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the pier was still being fixed, so they did a tender ride to the dock 50 feet away. we are doing Enchanted Princess in May 2026 Civitavecchia Naples Santorini Kusadasi Katakolon Civitavecchia

HI, Just off the Discovery Princess, May 11 to May 18th Inside Passage cruise, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchican, Victoria, my little review. We are from Seattle, never done Alaska before, but when we talk to people on a Carribean cruise or Mexican Riviera who have been on 50 or so cruises, everyone says Alaska was their favorite. so it was time to try, NO AIRFARE, YIPPEEE. Had not been on a cruise for 7 yrs due to other pursuits. I have been a avid hiker, boy scout so i have been all over the Cascades and Olympics, my dad flew his whole life so i have flown over the mountains too, and skied my whole life so there is that. First, we have been to most of the Florida departure ports, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Port Canaveral, been to Galvaston, LA, and San Fransisco. Pier 91 Smith Cove was the most unorganized Embarkation ever, no one knew anything, not sure where to go, etc, oh well, not a big deal. Discovery Princess was awsome, unfortunatly we book a inside cabin, A431, not a bad cabin, i like the reverse layout it had, the door opened into the room itself rather than the little hallway on older Princess Ships. i also liked that they have quit pushing drinks all the time, nobody ever asked if i wanted a drink in any theater etc. Seattle Departure, 80 degrees in Seattle, saw Killer Whales right off the stern as we were leaving, Never seen that perspective of Seattle before. Day at sea, just regular stuff going on Juneau, raining in the morning, 40 degrees brrrr. neat little town, seems so isolated though, having to fly or sail somewhere just to fly or sail somewhere. We walked around went to the Red Dog Saloon, big line, so i went around the corner and had a shot at the Quack Shack Shot Bar. I had made a reservation with Shore Excursions.com, to go to the Mendenhall glacier, $134 for 2 people. We took their tour bus up to the visitor center and walked around, it had stopped raining so it was pretty nice. Skagway. Woke up and went outside, WOW, What a neat little place. It was cloudy, but not raining, i looked up and there was a killer view of a snowy mountain peak showing through the opening in the clouds. I had also made a reservation with Shore Exursions.com, for the White Pass Summit, also about $134 for 2 people. I thought it was for the train ride, but it turned out it was the city tour/summit on the tour bus. Which turned out ok, since i dont think the train made all the cool stops for pictures. White Pass Summit, what a beautiful place, got some great shots. Glacier Bay, What can i say, never seen anything like that anywhere in my life. Speechless. Saw Otters and Bald Eagles, but no whales or glacier calving. Ketchikan, another neat little town, we didnt have anything planned, so we walked around, found the Elliott St steps and climbed up and got some great shots. Victoria, Been there a few times, but getting there at 9pm at night? What the heck, feel sorry for people that have never been there and wanted to see more. Disembarking, gotta say, that was the fastest i had ever gone from Deck 7 to the baggage area and into a Lyft and home on any cruise ever. Ship to shore in 20 to 30 min. What do alaskan people do in the Winter? Those cruise ships must support the October to May economy. next cruise, Europe in 2026, YAY

we will be in on Discovery Princess in May, going to Juneau and the Glacier, i just made reservations with Juneau Tours for a Park/Glacier tour for $168 for 2 people. and if you are interested in Skagway i reserved a White Pass train/Skagway tour with Shore Excursions Group for $134 for 2 people, way less than the $300 the ship wanted.

cool thanks Wishing, i like that layout. No long hallway thing to lug suitcases to the bed, thanks for the info.

Hi everyone, We are on the Discovery Princess, May 11th cruise to Alaska, YAY first time to Alaska after 15 cruises......and we live in Seattle. We booked inside cabin A431. A431 is right next to the elevator it turns out, wondering if anyone has stayed in any of the cabins A-D or so on the ship. Is is noisy? It looks like the elevator is on the backside of the cabin, rather than a hallway between, at least from the deckplans. Anyone have comments and maybe pictures? not a big deal just wondering.