Dawn Princess

Pros: Everything's right there
Cons: Can get expensive

I finally went somewhere - that's right, this summer my husband booked us a 7 Day Cruise through Alaska. We booked through Yahoo Travel, and selected the Princess Cruise Line. For the time period we wanted, the ship that was sailing was the Dawn...

Pros: Nicely appointed smaller ship; very clean and awesome staff
Cons: Food quality below par, lack of activities, this is NOT an Inside Passage Cruise!

Dawn Princess Cruise Review July 10-20, 2007 Cruise Overview My husband and I cruised to Alaska aboard the Dawn Princess on July 10, 2007 – our second cruise to Alaska. Our ten-day voyage departed round trip from San Francisco and included ...

Pros: unbelievable scenery and wildlife, quaint towns, good food (salmon and reindeer!), comedians
Cons: dance/music shows, lack of young people

I recently came back from a land/sea (cruisetour, as described by Princess) cruise from Alaska with my parents, brother and fiancé. This was a 11 day trip with some fantastic scenery. We spent 3 days staying at Princess Lodges in the interior of Alaska, ...

Pros: - Service - Entertainment - Value
Cons: - Pool Deck - Stateroom beds - Food

My wife and I sailed on the Dawn Princess February 18-28. This was our third Princess and eleventh cruise overall. Keep in mind when you read this--I think all cruises are great and they sure beat a day at the office. But sometimes it's good to have a ...

Pros: Alaska is beautiful and the scenery and wildlife was amazing.
Cons: Dawn Princess is an old ship - like an old Holiday Inn.

My girlfriend and I sailed on the Dawn Princess, round-trip from Seattle on an Alaskan cruise on May 13, 2006. We have cruised on other ships before and decided to give Princess a try for our Alaskan cruise. Here is a list of our issues: The ...

Pros: Beautiful ship, convenience of cruising, great foods, charming ports of call
Cons: Hectic embarkation

My husband and I took the Dawn Princess out of San Diego December, 2007.  We're experienced cruisers and it is one of our favorite vacations - no matter what the destination.Departure port:  San Diego - we came in three days ...

Pros: Food Nice ship lots to do
Cons: smell on our floor lack of people our age

We just got back from a 10 Day cruise to Alaska. We had a wonderful time. This was our 3rd cruise and out first time to Alaska. My husband and I are in our late 20's and traveled with his family and a group of other friends and their family for a ...

Pros: Excellent service, nice number of amenities
Cons: Sea sickness

My first (and only other cruise) was was back in the mid-1980's when I took a Carnival cruise to the Caribbean. I was so un-impressed with the whole experience that I never even considered taking another cruise again. However, when my family and...

Pros: Christmas break is the best to bring kids along
Cons: If there aren't kids your age on the ship, it can be a long week

I am a four time veteran teenager on Princess Cruises. Compared to other lines (Carnival and Disney's Big Red Boat) Princess is the most luxurious and in my opinion the most fun. I have been on the Dawn Princess in Alaska, and in the Caribbean the Star...

Pros: Great price for what you get, friendly staff, fantastic desserts, hypnotist show hilarious
Cons: Travel arrangements (crazy flight schedule),average age of passengers quite a bit older than we were led to believe, a few extra hidden charges (uncorking fee, ice cream)

We just returned from our honeymoon cruise aboard the Dawn Princess.

Let me start by saying that overall, we had a very nice time, but there were a few bumps in the road that could have been handled a bit better by the cruise line and/or...

Pros: Beautiful public areas, good ports of call
Cons: tiny staterooms, below average food

I have just returned home from a mediocre cruise on the Dawn Princess that sailed the Southern Caribbean from 12/9/00 - 12/116/00.
Although the public areas on the Dawn are really magnificent, the living areas (staterooms) are tiny! I had a cabin...

Pros: The Ship & its Company, the food, the excursions, the verandah stateroom
Cons: talent, Pursers Office crew quite unprofessional with cruisers

As well advertised in our local Sunday newspaper, Princess Cruises was offering a 2 for 1 cruise special. Cruise Alaska on its extended last run of 2000 September 18 - 25th. The balcony we wanted was within our means, the near 90 degree heat &...

Pros: beautiful scenery, good food, luxurious ship, plenty to do for everyone
Cons: pricey

First of all, allow me to be blunt in saying that epinions needs to get their facts straight. The Dawn Princess sails from Seward, Alaska and Vancouver throughout the month of August. With that aside, allow me to review our seven day cruise through the...

Pros: THE FOOD! The staff, the free cocktail parties
Cons: Islands of Trinidad, Barbados - stinky & dirty with hawkers swooning over you.

Oh what a wonderful S Caribbean cruise the Dawn Princess presented. We left 11/18 on American Airlines to San Jan via Miami. Embarkation was under 6 minutes including walking aboard. Luggage arrived in an hour. We were on Riviera deck #349....

Pros: Felt like I was part of an elite group of people
Cons: Cost of the cruise

We left San Francisco on Sunday morning using American Airlines - we arrived in San Juan, PR approx 8:30. We boarded a bus that was provided by Princess Cruises. We sat on the bus for only about five minutes before we were shuttled off to the ship.
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