New Cruise Review - Grand Princess ~ San Francisco to Alaska & Glacier Bay

Jan115 · August 11, 2013

"10 days of breathtaking scenery and adventure"

sailingrose · August 11, 2013

Glad you had a good time Jan. the scenery is definitely amazing up there. Can't wait to see it one more time! Can't wait to see the pictures.

JaniceR41 · August 11, 2013

We live up in Northern California and have cruised round trip from Seattle to Ketchikan, Juneau, the inner passage, Skagway and back to Victoria twice. The first time we had the same excursion in Juneau and it was so great. We did have the order reversed with the boat ride first and then the walk. But our guide was helpful and full of tips. I would like to be able to depart out of SF. I would love to get pictures going under the Golden Gate bridge. Will love to see your photos.

cruisetarp · August 11, 2013

Great review Jan. It sounds like this cruise was everything you hoped and more.

cruisingcats · August 11, 2013

Nice review Jan. Glad you had a great time. That is always a plus.

WeCruiseToo · August 12, 2013

Great review Jan – thanks for sharing! We can’t wait to visit Alaska again next year!

AndiD · August 12, 2013

Sounds like you had a wonderful time, Jan! Glad hubby is now a "believer". We have been to Alaska twice but that still is not good enough - we will go again in 2015 - and will keep going until we at least see a darn bear up there!

Sarge6870 · August 13, 2013

Welcome home Jan. Glad you had a great cruise on the GP!! We loved her when we sailed her too. I was just heartbroken when they removed the Skywalker lounge. It just made the ship look so cool!!!

Jan115 · August 13, 2013

Welcome home Jan. Glad you had a great cruise on the GP!! We loved her when we sailed her too. I was just heartbroken when they removed the Skywalker lounge. It just made the ship look so cool!!!

Thanks, Sarge. I used to love the shade Skywalker's provided over the rear pool on a hot day in the Caribbean. You can still find Skywalker's (or the shopping cart handle) on the Golden Princess. They removed it from Grand because of the weight (steel) and to make it more fuel efficient. It's made of aluminum and lighter on the other Grand Class ships.