska The "best weather" day. It was a long trip up and back but the weather was nice (the only day it wasn't cloudy and dreary and we couldn't even get off the ship!). It was a little boring, but the scenery was beautiful. Don't Miss: The glacier at the end of the passageway. 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Ship Review by Judy from Utah Sailing date: May 2007 Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities Activities: Very few. Entertainment: You had to be there 30 minutes in advance if you wanted a seat, other wise standing room only. Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska Good day, weather was just right, beautiful country. Got to see a bear, whales, eagles, mountain goats. Ketchikan, Alaska Skagway, Alaska Train ride was great. Don't Miss: Train ride. Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Oceanview Great vacation! by Denice B from E Taunton MA Sailing date: Apr 2013 Pros: Everything Cons: Not on islands long enough Great people! Had wonderful time. Home 2 days and already looking for next yr Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Buffet basically same everynight Stateroom Quality Room was perfect Ship Staff Quality Loved everyone! So helpful and nice Entertainment & Activities 0 out of 0 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Alaska Cruise by Ron O. from Orlando, FL Sailing date: Aug 2009 Pros: Breath-taking views and wonderful shore excursions. Cons: Food wasn't as good as other cruises I've taken The ship was standard in many respects, but tastefully decorated and seemed to cater to the older crowd which was drawn to this cruise. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food The food just didn't "wow" me. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Victoria, British Columbia Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska We saw a few whales, but not that many. Also, boats from other shore excursions seemed to get a lot closer to the whales than ours. Ketchikan, Alaska Don't Miss: Seaplane to the misty fjords is amazing! Skagway, Alaska Don't Miss: Whitepass railroad Victoria, British Columbia Nice city! 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Great. by A Traveler from New York, NY Sailing date: Aug 2007 Overall great service on the ship. The Alaskan route is the best we tried so far. Less commercialized than others. Ship Details: Dining/Food The food in buffet restaurant could be improved. Stateroom Quality Ship Staff Quality Housekeeping staff broke my laptop's screen. Entertainment & Activities Children's Programs The youngest did not seem to like the activities. Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska Don't Miss: Whale and wildlife watching. Ketchikan, Alaska Skagway, Alaska The train ride is great, but a little too long for kids (2.5 hours). Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Breathtaking glaciers. Don't Miss: Glaciers. 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: 2 - 3 cruises Traveler Type: Group Never again......... by Joe from PA, USA Sailing date: Jun 2007 Pros: Service staff. The ship took an "outside" route the first day and over half the passangers were sea sick... After first day the ship stayed on the "inside" passage and everything was great but at this expense the loss of one day cannot and should not happen. I was not sick but my traveling companion was and therefore I loss the day also. Need more activities for older generation. Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska Ketchikan, Alaska Skagway, Alaska Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 30 - 49 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Friendly Staff. by Marty from Seattle, WA, USA Sailing date: May 2007 Pros: Family friendly. Overall it was a good experience. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Entertainment options were pretty lame. Food wasn't nearly as good as it should have been. Alaska was amazing and that's what we were there for. Ship Details: Entertainment & Activities Activities: The activities were lame. We attended the trivia game and if the point of the game was to make everyone there feel stupid, mission accomplished. After trying that twice, we skipped the other activities. Entertainment: The entertainment we experienced was corny and cheeseball. We work in professional theatre so we weren't impressed. Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska Whale Watching and Mendenhall Glacier. Whale watching was great! We needed more time at the glacier but it was incredible nonetheless. Mt. Roberts afforded great views but the tram is overpriced especially since all of the trails were closed when we were up there. Don't Miss: Mendenhall Glacier. Ketchikan, Alaska Touristy Town. Ketchikan is very touristy. We were only there a short time so it was nice to get our shopping done there. Skagway, Alaska Train Ride was Amazing. Skagway itself was a disappointment. It's so touristy and it was overcrowded. I'm glad we did the White Pass and Yukon Route train ride. It was the best thing we did while we were in Alaska. It was just beautiful. Don't Miss: White Pass and Yukon Route train. Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Beautiful Fjord. We couldn't get right up to the glacier but it was still a great day. Beautiful scenery and we saw lots of wildlife. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 65+ Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Family w/young children Stateroom Type: Suite A great wonderful cruise by Faye R. from Vancouver, WA Sailing date: Jun 2011 Pros: seeing the glaiser bay Cons: rough night Thursday Great time for my first cruise every thing was wonderful. Ship Details: Ship Quality always cleaning to keep it nice for all Dining/Food waiters were so friendly and kind really enjoyed dining. Stateroom Quality small but was fine Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities always something to watch or join in. was busy all the time. Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska; Victoria, British Columbia Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska rode the tram what a sight from 1800 ft up. Ketchikan, Alaska Just walked around town, but lot of people again. Skagway, Alaska Mountain ride to see black bears and goats and go into Canada. To many people hard to get around in town. Victoria, British Columbia Been there before and really not enought time to do to much. Stayed in ship and packed 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: First cruise Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Suite The cruise was wonderful by sharon from Seattle wa Sailing date: Sep 2010 Pros: The service and hospitality by the staff. Cons: Too short The ship and crew was wonderful. They made our stay very pleasant and made us feel so important. The ship had so many things available to do. The food was terrific as well. Ship Details: Ship Quality Very clean Dining/Food Food was very good. Stateroom Quality Very Very nice. Clean and pleasant Ship Staff Quality They were very helpful and professional Entertainment & Activities 6 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful? Overall Rating: About the Reviewer: Age: 50 - 65 Cruise Experience: 4 - 6 cruises Traveler Type: Couple Stateroom Type: Balcony Alaska Inside Passage Cruise was Great. by Susan B from Trenton, NJ Sailing date: Jul 2010 Pros: Food and service on Golden Princess was excellent. Cons: Winds prevented us from docking at Victoria, BC. We just anchored off shore for 4 hours. I felt the cruise ship should have compensated us in some way. If they went further out to sea they could have at least opened up the casino. Golden Princess Alaska Inside Passage cruise was Wonderful. Food was Delicious. Staff was friendly. Ship Details: Ship Quality Dining/Food Food was excellent Stateroom Quality Plenty of space and service was great Ship Staff Quality Entertainment & Activities Read this user's port of call reviews: Juneau, Alaska; Ketchikan, Alaska; Skagway, Alaska Collapse List of Ports Ports of Call: Juneau, Alaska Mendlehall Glac Ketchikan, Alaska Zip line was so much fun Skagway, Alaska White Pass Train ride was great Don't Miss: Train Ride 4 out of 6 people found this review helpful. Did you find this review helpful?
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