CRUISING … Offers something for everyone…Are you a couple in love? A family seeking a quick get-a-way? A multigenerational group planning a reunion? Independent seniors seeking adventure?

TRENDS … Ships now offer cabins with private verandas… alternative restaurants featuring specialty cuisine…24 hour casual dining… spa fitness facilities…theme sailings featuring nostalgia, adventure or education…complete children and teen programs…exotic itineraries.

PLANNING ... Start with a knowledgeable CRUISE SPECIALIST, personally familiar with the ships, cruise lines and destinations. This is essential in selecting a CRUISE that will meet your expectation.

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Princess Cruise Review: on a recent cruise to Alaska by Davisville Travel agent Linda Smith and her husband.

Davisville outside sales agent Linda Smith and her husband recently returned from a week-long cruise of the Inside Passage to Alaska on the Coral Princess. After flying to Seattle, they took the Princess bus to Vancouver, B.C. for embarkation. The Coral Princess' voyage took them from Vancouver to Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay (the Coral Princess is one of a few ships allowed to enter the bay for an up-close and personal view of its many glaciers), College Fjord and Prince William Sound, and finally to the port at Whittier, an hour's bus ride from Anchorage.

Along the way, they took half-day excursions that included wildlife viewing on land and sea, visits to native peoples' cultural sites, Mendenhall Glacier, a trip on the White Pass railway to the Canadian border, and even snorkeling (yes, in Alaska). On the trip they saw humpback whales, Dall's porpoises and mountain sheep, bald eagles, killer whales and bears (oh my).

Linda was impressed by the total cruise experience on the Coral Princess, where she was treated like royalty. Fabulous food, great service, flawless timing on the excursions, all despite the fact that this was the first Alaska cruise of the season. Her husband found his first cruise to be the perfect way to experience the rugged majesty of
Alaska, whether on excursions or from their balcony cabin or the ship's numerous observation decks and facilities. "Personal Choice" dining provided the flexibility they wanted in terms of working around excursion schedules and providing a variety of dining experiences-from the multi-course dinners in the main dining rooms where you could meet a different set of fellow passengers at each meal, to the panoramic views of the buffet on deck 14, to the more casual pizza bar and the hamburger/hotdog grill near the promenade and pool decks. Add in the live musical variety shows and movies, special speakers brought on board
and movies (and even a casino) and the Coral Princess cruise was the perfect escape of everyday life. They are ready to cruise again.