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Background Information This was our 20th Princess cruise (41st ocean cruise overall for me, 42nd overall for my husband) and our second sailing on a new Sphere Class ship. We sailed on Sun Princess in Dec 2024 and were anxious to see the improvements made to Star. This was originally advertised as a Magic Castle Conjurer's theme cruise, but that theme was dropped prior to final payment due (no explanation given). We opted to stay booked as we liked the Pacific Food & Wine Country itinerary, and it was a good value for a 7 night cruise on Star. Travel to Embarkation Port We flew into Vancouver two days early and took Lyft (cost $41) to our hotel. Hotel Information We stayed at the Coast Coal Harbour Vancouver Hotel by APA. Day 1 - Vancouver Embarkation Walked to port from our nearby hotel - about a 10 min walk. Arrived at Canada Place Passenger Terminal at 11:20am for a 12-12:30 boarding time. We opted to pick up our medallions at the terminal. Walked straight on (boarding groups were never checked). On board by 11:45am. Cabins were not ready until 1:30pm. Safety procedure - watch video in stateroom or on personal device then visit your muster station to have your Ocean Medallion scanned all by 5pm. Luggage was delivered to our stateroom around 2:30pm. Cabin We booked a Premium Deluxe Balcony (booking category D1). Balcony has two reclinable chairs with footstools and a round table. Our balcony was oversize and could have benefited from a full lounger and a larger table. - Cabin décor & size - Décor is the most upscale we've seen on a Princess ship - comparable to what we've seen on Celebrity's Edge class with modern color palette of taupes & greys. Cabin was 236 sq ft including the balcony. - Cabin steward was Dyan (Indonesia). - Cabin location & proximity to ship features - Mid-ship port side in the Sphere. Close to the panoramic lifts and stairs so very convenient access to everything in the Piazza. - Cabin features: Princess Luxury Bed, two nightstands with two open shelves and one drawer and motion sensor lights, sitting area with sofa bed & coffee table, two drawer desk with chair, extremely large wall-mounted flat screen TV (live TV channels were BBC News, Fox News, MS NOW, CNN International, Nickelodeon, BBC HD, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, HGTV, Travel Channel, Food Network, NFL 1, NFL 2, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN SEC Network, MTN Special Event Channel 1 & 2, Prime One, Prime Favorites, and the bridgecam), and mini fridge/bar area with two floating wall shelves and a drawer with non-tethered DryBar brand hair dryer (uses European power outlet). - Traditional Princess walk-in closet area has been replaced with wardrobe style closets and drawers. Our cabin had one frosted double-door cabinet that had short & long hanging space and six open shelves. We also had a cabinet with three bottom drawers, two open shelves, and a closed door upper section with two shelves, one of which housed the safe. A skinny closed door closet had two shelves that were mostly filled with the lifejackets (we used it to house our dirty clothes bags). The hallway between the closet wall and the bathroom was very narrow so as it was with Sun it was a constant game of Jenga opening and closing various doors. While we had no quibbles with the amount of overall storage space and we totally appreciate the surplus of closet hangers, we still kinda miss the layout design of the walk-in closet area that all other Princess class ships have. - Bathroom has a glass door shower (in all cabin categories) although ours was on the narrower side. Vanity area has no drawers but there is one under sink shelf. Only one set of triple wall shelves (usually there are two in a Princess bathroom). In comparison to other cruise lines' new ships we've been on recently, this bathroom was definitely smaller. There is a motion-activated under sink light but the sensor is outside the bathroom so the light goes off shortly after you close the door - therefore it doesn't act as a nightlight so bring your own. - Outlets: Each nightstand has a US power outlet, USB-A and USB-C ports. Desk has 1 European power outlet, 2 US power outlets, and 2 USB-A and 2 USB-C ports. Additionally above mini fridge console there is another European power outlet and US power outlet. Ship Information Capacity is 4300 passengers plus 1600 crew. Didn't hear any official stats, but it definitely felt like we were not sailing at capacity. MedallionNet internet speed - We had MedallionNet Max for 4 devices per guest as part of Princess Premier. Internet speed was excellent for general usage. Not having to switch between devices was one of the best perks of Premier. Medallion App - Still can’t see full week of dinner menus for MDR. Not all alternative dining venues have menus available in the app. Bookmarking events worked well but unlike with other cruise lines' apps, you don't get any reminder notifications. OceanNow experience - We didn't use on this cruise but we did take note in the app of new restrictions. The original concept of ordering from anywhere on the ship has been dropped. Now it's anytime from your stateroom, 11am-6pm (only at Sea View Terrace/Bar, Lido Pool/Slice/Bar, Star Bar, and MUTS), and 5-9pm (only at Bellinis, The Piazza, Coffee Currents, Wheelhouse Bar, and Crooners). Smoke smell outside of casino - They've made changes since Sun to address this issue and I didn't notice anything. Still, other cruise lines have gone non-smoking in the casino - it’s high time Princess did the same. Not much is different from Sun. Star has a separate non-smoking casino section and O'Malley's Irish Pub was expanded, taking over the space that was a gelato shop on Sun. The Eatery is fully self-serve, which is either good or bad depending on your personal hygiene preferences; I don't know if Sun is still served except for plated individual items. Activities Went to Cruise Critic meet up at Star Bar. Went to Elite Lounge cocktail hour. Entertainment Listened to acoustic guitar & vocals w/ Kelly Mcdowell in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Listened to Irish duo Sweatin’ Buckets in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Dining Lunch - Alfredo’s Pizzeria - 1st of our Unlimited Casual Dining meals under Princess Premier package. For antipasti, we both had the insalata mista. For entrée, we both did the Create Your Own Pizza. I had the white pizza w/ shredded mozzarella, parmigiano reggiano, Italian pork sausage, onions, arugula, tomatoes, and balsamic glaze. Scott had Tony’s pizza sauce w/ shredded mozzarella, parmigiano reggiano, Italian pork sausage, pepperoni, and red onions. For dessert, I had the cannoli (Scott skipped). Still miss the veal agnolotti from the old menu. Dinner - The Eatery Dessert - International Cafe Day 2 - Victoria Activities Walked off the ship when announcement was made we could go ashore. Took the path along the harbor front to Holland Point and then into Beacon Hill Park. Spent a couple hours exploring the park, including the Children’s Farm. Had an excellent seafood lunch at Shuck Taylor’s. Did some shopping in downtown. Took the Water Taxi to Fisherman’s Wharf. Walked back to the ship and got back on board around 3:30pm. Entertainment Listened to acoustic guitar & vocals w/ Kelly Mcdowell in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Listened to Irish duo Sweatin’ Buckets in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Dining Breakfast - The Eatery Lunch - On shore Dinner/Dessert - MDR - Vaibhav (India) was our waiter and he was very funny. For appetizers, we both had the Alaska Coho Salmon Crudo, I had the deep-fried Brie bites, and Scott had the clam chowder. For entrée, I had the fettuccine alfredo and Scott had the grilled Alaska Coho Salmon & Shrimp. For dessert, I had the frozen chocolate praline torte. Day 3 - At Sea Activities Played bingo in Princess Live. Game 1 $175, Game 2 $230, Game 3 $290, Game 4 $1000 within 1st 50 numbers - consolation prize was $464. No winnings for us this round. Did some reading time on our balcony. Entertainment Listened to acoustic guitar & vocals w/ Mark Haviro in The Dome. Listened to acoustic guitar & vocals w/ Kelly Mcdowell in The Dome. Listened to Irish duo Sweatin’ Buckets in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Went to Spellbound (our first time as we did not do on Sun Princess). Drinks: I had A Ticket to a Bygone Era and The Inner Circle; Scott had Iris “The Spirited Piano” and Cardini. Nino (Philippines) was the bartender. Giancarlo Scalia was the roaming magician and Alan Marchese was the Spellbound Theater magician. You could easily spend a couple hours looking at all the photos, artifacts, and Easter egg details in the venue. Magic shows were as impressive as I expected. No worries anymore about dress code - even the suggested elevated casual is not enforced. Definitely an experience to do at least once. Dining Breakfast - International Cafe Lunch - O’Malley’s Irish Pub - 2nd of our Unlimited Casual Dining meals under Princess Premier package. For appetizers, we shared the fried mozzarella and the hot crab & artichoke dip. For entrée, we both had wings (Scott had buffalo parmesan and I had garlic parmesan). Skipped dessert. Snacks - Popcorn from MUTS Dinner/Dessert - Love By Britto - 1st of our Unlimited Specialty Dining meals under Princess Premier package. We had not tried Britto on our Sun Princess cruise. 5 course meal but the portions were just right to enjoy without being stuffed. Amuse - We both had the pumpkin ricotta ravioli. Appetizer - I had the salad of beets, figs, and goat cheese and Scott had the tuna & avocado tartare. Intermezzo - Granita of pink champagne and rose petals. Entrée - We both had the lobster tail with scalloped potatoes. Dessert - We both had the chocolate lava cake. Signature cocktails - I had the Heart of Glass and Scott had the Chocolate Royale. Most themed specialty restaurant we’ve ever experienced. Food presentation were works of art and the quality was top notch. Varsha (India) was our server and she was delightful. Not a restaurant we would do on a regular basis but with a menu change we’d do again, especially to celebrate a special occasion. Day 4 - At Sea Activities I did morning Zumba class in the Piazza whilst Scott did some self-service laundry. Did some reading time in Crooners. Played bingo in The Piazza. Game 1 $165, Game 2 $215, Game 3 $270, Game 4 $1845 within 1st 50 numbers - consolation prize was $435. No winnings for us this round. Entertainment Watched Liar’s Club in Princess Live. Always good for a silly laugh! Attended Candlelight Concert: Kelly Mcdowell in The Dome - this was beautiful! Listened to Irish duo Sweatin’ Buckets in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Dining Breakfast - International Cafe Lunch - Lido Tacos and The Eatery Snacks - Popcorn from MUTS Dinner/Dessert - The Butcher's Block by Dario - 2nd of our Unlimited Specialty Dining meals under Princess Premier package. We seem destined to have the opposite experience of what we expected. Unbeknownst to us, Butcher’s Block has gone back to the family style presentation/serving that it originally was - except sped up to 90 min instead of the original 2 hours when the concept debuted on Sun Princess. Some of what we had on Sun was served here on Star. On the table - Tuscan bread, raw vegetables to dip in olive oil, special salt & chianti pork butter. First course: Beef tartare and rump roast carpaccio (I was deeply disappointed in the carpaccio. It was not the truffled beef carpaccio we had on Sun, which was truly one of the culinary highlights of that cruise). Middle meats: Etruscan cut, Pancia (beef belly), Bistecca Panzanese (steak). Final meat course: Costato o bistecca fiorentina (Ribeye/filet). Sides: Tuscan beans, asparagus , truffle fries, baked potato. Dessert: Citrus olive oil cake. Meat quality is excellent, but the family style dining approach made me feel like I had to rush to keep up with the serving pace. Having experienced both approaches, I think I’m done with Butcher’s Block. Day 5 - San Francisco Activities Because this was our first U.S. port of entry, we had to complete a mandatory U.S. Customs and Border Protection Inspection. All guests had to disembark in order to achieve a "zero count", and even if you hadn't planned to go ashore, you were required to and not allowed to reboard until the afternoon (expectations were set to expect around 3pm). They started talking about this inspection a couple days ahead of time, stressing that Princess was not running the show here. We were scheduled to arrive in SF at 8am, and the inspection process would begin between 9-10am. We would need to acquire an immigration ticket from the casino when we were ready to go ashore. Actual experience: We arrived into SF 90 min early (6:30am) so the process got underway earlier than expected. We got US citizen Group 10 tickets and were through the inspection by 9am so it was a non-event. We learned later that Cruise Director Cole said the entire inspection was completed 3.5 hrs early, which was a new record for a ship of our size at the SF port. Took a Waymo (first time riding in one!) to the Walt Disney Family Museum. Spent 3.5 hrs and then went over to Lucasfilm to see the Yoda statue, lobby open to public with many movie props to see, and did a little shopping at the Skywalker Ranch store. Walked about 10 min to Dumpling Patio for late lunch. Took Uber to Smuggler’s Cove to meet up with local friends for a night of tiki. Continued on with dinner at The Bird, another round of tiki at Zombie Village, and a final stop at Pagan Idol. Took Uber back to the ship. Dining Breakfast - The Eatery Lunch - On shore Snacks - Late night International Cafe Dinner/Dessert - On shore Day 6 - San Francisco Activities Ship excursion: Alcatraz & Sausalito 10am-3:45pm $174.95pp Expectations: 1.45 hrs at Alcatraz, 20 min photo stop at Golden Gate Bridge, 1 hr Sausalito Tour guide was Adolfo. Actual times: 20 min GG, 1hr 20 min Sausalito, 1hr 40 min Alcatraz Bus stopped at H. Dana Bowers Memorial Vista Point for our 20 min viewing Golden Gate Bridge. Fog obscured about 2/3 of the bridge at that point in the day. Arrived in Sausalito around 11am. Ate lunch at Venice Gourmet Delicatessen. Browsed a few shops. Just a little sampling of Sausalito to whet our appetite for a future longer day visit. Arrived at pier for the 1:35pm ferry over to The Rock. Did the 15 min cardio hike up to the Cell House and went on the excellent 1hr self-guided audio tour. Walked around the grounds and took some great panoramic photos of the city and GG bridge as fog was completely gone and it was sunny. Since we had an early dinner, we opted to take the 3:15pm ferry back, but we could have stayed until the 3:45pm ferry. It’s just a short walk back to Pier 27 where Star Princess was berthed. Entertainment Attended production show Illuminate - new for Star Princess. Description: "A playful and joyous celebration of what makes live performance magical: the unique bond between performer and audience. Illuminate is a contemporary burst of chromatic reverie bringing traditional circus iconography into a pop-powered spectacle." Well, it is indeed bright and colorful with some good ‘80s, ‘90s, and current music. Laser scene is impressive. Overall, show seems disjointed, and they missed the natural opportunity to showcase some music from The Greatest Showman. Listened to acoustic guitar & vocals w/ Kelly Mcdowell in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Listened to Irish duo Sweatin’ Buckets in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Dining Breakfast - The Eatery Lunch - On shore Dinner/Dessert - Umai Hot Pot - 3rd of our Unlimited Specialty Dining meals under Princess Premier package. We had not tried Umai on our Sun Princess cruise. I had the Umai Pink Cocktail. We chose the Kaffir Lime & Lemongrass and the Princess Miso broths (cooked side by side in a divided pot). For our platters, we got the seafood (white shrimp, scallops, calamari, and salmon - skipped the black mussels and whole clams) and the meat (chicken breast, pork belly, and beef strip loin). Vegetables were also included (white & green cabbage, corn on the cob, and mushrooms). For sides, we got the fried rice and the udon noodles. We chose both sauce trio options: All Spicy (sichuan chili, wasabi yuzu, sesame sambal) and Sweet & Savory (citrus ponzu, truffle hoisin, honey oyster). For dessert, we each had the fruit sashimi. Experience is similar to doing a fondue meal. Beef strip loin was the best meat and we got a second round. All the seafood was good but the salmon was hardest to cook without it falling apart in the broth. Probably wouldn’t pay the surcharge independently but definitely worth trying if you have the Premier package. Day 7 - At Sea Activities Did morning reading in The Dome and The Piazza. Played final bingo session in The Piazza. Game 1 $260, Game 2 $395, Game 3 $655, Game 4 $2740 jackpot. Won Game 2 but it was split 14 ways so our winnings only amounted to $28. Did packing before and after bingo. Did late afternoon reading on our balcony. Entertainment Listened to acoustic guitar & vocals w/ Kelly Mcdowell in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Listened to Irish duo Sweatin’ Buckets in O’Malley’s Irish Pub. Dining Breakfast - International Cafe Lunch - The Eatery Snacks - The Eatery Dinner/Dessert - Makoto Ocean - 4th of our Unlimited Specialty Dining meals under Princess Premier package. We had not tried Makoto on our Sun Princess cruise. Donovan (Nicaragua) was our waiter. Cover charge is for the Signature Sushi Course fixed menu. First course: Sunomono salad (seaweed and pickled cucumber). Second course: Miso soup. Third course: Toro Takuan hand roll (Bluefin tuna belly, pickled daikon radish, scallion). Fourth course: Sashimi round 1 (King Salmon, Tai, Bluefin tuna, Botan Ebi). Fifth course: Snow Crab hand roll. Sixth course: Sashimi round 2 (Unagi, Scallop, Yellowtail, Seared Bluefin Tuna Belly). Sixth course: Mochi ice cream. First specialty dining where we didn’t feel stuffed leaving. You’re paying for the quality here not the quantity. Sashimi cuts are oversized compared to what you see in usual sushi restaurants. Both hand rolls were exceptional and bluefin tuna sashimi was a step up. Probably wouldn’t pay the surcharge independently but definitely worth trying if you love sushi and have the Premier package. Day 8 - Los Angeles Disembarkation Left cabin about 7:30am (passengers had to be out by 8:00am) and had breakfast in The Eatery. Disembarkation group Blue 42 scheduled for 9:05am. We were docked at Berth 46. Disembarked at 9:25am. Tent setup at Berth 46 since we just had to pick up luggage and not do customs. However, less than ideal as taxis and many ride share drivers don’t want to pick up this far down, and there’s no outside shade area for waiting. Wouldn’t be bad if it wasn’t a heat wave with 100+ degree temps today. Took Uber to Long Beach airport. Had to wait almost 1hr for a pickup after two Lyft drivers cancelled. Service We thought service was comparable to what we experienced on Sun Princess. Our cabin steward always had our cabin made up promptly. We only ate once in the MDR but we had a great waiter. Bar service was good to excellent. Special kudos: Bartender Karan (India) and bar staff Zephyrin (India) in O’Malley’s, Waiter Vaibhav (India) in Celestial Dining Room, Bartender Nino (Philippines) in Spellbound, Waiter Varsha (India) in Love by Britto. Tips & Tricks - Nightstand motion sensor lights can be blocked w/ gaffers tape or the strategic positioning of decorative pillows. - If you had previously hesitated to book Spellbound because of the formal dress code or the cost, the revised format (no dinner, 2 drinks included) and the relaxed dress code remove those hindrances. - If you're looking to celebrate a special occasion (especially a romantic one), Love By Britto is a beautiful choice. - Be sure to catch at least one of the Candlelight Concerts in The Dome Final Thoughts We were supposed to have two new production shows on Star - Illuminate and Meridian. I was especially interested in Meridian (pirate themed), and we were disappointed to learn that the show was dropped about 2 weeks before our cruise. Perhaps it was just paused for a cast changeover but if not, it would seem Princess is trying to cut entertainment costs by replacing shows with guest entertainers (singers, magicians, comedians, etc). Speaking of cutbacks, we still are upset about Princess deciding to discontinue any music trios - meaning Pint of Plain who was the Irish pub entertainment on Sun Princess won't be returning. However, we thoroughly enjoyed the Irish pub duo Sweatin' Buckets on Star Princess, and hopefully will see them on a future cruise. We also really liked the acoustic vocalist/guitarist Kelly Mcdowell who was on her first cruise ship contract as a solo performer. She performed in several venues, including a lovely Candlelight Concert in The Dome. Compare & contrast to Sun Princess: Much like Regal and subsequent sisters improved upon the first in class Royal Princess, Star has made a few tweaks from Sun. Most notably, the expansion of O'Malley's Irish Pub has increased seating capacity (although on our cruise, seats were readily available except during prime dinner time). It was nice to be on a completely "finished" ship with all venues in their final location. What hasn't changed with Star of course is the overall ship layout/design, which confounds many Princess loyalists. We don't love it either, but it wouldn't dissuade us from booking another Sphere class cruise. Our next Princess cruise will be back on Discovery in June 2027, and I will be interested to see if Discovery still retains its ranking as my overall favorite Princess ship.

My wife and I sailed to Alaska on the Star Princess in early September. We have been frequent cruisers to Alaska – this was our 11th visit to the 49th state on 11 different ships. We have been on several Princess cruises before and wanted to try their biggest and newest ship. We booked a S2 Sanctuary Suite and enjoyed our latest voyage. The highlight of the sailing was the amazing musicians featured on board. The headline singer Kimberly Davis, formerly of the group Chic, put on two spectacular shows backed by the ship’s orchestra. The Jiva Duo featuring singer Sarah and guitar player Jimmy also put on some great concert performances which were filled with audience requests. The ship’s party band, Asian Soul, also featured a terrific lead singer who could belt out some of the most challenging vocals. These three lead singers handled Whitney Houston and Adele songs with ease and performed in different venues including the theater, main atrium and the “dome.” Candlelight concerts in the dome were a special treat and guests were treated with a substitute dome concert by the talented Kelly McDowell who performed solo guitar and vocals. Production shows were entertaining – although our sailing was sold out, there was never a packed theater. The dome shows could get crowded but generally seats were available especially when the loungers were flattened forming benches holding several people. It was quite challenging to get seating for the Seahawks Patriots Thursday Night Football game that started the NFL season. The gym and running track were well designed and equipped. While September in Alaska isn’t exactly pool season, I appreciated the fact that the main pool, the adult pool, and the Sanctuary pools were available to lap swim early mornings at 7 AM – I swam alone during my workouts. We ate 3 dinners at the Prime Steakhouse, The Catch by Rudi, and Love by Britto. The service was quite good and the food was fine. I was quite disappointed that even with the “Premier Package” – complementary? to Sanctuary Suite guests, more like you aren’t given the choice to not buy it, we were unable to make reservations to restaurants once onboard the ship. We booked the 3 specialty restaurants when reservations opened and thought the concierge would be able to get us additional reservations when we boarded. The answer is no, “Too bad you didn’t book in advance.” I would have been more angry except I ended up liking the food at the Sanctuary restaurant better – the Steak, Lobster and Baked Alaska on Friday was my very favorite meal and the last dinner of Prime Rib was excellent. While I think it is ridiculous all the reservations were taken in advance (certainly not that way in the NCL Haven or Celebrity Retreat), I was quite happy with the Sanctuary Restaurant food. I would also add each morning random openings in the restaurants showed up even in the very full restaurants like Umai Teppanyaki so openings can be secured last minute. For lunches, the buffet was fine although crowded (like every other cruise ship I have been on). Lido restaurants like Lido Greens were my favorite (I love custom Caesar salads for lunch), and you didn’t see a line at that eatery. Lido Slice also had good pizza (New York Style). The Sanctuary had a great seafood lunch buffet on our Glacier visit day with assorted sushi. The negatives of the cruise started with inability to book specialty restaurants and worsened with missing a glacier visit. In the past, Alaska cruise ships would either visit Glacier National Park or they would visit Tracy Arm / Endicott Arm Fjords in Tongass National Forests. Due to land slides in 2025, ships don’t visit Tracy Arm with the Sawyer Glacier. So the Star Princess sailed down Endicott Arm to visit one glacier, the Dawes Glacier. With only one glacier and many ships, there is a very short window each ship is assigned to visit. You could tell the Star Princess had to navigate a lot of ice flowing down Endicott Arm, and ended up not being able to visit the Dawes Glacier. Whether it was because of safety concerns due to lots of ice late in the season or simply because it ran out of allotted time due to the slow speeds dictated by the ice flows, our ship did not get to make a glacier visit. Being our 11th Alaska cruise we didn’t not mind it but I’m sure many people were disappointed. The ship architecture is a bit strange because you sometimes have to navigate halls of cabins in order to reach public areas like restaurants. It is also important to know how big the ship is – it requires a lot of walking to get to different venues. I didn’t mind it, but I prefer big ships with lots of different attractions. Overall, I enjoyed the Star Princess sailing although mention the challenges of glacier visits late in the season on such a large ship.

Staff throughout our cruise was impeccable! Loved cabin with a private balcony! We overpacked but still had plenty of room for everything. We were Premier and had no issues with food/drinks. They had great food options and amenities. ❤️ OMalley's for their live music by Kelly, bartenders & their Raspberry-ing drinks! Cruise had lots of entertainment throughout the day. We loved comedian Kevin Jordan; who took us back to our childhoods! The app was great for dining reservations, ships daily events, ordering room service, booking shore excursions and to help find my shipmate. We loved the Klondike Summit and White Pass Summit Rail & Bus Excursions. Also, the Medallions made it easy to access our rooms, drinks, and now a momento! Chilled at the Lido deck for great whale watching, food, drinks and entertainment. Staff was very attentive. We were pampered! Amazing pools & hot tubs. Our steward Neil was amazing and kept our cabin spotless. Definitely recommend the Alaska Cruise on Star Princess.