Hev1128

I used to be a car seat tech- so I'm about safety...but also, reality. thanks for all this info.

We are doing a Princess Northbound from Vancouver to Whittier. Our hope is to arrive into Vancouver 2 days before departure.. I will have a 4 and 8 year old. I know we don't need car seats on the plane...but how does ground transport work in Vancouver? Will have the same question for the Alaska end, but I can post that on that board separately unless somewhere here knows. My plan was just to bring backless boosters for both to be safe...but would LOVE less luggage if possible.

We booked the Caribbean Princess for next summer for Alaska....great itinerary and pricing...am I going to regret it? based on the above, no one seems to like the ship.

I am so glad I found this thread. I know Princess and HAL are the tops for Alaska...but truly, I have 2 children to think about for our cruise. While I know they want to see nature and glaciers...they are not going to be willing to stare at them all day. Any good recommendations for multigenerational? Just trying to get the best of all worlds...

Thanks for the this...the youtube videos I am seeing the Royal just looks nicer but I've read about the Royal being bigger and the small boat advantage in Alaska. we are doing balcony/mini suite depending on this ship. I have 2 kids....so the 7 day is plenty for their first cruise. My parents (and their service dog) and my brother and his wife are coming too and I am being deferred to as decision maker. I like the Grand's vancouver inside passage with Glacier Bay itinerary the most though. thanks for the input. We've cruised NCL in the past- but I'm hearing of issues in Alaska with them. and being new to the Princess game, I haven't leveled my expectations yet.

I'm not new to cruising but new to Princess...we are looking at an inside passage itinerary for summer 2025 and it's the Royal Princess. Any feedback on the itinerary or the ship that I need to know?