Star Princess Review

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The Excursions Were the Highlight of my Cruise

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Tami.Angel
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jul 2017
Cabin: Interior

After looking at the various brochures and excursions, I felt confident Princess Cruises would be the best choice. The pictures showed the wildlife in Denali National Park as plentiful and when I experienced Denali National Park by Tour Bus, we didn't see much of anything. Very disappointed by this, the 10th day of my 11 day Alaska Package with Princess Cruises, I finally seen some of the wildlife I was looking forward to see. This was an excursion in Ketchikan, AK.

The cruise's entertainment was very poor. I walked out on most shows and entertainment. I compare this with Holland American and Norwegian cruises I have taken in the past. Those shows were perfection compared to the Las Vegas type entertainment. I don't know where Princess Cruises' entertainment coordinator was when they ended up with the entertainment on this cruise. I found many times to be bored to tears whereas the other cruises kept me so busy and entertained, I didn't have time to sleep.

The food, especially the buffet, were a disappointment. What happened to the midnight buffet and the ice carvings? This last cruise with Princess had one buffet open and I visited 2 days into the cruise for lunch. It was not visually appealing and appetizing. It looked like an inexpensive buffet you'd find in any city. Nothing special. The dining experience was good as long as you had assigned seating. The dining room had good quality food for the most part, but there were times I had to reject the food due to it being undercooked or bad taste. I'm not a picky eater so it must have been bad!

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Interior

The Star Princess is an older ship and has been refurbished. The inside cabin was decorated quite nice with mirrors placed that made the smallness of the cabin look bigger. It was pretty and comfortable with the exception of the bed being broken down and uncomfortable.

I had the most cheerful room attendant wishing me a great day with a smile every morning. He made sure my room was clean and made-up numerous times per day. He was excellent.

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