doxrok

Thanks to everyone for so many positive replies! We head off at the end of the month and are looking forward to it. I'm ready to relax and just absorb my surroundings. It will be quite a different experience for DH who was stationed in Alaska oh so many years ago...

Thanks for all the replies - many more than I expected in just a day. Because this will be our first luxury cruise, we are not in the position to compare it to a better quality experience of our own.

If the ship turns out to be "seedy", the company can be ashamed of allowing, what I believe to be, a growing luxury market slip through their fingers. I believe we are the beginning of a wave of aging couples who have saved and retired with the funds to enjoy the luxuries. We will never return to the raucous party boats or family-jammed lines.

We'll proceed with our booking, continue to anticipate the trip and will probably keep our expectations a little lower to allow us to be pleasantly surprised.

UKCruiseJeff, your point of choosing what is important for the trip was most helpful. Ship size and staff service were two main points for us. Neither of these were negatives, no matter how harsh the criticism.

As the Alaskan cruise season kicks into high gear, I'm sure we'll see a few more reviews and will be able gather more pros and cons. And really, an Alaskan trip is all about what's outside the ship/cabin and that is spectacular.

We are booked on the Silver Shadow for an Alaskan cruise in August. I have (maybe foolishly) continued to read the reviews for the ship. Each review is brutal. I realize that complainers are statistically more likely to post than those who are happy, but I have begun to question our choice. This morning I have even given thought to canceling the trip and paying the penalty.

I have been on HAL, NCL and Carnival. This trip was supposed to be one of pure luxury, "no worries" and no stressing. I have always considered the anticipation of a trip as being half the fun, but these pre-cruise months are tuning into dread.

Are there any positive comments to be said? Or do I just restrict myself in the reading of CC and go back to enjoying the anticipation?

We booked the 8/28 Alaskan cruise the day before this offer came out. Called the TA to ask about the possibility of receiving the on board credit. According to SS, too bad, so sad. Read the posted caveats - we don't qualify. Not happy, especially with the TA. She didn't know one day prior that this offer was out there for the next day?! Shame on the whole TA/SS team.

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