24 July Addendum

This is a recap of the cruise/tour. One of the most impressive things that occurred during this adventure is observing the coordination of the Princess Cruise Line and how they handle their passengers. From the check in at Vancouver and saying good by to our bags until our final stop at Fairbanks our bags, transfers, bus schedules, train rides, room assignments were all excellent. Each week Princess has 4 ships leaving Vancouver for Alaska. Each has about 2,000 passengers. Each of the passengers have elected to due various tours off the ship. Each have elected to do several offered options on the land portion. Each time you move from one venue to another, one transportation method to another an envelope is handed to you with your times, your room number, your side tours. NOW combine this with the fact that another 8,000 people are flying to Fairbanks or Anchorage to start the tour/cruise package, doing the same thing that the cruise/tour people are doing. Never was a bag or a bus late for pickup, never (that we heard) was a bag lost. Never was there a Princess employee without a smile, wanting to assist you in anyway. On the ship you have crew from all over the world, speaking English! Wanting to serve you.
On the tour portion you employees from all over the U.S., again wanting to serve you. They are proud of where they work, what they do and how enjoy your vacation.

Other cruise lines may offer and may do the same as Princess, and I am sure they do. But I am totally in AWE of how it all happens. I will recommend Princess to anyone