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Jul 01 '03
Pros: Friendly service, great food, fun entertainment in a relaxing setting.
Cons: Spotty steward service; shore excursions fairly brief in duration.
Summary: “You’re going to Alaska?” said everybody incredulously, when I told them of my vacation plans. “But ... read more
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Jun 06 '09
Pros: Excellent ship, outstanding service, breathtaking itinerary.
Cons: Weather is a crapshoot, some food not up to standard.
Summary: This is a review of the Star Princess sailing, 5/17 to 5/24, roundtrip Seattle, cruising Alaska’s Inside Passage. I’ve rated the various aspects from 1 (the worst I’ve ever encountered) to 5 (couldn’t be ... read more
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May 04 '09
Pros: Large ship with many features, friendly staff, and good food options.
Cons: While during regular days it was not overcrowded; it felt that way on disembarkation day.
Summary: The Star Princess is one of the many "Grand Class" ships of the Princess Cruises fleet. Many of the ships have a similar look, and a few of the newer "Grand" ships have some improvements that has been learned from the older sister ... read more
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Jun 25 '08
Pros: Naturalist, Mendenhall Glacier, Whale Watching from the ship
Cons: Rainy time of year, most Princess excursions over $200 per person
Summary: Ports of Call Ketchikan Juneau Skagway Victoria, B.C. Seattle (Roundtrip from) Ketchikan: It was a little rainy which was expected. We took a tour that we booked on land (not with Princess). This was probably the least exciting port of ... read more
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Jun 21 '08
Pros: Beautiful ship, Excellent service, Good Food, Efficient processing, anytime Dining
Cons: Large ship-takes time to get around, could get closer to glaciers with smaller ship
Summary: My wife and I recently enjoyed our first cruise. We spent a week on board the Star Princess visiting the Inside Passage of Alaska. I had done a fair amount of research on “cruise tips” before we left, so there weren’t too many big surprises ... read more
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Dec 31 '07
Pros: nice ship and rooms, interesting port excursions, good food
Cons: not enough time in ports
Summary: This is a review of a 7-day Western Caribbean cruise out of Fort Lauderdale on the Star Princess in April 2007. Embarkation We arrived at the port around 1:45 pm. The Fort Lauderdale port has a lot of docks, and there were several ... read more
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Mar 16 '07
Pros: great customer service, plenty of amenities.
Cons: Beds are small. Shaking can make any person sea-sick.
Summary: The Princess Cruise Line REALLY believes in Customer Service. Actually, you do not know what customer service is until you go to this place. My family as a whole are really picky eaters, and the dining manager would come to our table every night to ... read more
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Aug 03 '05
Pros: Good ports of call
Cons: Quality of cuisine not the best
Summary: Star Princess Review My wife and I just returned from our 10 night Baltic Cruise on board the Star Princess. Whilst our memories are fresh we thought it might be useful to write a review before we forget any of the ideas we want to mention. The ... read more
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Apr 11 '05
Pros: Ship, Food, Most of the Crew, Entertainment,
Cons: Tortola, Not Getting to stop at Princess Cays, $25 Coke deal, Internet Cafe
Summary: We sailed April 3 - 10 to the Eastern Caribbean aboard the Princess Star Princess. It was an amazing vacation which we really enjoyed. Some major drawbacks however: Tortola - HORRIBLE port of call. The locals were rude and pushy, it is an ugly dump, ... read more
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Jan 11 '05
Pros: Only a week!
Cons: Noise, overcrowding, fellow passengers
Summary: Having been on two previous cruises and enjoyed them we were really looking forward to our one week Caribbean cruise on the Star Princess. Looking at the website the ship appeared fantastic. Boarding our ship for the week was really easy, there were ... read more
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Nov 29 '04
Pros: Its over
Cons: Food Was Awful, I did not gain any weight on this cruise, thats a first.
Summary: Star Princess October 31st - November 7th. My partner, a friend and I were three of a group of 177 men sailing on the Star Princess which departed Fort Lauderdale October 31st, 2004 for the Caribbean. We arrived at the Port at approximately 1 pm to ... read more
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Nov 04 '04
Pros: Excellent cruise line and fantastic cruise.
Cons: What a glorious time, but it had to end. No real cons, it was exceptional.
Summary: This was our first cruise and my DW and I have prepared for months reading and trying to absorb any and all details about the ship and the trip. Both of us are in our late 50's and were totally excited about this adventure. We went with her two sisters ... read more
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Aug 20 '04
Pros: Ship was clean and it's size impressive. Naturalist shared great insights about Alaska.
Cons: Personal Choice seating had extremely poor service. Activities geared to older population.
Summary: My husband, 18 year old daughter, 17 year old son and I cruised on Star Princess out of Seattle in August, 2003. The ship itself was clean and well kept. We had an inside cabin on the Aloha Deck. It was minimal and tight as you can imagine but we did ... read more
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Aug 11 '04
Pros: embarkation, debarkation, ports of call, superb waiter
Cons: decor, too many obnoxious children, food was mediocre, stateroom location
Summary: REVIEW of 12day Mediterranean Star Princess Cruise BY FLOOFYFISH, Review stealers and shameless private shore excursion self promoters beware! I am watching out for you! P.S. I am an avid promoter of taking Princess shore excursions, so don’t even ... read more
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Jul 11 '04
Pros: Just everything
Cons: Really crappy teen club
Summary: Review: Cabin Cabin Although adequate for a short period of time for 2, the cabin was way too small for 2 adults and 2 teenagers for a 2 week period! Figuring that we only use the cabin for sleep and that’s pretty much it, we opted for a 4 berth ... read more
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Jul 08 '04
Pros: Accommodations (ship and hotels) were great and the crew were very pleasant.
Cons: The food: OK--Acceptable for a cruise ship this size but not great.
Summary: My husband and I just completed our 12 day Mediterranean Cruise on Star Princess and had a wonderful time. We couldn't find anything to complain about the cruise. The price was right, the accommodations (ship and hotels) were great and the crew were ... read more
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