4-Day Cruise on the ROYAL PRINCESS: Australia East Coast Cruise

We have cruised Alaska 8 times. Almost all out of Anchorage and exceptional experiences. Flying from Tampa to Seattle on Alaskan Airlines booked through Princess. Cabin attendants miss their ride to the Airport. We have been at the airport for hours already and they waltz in late like they had a great time last night...no apologies. Seattle baggage drop. Again booked by Princess not worth a dime. Had to walk to one end of the Airport to drop off luggage at a rental truck then , with carry ons the entire length back of the airport to get to the gate. Escalator down at cruise terminal and had been for weeks. one elevator. Cruise stops cancelled except Skagway. WE came to SEE Alaska! They extended our mandatory 2 hour stop in Victoria to six hours. There is nothing to see or do in Victoria! Debarkation a nightmare! The buses were there but they had one guy in a daze directing the boarding one at a time. Bus ride back to Airport and baggage handling not worth a dime. Had to drag suitcases the entire length of the airport, again, booked through Princess. Seattle as a launching point? What a waste of Space. Princess is battling their way down to compete with Carnival . The food and dining room staff were excellent. Our room service attendant was awesome and invisible. The bar staff was for the most part friendly and efficient. The shows, other than the first one which was excellent, just makeshift because we weren't stopping in ports where they could switch entertainers. In summary, we spent an awful lot of money for a dream trip to Alaska and got a screaming nightmare with one stop for lunch in Skagway. Princess is promising to return half of our cruise fare. Excuse me, we could have had great meals in our home town! We came to see Alaska!

There are Too many activities that are geared around selling products. The Musical entertainment was not to our liking.Karaoke was fun, we enjoyed the casino and playing blackjack but wish they offered a blackjack tournament., the main theatre temperature was very cold. the comedian spent too much time bragging about his career and not enough jokes, we enjoyed the international cafe and swirls ice cream was good. Unfortunately, the Piazza lacks enough seating for the amount of passengers on the ship. The breakfast buffet was very average, many of the pastries were stale and many of the main dishes were not heated. Alfredo’s pizza restaurant was good, Crown Grill was fine, Sabatinis was below average. Missing two main ports due to engine issues. Many of the venues, such as Princess Live and the Vista Theatre were difficult to find seating and poor service. We have been loyal Princess passengers. However we will select a different cruise line next summer!!

This was a great cruise. The activities were so much fun! The shows could use a little work. There was one (a magician) we would have been interested in but were unable to get seats.

Food was delicious. We did not do specialty restaurants due to hours and hard to get reservations. I felt the buffet was very confusing. It was usually hard to find a seat. People would get a good seat and just stay there reading or on their phone. We did not go there very often.

All the employees were amazing! Everyone was so friendly and helpful.

We did wish there was more seating in open areas. We would have liked to be able to sit and just people watch.

We had 3 people in one mini suite. The pull out sofa really needed updating. It was not comfortable. Other than that the cabin was nice. It was great having a balcony for Glacier Bay.

Embarkation and Disembarkation was smooth and efficient.

I would recommend to anyone.