Whittier Princess Sapphire Princess Cruise Reviews

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Gorgeous views, awful food
"I don't think I would ever cruise Princess for any other destination.We chose Princess for Alaska because we wanted to do land and sea; Denali and Glacier Bay National Park...."Read More
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6-10 Cruises

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We had a Blast

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Sapphire Princess

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marycox
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise because of the dates. Everything and everyone was wonderful. The only fault we found was the condition of our cabin. The bathroom needed more attention to clean stains in the shower and toilet. There were stains on the bed cover so we just threw it off. We knew this was an older ship that had been refurbished. There was not enough late night entertainment. We are night people. ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


Excellent experience overall

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Sapphire Princess

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lucithecat123
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This was a 'cruisetour' to Alaska, starting from Anchorage and ending in Vancouver. The land portion consisted of a first night in Anchorage (stay was at Princess' Captain Cook), second night at McKinley Princess Lodge and third and fourth nights at Denali Princess Lodge. Honestly the stay in Anchorage and McKinley was 'irrelevant' - meaning these were not worthy stops as far as interesting ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


Never again

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Sapphire Princess

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Momof3_74
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

Terrible customer service on phone and many on ship. Older ship, needs updating. Room had an odor. Carpet, bedakirt and outlets outdated. It needs a good overhaul. Food subpar. Not much for gluten and dairy free options. They were not enthused about my food intolerances and ut ahowes. Karoke outdated. App disn't work half of my cruise. Wifi overall good but sometimes hard to connect to.. They ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Interior

Traveled with children

Traveled with disabled person


A Fantastic Family Cruise

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Sapphire Princess

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Knyght1
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Since we are older, we wanted to take our children and grandchildren on a land tour of and cruise along Alaska. We chose the Sapphire Princess because it had a Grand Suite that could accommodate all 13 of us when we got together. We have sailed on various cruise lines and had different suites. The Grand Suite on the Sapphire Princess was far and away the best suite in which we have stayed. ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Grand Suite with Balcony

Traveled with children


Experiences on our Sapphire Princess - Alaska Trip

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Sapphire Princess

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NBru123
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

My husband and I went on this Alaska cruise as a celebration of our 50th wedding anniversary (which occurred in 2020, so it was actually our 53rd). We have been on other cruise lines; this was our first with Princess. We were so impressed with our trip that we wanted to share this information. Our stateroom was very clean and spacious....and we loved our balcony! Great to have the balcony ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


Gorgeous views, awful food

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Sapphire Princess

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RedJessi
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

We chose Princess for Alaska because we wanted to do land and sea; Denali and Glacier Bay National Park. Princess was impressively responsive in regards to assisting after flights got canceled.We had a mini suite room onboard and it was definitely the best cabin we have ever had - spacious with a beautiful balcony, which you 100% want for an Alaskan cruise if you can at all swing it. On the ...
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Sail Date: June 2023

Traveled with children


Great service and terrific itinerary.

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Wahoo73
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

My wife and I celebrated our anniversary on this bucket list trip. We had sky high expectations and were not disappointed. This was our first time cruising on Princess and will definitely cruise with them again. Our itinerary took us to both great natural wonders at Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay National Park as well as fun adventures like dog sledding in Skagway and whale watching in Juneau. ...
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Sail Date: May 2023

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


The Caithness Highlanders

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Terrano6
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

we were delighted when we joined the cruise in Whittier, the send-off was with fireworks and it was great to see. The sail down to Skagway was quite nice too but it was always quite misty on the shores so we were unable to see much. However Glacier bay was spectacular and the ship did go very slow for pictures and stuff. The activities on board were not so great, the prices of alchohol at meals ...
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Sail Date: September 2013


Why an Alaskan cruise in September works and why it doesn't

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shackpacker
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We did a combination land/sea package. We flew from DFW to Seattle, changed planes (a very interesting boarding process with Alaska Air requiring us to go outside, down a long flight of stairs, across the tarmac, and back up the stairs at the rear of the plane. It was dark and we had to lug our carry on items with us. Not favorably impressed with Alaska Air) and flew into Fairbanks. Even though it ...
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Sail Date: September 2013


Most Relaxing Cruise Ever!

Review for a Alaska Cruise on Sapphire Princess

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TravelerRobMD
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We've done 3 Caribbean cruises prior to this Alaska cruise, and this was by far the most relaxing cruise we've ever taken. We did a 5 day connoisseur land tour prior to the cruise and highly recommend spending the extra money for this level (friends did the Denali Explorer version and didn't enjoy it nearly as much as we did). But I'm here to talk about the cruise! Embarkation: By taking the ...
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Sail Date: August 2013

Cabin Type: Balcony


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