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15 Days with Princess
We spent 15 days cruising from Los Angeles to several ports in and around Hawaii with our elderly parents. We were very impressed with the general staff around the ship. A flu strain broke out on our 2nd or 3rd day and the staff helped to keep it very contained. We loved our waiter and his assistant, Jose from Portugal and Hendrey, in the Amalfi dining room early service.
We had some complaint with the timing of the shows; with elderly folks, it was very hard to catch a 7:45 show and the next one on the opposite end of the ship at 10:00. The main band didn't impress us too much with their "same sound", no matter what they were singing. Since they seemed to be the headliners, that got a bit old, quick. They weren't bad, just...kind of boring.
Other than that, the staff were so assistive with our folks, and polite, helpful, and unobtrusive. The talks, classes, lectures and games were well hosted. The food was mostly lovely - I personally gained 5 pounds.
In quick review, I'd say the Princess staff were very well trained, the ship ran like an orchestra for embarkation, debarkation, tours, and tenders. My husband and I would both highly recommend Princess again. LOVED the mini-balcony upgrade we received with the full bathtub.
Best vacation ever!!
I have never written a review without at least something needing work. I can honestly say that Star Princess went above and beyond in customer service, food, entertainment. this was our first cruise and I will not hesitate to book another one with Star Princess. Thank you Thank you Thank you
The best ever.
Princess is a great cruise line, great service.& beautiful ships. My travel agent will always book my cruises for me & my friends.
Great Time!!
Overall it was a great cruise. They offered a variety of activities throughout the day to entertain us.
Alaska Adventure
We took our whole family (12) on the Northbound Inside Passage Cruise to Alaska and it was a dream. The food was wonderful. The dining staff was top notch. They even made our grandson's favorite dish one night. The Kids Club was great. We had 3 grandkids with us and they didn't want to leave the ship they had so much fun. The Cruise Director and Entertainment staff were great. Our daughter competed in the Voice of the Ocean and was so thrilled to be able to sing with a live band in the finals. Our rooms were great. We had a mini suite with a balcony, so that we could all get together when we needed to and that turned out great.
a very friendly ship
This is the first time after all these princess cruises we took that the captain of the ship came to the lido buffet to say hello and talk t o his fellow passengers.Thank you for this grand gesture of courtesy
Hawaiian Island cruise
It was our 1st cruise and we absolutely loved it!
Trip SanFran to Alaska
Weather and ocean conditions were outstanding. The Captain did an outstanding job on the Traci fyord inlet cruise.
Spring Trip Pacific Northwest
Very enjoyable overall
Love the Star Princess
Love Club Class dining. Breakfast at Sabatinis could use a fresh menu. This ship is a favorite and we are very disappointed that Princess will no longer be sending it to Vancouver.
Vancouver to Whittier
All of our excursions were excellent except there was not enough time allowed on the Wilderness/Mendenhall Glacier excursion.
Glacier Bay was magnificent and we really appreciated the National Park Rangers who spend their day with us. They were knowledgeable, helpful and friendly.
The time at College Fjord was reduced by half the time listed on the Princess Patter, which was EXTREMELY disappointing. We would gladly have skipped dinner if we had known. On a side note: the timing for that stop surely could've avoided the dinner seatings, since we were such a short distance from Whittier. What was the rush?
In addition to the ship, the hotels on land were dated as well. Toilet seat slid around at one, tv didn't work (maintenance repaired it and very quickly) and hvac didn't work (could not be repaired) at another. Food seemed to be the same at all land hotels, so we found ourselves searching for other options in Fairbanks (not difficult). The availability of public spaces at all of the hotels was a welcome treat.
The coordination of people, luggage, meals, excursions, transfers and transit, was a work of art. Very well done and impressive.
Love, love, loved our waiter, Francisco, and junior waiter, Jeffyboy, at table 222 in the Amalfi dining room. Almost more impressive, by virtue that we weren't in his section, was Rene working the tables next to us. We were also exceedingly well treated by head waiter Renzo, who was so attentive, especially to my mom and nieces. They all made dinner such a pleasure.
The physical condition of the ship and the hotels keep the overall rating at 4 stars instead of 5.
restaurant
no comment
It was nice, but we will use NCL in the future
All was well until we came back to SF and realized the next day that my IPOD had been stolen from the center armrest storage. I thought since they had the key and were watching the car it would be OK. I know they will not stand behind it, but I was in business for myself for thirty-seven years and I know my intolerance for thieves. I would not recommend the parking garage at 55 Francisco to any of your future customers
Cruise Alaska review
Princess delivers a fine cruise! My only complaints hover around the dining room. We had "anytime" seating. One night the Capri dining room was crowded so we were moved to the Amalfi dining room. Comparing the 2 dining rooms it was my observation that the service in Amalfi was better, maybe there were more people on staff, and much faster. We were served and finished in one hour. In the Capri we were never finished in less than 2 hours! One of those meals the dining room was almost empty and the waiters were just hanging around, chatting, and ignoring the fact that we were staring at our empty plates. My other complaint was the food choices. I would have liked to see an occasional choice of "plain" food, meaning food that could be delicious without drowning in a sauce. I have to be very careful of my salt intake and the menus offered nothing I felt were safe for me to eat. I found myself wanting to eat all the time in the buffet where I could prepare a salt-free salad. I understand that the use of sauces helps keep the food moist, especially in a banquet environment. I don't know what the answer would be yet I am sure I am not the only one with the issue. I'm not supposed to lose weight on a cruise!!!
Hawaii Cruise 2017
This cruise was very relaxing, enjoyed the sea days as well as the port days- thought I might find myself bored with so many sea days, but with the ports in between, we thoroughly enjoyed the sea days with activities or lounging on the deck. The service exceeded our expectations. We ate in the open dining room for dinner, the food was great with multiple options to choose from. Our waiters were top notch, so much so that we went to the same table every night just to have the same waiters. The hostesses were very friendly and welcoming, they knew where we would be sitting and made sure our table was ready. Would definitely recommend the Crown Grill, their food was outstanding and service was excellent. Our group agreed we would definitely do this same cruise again. Hopefully sooner than later!
Princess was KING!
The entire process Princess employed in moving people through the many land and water based venues was executed with excellence. Every single employee was extraordinary, just the "right person" for the role, happy and appeared to genuinely care for everyone and everything they dealt with.
15 days to Hawaii
The entire Princess experience was amazing.
Amazing Alaska
Overall we are very pleased with our choice to go with Princess Cruise line. The ship was clean and our staff that took care of our room and other things were stupendous. We would definitely use them again
Mexico trip
For those traveling for a food experience this was great, but I rather prefer a mid size ship for travel. With almost 3000 people on the ship and so many handicapped it made things move slower than expected. However, the service was great in most cases and the service people very helpful and friendly.
Eating in the dinning area seemed like a factory with so many people to feed at one time and service people rushing around. Was hard to relax and enjoy your meal. We did go to the "service charged" dinning rooms and felt more at ease and relaxed and the area was quiet and more to what you would expect on a cruise.
Enjoyable cruise!
Overall we had a great trip - we were disappointed that we couldn't take our tour in Ketchikan due to weather but enjoyed our alternative tour.
16 Day South America Adventure
We would definitely do this trip again.
Great times
The worst lectures I have ever sat through aboard a ship. The LGBT Group was great. Many incredible meals. The movies shown in the theater were excellent.
Cruises in January
Had my expectations set too high. Sea days are not as fun when it is too cold, rainy, and windy to get out on deck. Why can't the ship ever spend a nite or two in port ?
Alaskan Vacation
Had a wonderful time, excursions were nicely run. Would liked more variety of food choices for gluten allergy. Ship did a good job with accommodatng butneed a lot more variety and better desserts. All in alla geeat trip. Age range was much older crowd, no nightlife due to this.
Star Princess
We were unable to dock on Kaui because of wind.
the ship circled the island,but visiblity was poor.
The wind on Maui was very strong and cut off tender service miday. Most people who wanted to get off did.
Hawaii from San Francisco, California
Overall we enjoyed the cruise. Our weather wasn't good but who can predict that. Entertainment was okay. Lecturers were excellent.
Sailing to Hawaii for the Holidays
Boarding in San Francisco should have been easy but due to a dock workers
conflict, it turned out to be very stressful. Ensenada is Ensenada but the beer
and guacamole made up for the time we were there. Wish the weather had been better, 17foot swells on the way to Hawaii! Next time we will definetly
reserve staterooms midship, less rocky rocky.
Really enjoyed the stops in Hawaii, just wish there was more time. The weather was beautiful the whole time we were there.
The return trip was rocky but not quite as bad as the trip over.
Cruise to Alaska
Great trip Great Crew Great Weather Great People
Alaska Land and Sea
I am happy we went to Alaska but would not go again. Also was somewhat disappointed in Princess. For the money it was lacking. But the biggest difficulty was the plane reservations. My husband still has not received his luggage, maybe today. Maureen
South American around the Horn
The Captain of the ship was very approachable as he made his rounds of the ship twice daily. He seems very thorough as he keep the passengers up-to-date on what was happening as we proceeded into rough seas. He closed off the outside areas as the seas become rough. I was very impressed with his safety of all.
Did notice the ship dress code for dinner was more laxed than my last cruise.
Overall the trip was great.
Princess 15-day Hawaii Cruise
Our recent cruise to Hawaii on the Star Princess was wonderful. The ship's staff was excellent in every area; the dining rooms were well-run and provided excellent food and service. This cruise is for experienced "cruisers" only because of the length of time at sea.
Love
Land and sea Alaska cruise
Had a great time! Would do it again!
South America
Large percentages of passengers from Australia, Brazil and Canada which lead to inter passenger tension and conflicts throughout the voyage. Many of these passenger had joined the ship the prior cruise and were already tired and irritable.
15 day Haeaiian cruise on the Star Princess
We had a lovely time. Someone was always available for help or answering questions==with a smile.
Wonderful Cruise
It was the best vacation we have ever had!
Alaska cruise
Great trip, Princess did a great job of making everything seamless.
Great Cruise
Haven't been on this ship before but found it to be clean all around.
The crew was one of the friendliest and helpful we have had in all of our cruises. Again Great Time.
Great Hawaiian cruise
We enjoyed everyting.
Alaskan Cruise
We loved our journey but got so much paper to wade through every day!
Good Cruise
Photo takers in your face constantly. Sell, sell,sell.
Staff and food excellent.
The cities and sights wonderful.
Feet in the Sea of Cortez
I found that the class of boat (Golden, Grand, Star) just fit what I enjoy. Not big, not crowded, fancy enough for me. Easy to get around. I do enjoy the Food Court. I like the variety and the convenience of having food at your beck and call all day long. I am not a person that really enjoys dressing up so I feel comfortable on these boats. Besides, they are in my home ports in California. No flying.
GREAT VACATION
GREAT WAIT STAFF
It Was OK
Older ship; really liked all the space to hang clothes and all the hangers!! Wow! Usually have to request more. Balcony furniture in bad shape; bed was comfy, nice pillows. Prompt room service. Entertainment below par; had some good lectures.
Amazing Cruise
I would have given 5 stars except I was very tired of all the sales pitches. It's like the staff is commissioned sales team. Do not like that and for that reason giving 4 stars.
Photographer - Mr T so wonderful and his activity best on board. He is patient and good teacher to take photo's of gray, cloudy glaciers. Would have been nice to have more offerings in photo lessons.
Assistant Activity Director - young blond woman from South Africa was the best! So much energy and great sense of humor.
Dinner - last night cork broke when waiter opened the 100 dollar bottle of wine we ordered. He continued to serve it with cork pieces in each glass. When we mentioned it he brought a strainer device but still had cork pieces in it. Should be trained to immediately replace it with new bottle and not try to serve up wine with cork bits in it. That was only incident or negative comment about meal time. l
Wonderful Cruise
The ship was beautiful, the food was fabulous, the entertainment was fabulous, and the service from the wait staff to the room stewards was perfect. Nothing went wrong and we had a fabulous time!
Alaska 7 days from Whittier to Vacouver
Princess does a very nice job in every respect except for the food quality. I have found this true on all five of the Princess cruises I have taken.
Alaska 5 Day Land & 7 Days at Sea Trip
Overall review
We enjoyed the cruise and land tour very much.
Star Princess, after the Land Tour of Alaska
We had a great cruise--met very nice people. It was very relaxing. Beginning of the cruise season in Alaska.
Perfect Trip
The Dine Line to make dinner reservations never worked for me. Arrived at venue, reservations not there. However, in all cases the dining room manager did seat us anyway and apologized for the ineffective Dine Line.
Alaskan cruise
Everything from start to finish ran so smoothly. Luggage handling, transfers, and tours. Made our trip relaxing. I would book with Princess again.
Supprise Package
I had a great time. From pools and recreation, to shows and entertainment. One of the best times on a cruise I have had. I like the time at sea and the rough waters and wild winds. My wish came true, riding the waves at sea. Also met a lot of people on the ship from all over the world, along with meeting crew members. I can't believe how many people new me and called me by name. Conversations were really interesting at the dinner table, where we enjoyed each others day adventure. The fire in the kitchen was also neat. Captain even mad a joke about it. It was a coffee maker.
Alaska trip
Serviced was excellent aboard the ship and the room were awesome.
Great Get Away
Over all, very good trip. Just enough time to relax
Alaskan Cruise
We took this cruise with our 5 daughters and their husbands, in celebration of our 50th Wedding Anniversary. The service was exceptional and the anniversary celebration for us and two of our five daughters who were celebrating anniversaries, as well, was memorable. The two dinner waiters joined in our fun and we became close friends. The weather was exceptionally mild for this time of year, which added to our enjoyment.
Great Trip
Of all of the cruises we have taken this was probably the most relaxing. Four sea days each way we're no problem, they had outstanding lecturers on board to provide education. Many activities to keep busy if that was what you wanted or reading and relaxing if that was your choice. It is a trip I might consider repeating in the future.
Recent Alaska Cruise
I will always use Princess when it is available for my trips.
Well Rested Reviewer
Complimentary bottled water in mini suites would be nice.
Hawaii trip on the Star Princess
Lack of restrooms
Our Alaska Cruise
Overall, we had an enjoyable 25th wedding anniversary cruise. Although, we definitely got tired of how much the cruise line pushes their jewelry.
Inside Passage
We also did the Mt Denali tour, had we known the Train ride would be 9 1/2 hours I think we would have passed. Mt Mckinley Lodge gave us breath taking views and Denali was covered with clouds. Did see a few Moose, no bears.
Wish we went a couple of weeks sooner, all we saw was dead Salmon in Ketchican
Great trip
but all and all fun
land and sea cruise
The wilderness experience was really wonderful. We saw Moose, Wolf, Caribou, Willow Ptarmigan (the state bird) . Our coach just about hit a moose going from Copper River Lodge and Valdez. The driver was fast and on top of his driving.
PRINCESS CRUISE
THANK YOU FOR ARRANGING THIS. WE ALWAYS ENJOY BEING ON THE WATER.
Bucket List Vacation
The pictures you ever see about Alaska does not do them justice. It was breathtaking. We will go back again. Set your goal and go. It is worth every penny....I promise.
Good sailing
Enjoyed our dining room server, he was very attentive and he would do magic tricks for us
Our room steward was as friendly as can be
First-time fun
Food was wonderful of course. Colder weather meant we had adult pool/back bar area almost to ourselves for most of the cruise. Most of the staff was wonderful, a few not so great, but the good outshone the bad. Specialty dining was a beautiful setting, but not really worth the extra charge. Food & service were actually a bit better in the "regular" dining area. Glad we tried it, but wouldn't do it again on this ship. Production show was really fun.
Princess Star Alaska Cruise
The lady who took care of our Stateroom did a very good job and was always very pleasant, with a smile on her face. Thr crew made you feel like you were the only people on the ship always very accomdating to our needs. We had one waiter that made some comments & we didn't know if he was just kidding or what was meant by the comments. Over all everything was wonderful.
Fabulous Trip to Alaska
All sea and land accommodations, transportation and other aspects of the trip were as expected with Princess, our favaorite cruise line.
Alaska Land and Sea Trip
Second time to Alaska. Southbound trip was really the best way to go for us. Doing land tour first, then relaxing on the ship. Glacier Bay scenic cruising was really amazing. Should be a "Must See" on the ships itinerary. Weather
was good, only one rainy day out of the 13 day trip.
Princess no longer the best
We will continue to use Princess because we like the amenities and the perks we have accumulated over the years. We like the friendly, pleasant staff.
A trip to a place near to heaven.
You won,t believe the beauty that is so readily available.
GREAT time!
Grand way to see Alaska!
Hawaii Cruise
Celebrating my birthday on a cruise was one of the greatest events that could have taken place... Thanks to all of you and the crew of the Star Princess which included our waiters...
Excellent cruise
Wonderful short cruise vacation. Excellent and beautiful cruise ship. Enjoyed the ports of call. Very relaxing time on board.
Wonderful Trip
Great ship!
Love all Princess ships that are not too large!
Great Ship!
Loved this ship!
Cruise to Alaska
My wife and I really enjoyed our trip to Alaska. The ship was beautiful and the service was wonderful. For the most part we enjoyed our excursions with the exception of the train ride in Skagway. The train broke down and they had to back down the mountain to change to another engine. We wanted to get off for medical reasons but, no one was in our car to address the issue. We filed a complaint with the Star Princess shore excursions office but never received a response, or refund. The other issue was the traffic jam getting to and from the ship. It was a cluster. The weather was beautiful, sunny with no rain, and the seas were very calm. We saw plenty of wild life from our balcony. I would still recommend this trip.
A fun trip
Great time was had by all.
personal service
Better selection of servers and staff.
15 Day Hawaii from Los Angeles
Order of favorite Princess ships sailed on
1 - Island Princess
2 - Sapphire Princess
3 - Star Princess
alaska cruise
This was an excellent experience. Although there were some necessary schedule changes, we were treated to amazing vistas.
Cruise around Cape Horn on Star Princess - January 2019
The destinations make this trip - if one is interested in Patagonia and Buenos Aires, this trip meets that objective.
We found the service to be very good - attentive (but not too much) stateroom service, dining room service (fixed seating) very good, and when we needed assistance with excursions, staff was very knowledgeable and provided what we needed with a smile.
We certainly are not technical experts, but it seemed to us the captain and his staff were very capable in dealing with these difficult waters - we always felt that passenger and staff safety were paramount in ship operations.
ship & trip review
food service hours could be extended
Star Princess
Lovely! May go a little later in the summer next time
Alaska Glacier Tour
Great cruise, many things to do both on and off the ship! I would recommend the cruises earlier in the season than late August for better weather!
Trip to Alaska, 2019
wonderful time and beautiful Alaska with Princess. I wished the naturalist you had on board for our trip was better for sure and there was only one time only available for that. It would have been better to offer more in terms of information on the locations of the cruise, Alaska and its history.
Alaskan Adventure
We thoroughly enjoyed our Alaskan cruise.
15-Fay Hawaiian cruise
Truly enjoyable experience! Our marriage ceremony was handled extremely well with friendly and thorough folks, including the ship's master, wedding planner and photographers!
First cruise
Ship was well maintained, never had any issues with our cabin or our steward. Very friendly staff and they were helpful. Ports of call were easy to navigate and enough to do to keep someone occupied. Activities on board were ok. Crowd on board were 50s and older so the entertainment was geared for that generation. Not a bad thing just not much night life.
Only issue I had was that I have a gluten allergy and had very limited selection of food choice for breakfast. I had pancakes every day for 7 days. The desserts were very limited to non-existent from the food court. Dining room had better selection for lunch and dinner. They need to work with a nutrition consultant to make better meals for those that have food allergies. Never got sick from any food being contaminated but which there was more selection.
Alaska cruise
Balcony size was excellent
Princess Cruise n land tour
Why they arrange three airlines to come homefrom Anchorage?
The ship is beautiful. It’s a five star with food, entertainment and service!
This is our tenth cruise with a Princess ship...our first was with the Love Boat. We were very pleased with our room Stewart, Rodel! Our waiter, Kong, and his assistant, Brian, could not have done more to help us. Kong saw early in the cruise that my husband who has very limited vision, saw that I was cutting my husband’s food into smaller pieces. After two days of this observation, Kong came as soon as he could, and cut my husband’s food into smaller, bite size pieces. Kong is most efficient and helpful and can accomplish this with his helpful assistant, Brian.
Star Princess 5/14-21/16
I no longer trust Air Canada corporation. Their flights, though, were very good.
Alaskan Cruise
Since we drove, and parked our cars in a garage, it was quite a hassle getting to and from the terminal. I understand that Princess is building a new terminal, which should help the traffic problem in the future.
Alaskan Cruise
Since we drove, and parked our cars in a garage, it was quite a hassle getting to and from the terminal. I understand that Princess is building a new terminal, which should help the traffic problem in the future.
Alaska Inside passage
I would recommend this trip to everyone.
Fantastic experience
Travel Agent did an excellent job putting our itinerary together.
"North to Alaska"
Great trip. This is our 5th to Alaska and plan to go again. the scenery is fabulous. The service was great. Everyone was very friendly.
South American Cruise
We enjoyed the cruise and the three day stay in Buenos Aires. You have to be able to do alot of walking to enjoy the tour fully.
Alaska land and cruise
statement stewart just fair, walked into room without knocking and wife was not dressed. Sometime room not very clean. Asked for ice on a couple of occasions. Suggestion that before cruise-tour Princess ask if we had any physical mobility limitations and house us on land portion in lodges closer to main lodge with less walking.
Sailing experience
Smooth sailing. Very enjoyable experience. Food and staff are good.
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