5 Weeks of Cruising Alaska on the Royal Princess: Trip Wrap-Up

Today I'm sharing the summary of the five weeks I spent this summer cruising the Royal Princess in Alaska. I made a video of the wrap-up right here:

I started writing a blog post for those who prefer reading about it, but I realized it was going to be A LOT of text with no visuals. So to get the complete picture (literally!) of the experience, a video it will have to be.

I do have some links of things mentioned in the video.:

• Transportation options for getting between Anchorage and the Whittier cruise terminal
• Cruising Alaska resources
• How to find the Royal's somewhat-secret Promenade deck doors 
• Handicapped accessible balcony cabin photos
• First-time cruiser interview 
• Cruising with Confidence: How to be a First-Time Cruiser without Looking like One eBook 
• Cruising with Confidence: How to be a First-Time Cruiser without Looking like One paperback
• May episode of Wake Show with Encouraging Words Project 
• August episode of Wake Show with Encouraging Words Project
• Follow Cruise Director Matt O' on Instagram
• Interview with 11 year old Emily about Kid's Club
• Alfredo's menu
• Sabatini's photos and menu
• Crooners bar menu
• How MedallionNet works
• All About the Ocean Medallion
• Concierge Lounge tour
• Royal + Regal = Alaska? Yep, according to Captain Nick Nash both the Royal Princess and Regal Princess will be doing the Alaska season in 2021. One ship will be doing the northbound/southbound voyages out of Vancouver and the other will be based in Seattle. Stay tuned for more on that breaking news. (No link yet.)

Cruise Port Presentations by Vickie Bowne

If you are a cruiser and haven't checked out vickieandbernietravel.blogspot.com, you need to! Vickie blogs all about Princess Cruises but also has a TON of port information for cruisers. She was also the South America destination expert for the Royal Princess, will be a Port Lecturer for a South American sailing on the Celebrity Eclipse, and then a Port Lecturer on a Mediterranean sailing on the Island Princess. She is a busy lady! 

Vickie has also started adding her ship lectures to her blog and YouTube. Check them out!

Antigua: http://vickieandbernietravel.blogspot.com/2019/09/antigua-port-lecture_11.html

Barbados: http://vickieandbernietravel.blogspot.com/2019/09/barbados-port-lecture.html

Trinidad and Tobago: http://vickieandbernietravel.blogspot.com/2019/09/trinidad-and-tobago-port-lecture.html

Thanks for sharing your talents with the world, Vickie!

How to Get to the Promenade Deck on the Royal Princess

If you're considering a cruise on the Royal Princess but are concerned there is no Promenade Deck, don't worry. There is! You'll find six doors leading to outside seating. But those doors are a bit hidden. Take a look at my video where I'll show you how to find those somewhat-secret doors!

If you want to know anything else about the Royal Princess or have any questions about cruising or Princess Cruises, just ask. 

How to Get from Anchorage, Alaska to the Whittier, Alaska Cruise Port

Looking for your transportation options when cruising Alaska with Princess Cruises? If you are doing a northbound or southbound Alaskan cruise with Princess, take a look at this video of how to get to and from the Whittier, Alaska cruise port.