livinginyellow Posted November 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I wrote out a review of my family and I's time on the Golden Princess on Alaska over the summer. I plan on doing a comprehensive review of Alaska itself soon, which I will also post here. Please read and let me know if you have any questions. I can answer here on the blog. https://www.anyadventurewithyou.com/alaska-on-the-golden-princess-a-cruise-review/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted November 17, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Thanks for a great review!!! With excellent photos. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinginyellow Posted November 17, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted November 17, 2019 12 hours ago, Lucky TGO said: Thanks for a great review!!! With excellent photos. Tony Thank you so much! Hearing that someone enjoyed it makes all the work worth it 🙂 Hopefully it can be helpful to someone sailing on GP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Woobstr112G Posted November 17, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Thank you for posting your excellent review. We've been on the Golden twice before and for the most part enjoyed our voyages. We will be on her again in May (10 day Sea of Cortez & 14 Day AK R/T 24 days total). It is a retirement present to myself.....😊😊😊 Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osofish2 Posted November 17, 2019 #5 Share Posted November 17, 2019 13 hours ago, livinginyellow said: I wrote out a review of my family and I's time on the Golden Princess on Alaska over the summer. I plan on doing a comprehensive review of Alaska itself soon, which I will also post here. Please read and let me know if you have any questions. I can answer here on the blog. https://www.anyadventurewithyou.com/alaska-on-the-golden-princess-a-cruise-review/ Your review was wonderful, and we love the Golden. We are on her May 30 going to Alaska. As a retired teacher, and living in Phoenix, Alaska is the 49th state, with Arizona being the 48th. You are a great ambassador for Princess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hunters Posted November 17, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 17, 2019 14 hours ago, livinginyellow said: I wrote out a review of my family and I's time on the Golden Princess on Alaska over the summer. I plan on doing a comprehensive review of Alaska itself soon, which I will also post here. Please read and let me know if you have any questions. I can answer here on the blog. https://www.anyadventurewithyou.com/alaska-on-the-golden-princess-a-cruise-review/ Thanks very much for the review! I noticed you didn’t mention the complimentary room service as a late night eating option. Did you not know about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinginyellow Posted November 17, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted November 17, 2019 14 minutes ago, 4hunters said: Thanks very much for the review! I noticed you didn’t mention the complimentary room service as a late night eating option. Did you not know about it? True, I didn't. I ordered from it once, early on in the cruise. It took very long, so much so that I knew I wouldn't stay awake waiting for it (or have the foresight to order it early enough) after a few drinks, so I didn't consider it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted November 17, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Very good review. Sorry to hear that your grandparents had flight difficulties with EZAir. For next time...when you use EZAir you don't have to take the "assigned" flight date for the day of the cruise. Example: we're using EZAir in December LAX to FLL and since it's December (ice, snow, airport closures, etc.), we changed the date to 2 days before the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted November 17, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 17, 2019 I also did a cruise on the Golden with our grandkids this summer. This was maybe our 4th or 5th trip to AK counting cruises, cruises w grandkids and land trips. I will admit that the only reason that we took this specific cruise is because the timing was right for the grandkids as we do not normally cruise on Princess. However, based on your positive review, we must have been on a different ship. On the positive side, the dinners in the MDR were good and most important the grandkids loved the trip. On the negative side. I felt that the ship was totally over crowded and there was almost no space in the public spaces which were wall-to-wall people. We typically ate breakfast and lunch in the buffet and the food and food selection at the buffet was the worse of any ship I have ever been on. Think Denny's or worse quality food. The port times were awful. We did not have enough times in the ports and some of the "scenic cruising" might have been scenic except that we went into the scenic areas as the sun was setting and came out when it was almost dark which made it hard to see stuff. I have one more grandchild who is owed an AK cruise. It will not be on Princess. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted November 17, 2019 #10 Share Posted November 17, 2019 4 hours ago, osofish2 said: Your review was wonderful, and we love the Golden. We are on her May 30 going to Alaska. As a retired teacher, and living in Phoenix, Alaska is the 49th state, with Arizona being the 48th. You are a great ambassador for Princess! I think what osofish2 was hinting at was the ?typo? in the blog: "And the ship itself had everything you could ever want when you sail the 48th state." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie S. Posted November 17, 2019 #11 Share Posted November 17, 2019 You don't mention karaoke, which is our favorite activity. Can you say anything about it? We're going on May 6th to the Mexican Riviera. Dive, drink, sing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromep Posted November 17, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Thanks so much. The Golden Princess to Alaska was our very first cruise and it was nice seeing her again in some familiar places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltd Posted November 17, 2019 #13 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Just now, Woobstr112G said: Thank you for posting your excellent review. We've been on the Golden twice before and for the most part enjoyed our voyages. We will be on her again in May (10 day Sea of Cortez & 14 Day AK R/T 24 days total). It is a retirement present to myself.....😊😊😊 Bob Bob, Retirement????? I will believe it when I see it. I think you have been talking retirement for the last 5 years. LOL It's about time. Happy Retirement Cruise Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinginyellow Posted November 18, 2019 Author #14 Share Posted November 18, 2019 13 hours ago, Laurie S. said: You don't mention karaoke, which is our favorite activity. Can you say anything about it? We're going on May 6th to the Mexican Riviera. Dive, drink, sing! I don't remember any karaoke! There may have been some, but not often! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinginyellow Posted November 18, 2019 Author #15 Share Posted November 18, 2019 15 hours ago, donaldsc said: I also did a cruise on the Golden with our grandkids this summer. This was maybe our 4th or 5th trip to AK counting cruises, cruises w grandkids and land trips. I will admit that the only reason that we took this specific cruise is because the timing was right for the grandkids as we do not normally cruise on Princess. However, based on your positive review, we must have been on a different ship. On the positive side, the dinners in the MDR were good and most important the grandkids loved the trip. On the negative side. I felt that the ship was totally over crowded and there was almost no space in the public spaces which were wall-to-wall people. We typically ate breakfast and lunch in the buffet and the food and food selection at the buffet was the worse of any ship I have ever been on. Think Denny's or worse quality food. The port times were awful. We did not have enough times in the ports and some of the "scenic cruising" might have been scenic except that we went into the scenic areas as the sun was setting and came out when it was almost dark which made it hard to see stuff. I have one more grandchild who is owed an AK cruise. It will not be on Princess. DON I'm sorry to hear your experience was so bad! I'm always one to say see if you can try another ship and give it another go, but if you don't, we'd love to hear what other line you pick and how it compares! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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