Princess Cruises
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Sailed to Alaska with princess cruises . It was my second time cruising with Princess, had been to Norway previously. I booked with an Irish travel agent . We were 2 days in Vancouver prior to sailing and the hotel was directly across the road from cruise terminal . From our arrival in Vancouver airport we met the princess agent who directed us to a prepaid taxi . We were dropped at the hotel which was top class . An agent met us on our morning of cruise departure and brought us across to the terminal with other passengers . The ship, crown princess , was nice but a bit dated . Needed a bit if sprucing up . For the cost of an Alaskan cruise I would have expected an indoor swimming pool as the weather is unpredictable and can rain a lot there . So having 2 or 3 outdoor pools can be of no benefit . Surly if you’re sending a ship to that area it should be equipped with amenities for the area and climate . The food was excellent, and I couldn’t praise the excellent staff enough . We didn’t have any issues with anything on board . With all cruise companies, not just Princess I think they can be very selfish with things like the photos on board . They take so many and to be fair , they are normally very professional. But the cost of buying them is extremely expensive . They charge anything from 99 dollers for 5 8x10 and they could take about 30 of you during the cruise . All the rest are probably disposed of . The amount of waste is ridiculous. They should offer the customers the opportunity of buying the rest as a download for a few dollers or charge a small fee for the pics rather than getting rid of them. Most people don’t buy them as they are so expensive and let’s be honest it doesn’t cost THAT much to print them . Also things like bingo onboard is also ridiculously expensive if they charged less more people would go and partake . The shows on this cruise was a mixed bag . The start of our week wasn’t great but they changed the dancers and singers etc during the week and a new lot came onboard and the last few days were excellent . All in all I like princess for the food , and staff, but that ship needs a bit of an upgrade .