Trip Bacon — The secret ingredient to the perfect getaway logo
Trip Bacon

Discovery Princess Alaska Cruise from Seattle: Complete Vlog

The Bargain Chasing Tourist
The Bargain Chasing Tourist
🥈Expert
👁️ 2K views📅 8 months ago⏱️ 1:25:20
What This Creator Said
Creator RecommendsCruise Vlog🥈Expert Creator
👶 Best for Family (Young Kids)Alaska · Spring · 7 nightsFrom SeattleVeteran Cruiser

Source: Our analysis of the creator's lived experience, based on what they said in this video.

Creator's Key Takeaways

This is the youngest ship in Alaska for the 2025 season. And this ship is stunning.

We had a really great guide, Norm, who is a local and he is an indigenous person, very knowledgeable, lots of information.

This tour was the most amazing day of this cruise so far. And the adventure we had today was the best of any shore excursion I've ever taken from a cruise.

I think it's definitely worth it to get off the ship in Victoria on your Alaska cruise.

Creator's Tips & Advice

Pack a sleep mask for the long daylight hours in Alaska.
Consider booking a shore excursion that goes to a separate dog camp for a unique experience.
Be prepared for rain and have waterproof gear, including boots.
Use the port valet service to have your luggage transferred directly to the airport.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Seasickness on open waterThe ship can be rocky after leaving the inside passage, but the creator did not get seasick.
Rain and cold weatherBe prepared with waterproof gear and layers, as it rained heavily in Ketchikan and Juneau.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat is it like to cruise to Alaska on the Discovery Princess?
QWhat should I expect on embarkation day?
QWhat are the best shore excursions in Alaska ports?
QIs it worth getting off the ship in Victoria with limited time?

Topics Covered

Service Crew3 Happy BaconKids Family1½ Sad BaconLoyalty Program2 Happy BaconDining Main3½ Happy BaconDining Buffet1½ Happy BaconDining Room Service2 Sad BaconEmbarkation2½ Happy BaconShip Condition4 Happy Bacon

Port Highlights

Juneau1 Happy Bacon
Ketchikan1½ Happy Bacon
Top: Ketchikan tour with Norm
Seattle4 Happy Bacon
Top: Show Me Seattle Tour
How to read the Trip Bacon Score
Happy Bacon — creators loved this aspect
Sad Bacon — creators took issue with this
Meh — no strong opinion either way

Scale: 0–5 strips in half-step increments. 0 = “meh”, 5 = “bacon bliss”. Aggregated from creator-review sentiment, weighted by channel expertise.

About our Bacon Score methodology
YouTube Video Description

Join me as I embark on the Discovery Princess for an unforgettable Alaska cruise from Seattle to Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Victoria, BC. #alaskacruise #cruisevlog #discoveryprincess (As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases) Hurley rain poncho: https://amzn.to/4cyYs8G Jbu water-resistant boots: https://amzn.to/3GpHwXy White beanie with pompom: https://amzn.to/3RGqIhE Hot Feet insulated socks: https://amzn.to/4ezB7pq Kids' Insulated socks: https://amzn.to/3yTAOFJ Lightweight binoculars: https://amzn.to/3SgC4cP MusicCozy bluetooth sleep headphones: https://amzn.to/4cShibC Apple AirTags: https://amzn.to/44qW2Xt Magnetic heavy duty hooks: https://amzn.to/3zK2tcn 00:00 Intro 00:35 Flying to Seattle 1:02 Seattle Cruise Terminal 1:27 Boarding the Ship 1:42 The Piazza 2:07 Finding our Muster Station 2:35 Heading to the Buffet 4:42 Important Places to Visit on Embarkation Day 4:53 Swirls Ice Cream 5:18 Exploring the Pool Decks 5:36 Trying to Find the Kids’ Clubs 6:45 The Treehouse 7:29 Finding our Stateroom 7:48 Balcony Stateroom Tour 10:03 Still a Long Line at the Terminal 10:10 Luggage Arrives 10:29 Relaxing at the Pool Deck 10:45 Recapping the Travel Day 10:59 Transportation Options to the Terminal 12:20 Plan for the Afternoon 13:07 Sail Away 13:37 Dinner in the Juneau Dining Room 13:42 Main Dining Room Menus 14:10 Dinner Courses 15:14 Dinner Review 15:36 Stateroom with Pullman Bed 15:51 In-room Entertainment 16:14 Views from the Stateroom 16:27 Embark Day last thoughts 17:11 Sea Day Morning 17:41 Mini Walk Around the Ship 18:43 Relaxing morning in Crown Lounge 19:41 Ship Walk Through Continues 21:46 Hanging out in the Piazza 22:23 Relaxing at the Pool Deck 23:53Lunch at the World Fresh Marketplace 24:22 The Lotus Spa 24:38 Guest Services Desk 24:47 Formal Night in the Juneau Dining Room 25:39 Formal Night Menu 26:14 Dining in the Main Dining Room 26:33 Dessert Menu 26:47 Delicious desserts on Formal Night 27:02 Showtime in the Princess Theater 27:37 Goodnight Discovery Princess, sailing to Ketchikan 28:03 Ketchikan 28:15 Arriving in Ketchikan 29:01 Room service Breakfast 30:11 Walking to meet the tour 30:31 Ketchikan Tour: Eagle Point 31:03 Salmon Cannery 31:21 Rotary Beach 31:33 Rainbow Falls 31:40 Totem Carving center 31:48 Saxman Native Village 32:11 Creek Street 32:18 Walking through Ketchikan 32:50 Back Onboard to Escape the Rain 33:23 Lunch in the World Fresh Marketplace 33:45 Tour Review 35:32 Leaving Ketchikan 35:47 Tour Review continued 36:40 Relaxing in Crown Lounge 36:51 Princess Cruises Laundry 37:23 Back to the Room to escape the crowds 37:51 Dinner in the Juneau Dining Room 38:09 Main Dining Room Menus 39:20 Music in the Piazza 39:46 Recap of Ketchikan day 41:16 Glacier Day and Juneau 41:48 Glacier Day Morning 42:43 Glacier excursion 43:08 Breakfast in Ketchikan Dining Room 43:50 No Free OJ 44:15 Breakfast 44:23 Views from the deck 44:40 Breakfast review and kids’ club 45:19 Lido Deck in the Rain 45:42 Balcony views 46:22 Lunch at the World Fresh Marketplace 46:40 Last year in Juneau 46:52 Mount Roberts Tramway 47:23 Downtown Juneau 47:45 Thoughts on the Day 47:59 Dinner in Juneau Dining Room 49:18 Showtime in the Princess Theater 50:33 Libby Riddles, first female Iditarod winner 51:05 Skagway 51:24 Good morning, Skagway 52:23 World Fresh Marketplace 52:37 Getting off the ship 53:09 Klondike Highway 53:23 Crossing into Yukon, Territory, Canada 53:43 The Iditarod Musher Camp 54:07 Holding sled dog puppies 55:14 Iditarod Mushers 56:01 Meeting the sled dogs 56:32 Holding sleeping puppies 56:54 Driving through the Yukon 56:58 Visiting a beach 57:12 Desolation Valley 57:48 Crossing back into Alaska 57:50 Dinner in the Juneau Dining Room 58:46 Tour review 1:00:04 Comparing tour to the White Pass Railway 1:00:41Summing up the afternoon 1:00:59 Becoming a Skagway Junior Ranger 1:02:14 Sea Day 1:03:22 Breakfast in the World Fresh Marketplace 1:04:21 Officers versus Guests competition 1:04:36 Checking out the shops 1:05:23 Pictures with McKinley the Moose 1:05:41 Lunch on the Lido Deck 1:07:18 Captain’s Cocktail Party 1:07:54 Meeting Captain Tony 1:08:00 Dinner in the Juneau Dining Room 1:08:55 Showtime in the Princess Theater 1:09:11 Recap of the Sea Day 1:10:30 Sea Day and Victoria 1:11:09 Breakfast in the World Fresh Marketplace 1:11:32 Live Cooking Demonstration 1:11:41 Balcony views 1:12:51 Beautiful Sea Day on Discovery Princess 1:13:22 Seafood Buffet 1:13:56 Packing on the last day 1:14:29 Dinner Menu in the Main Dining Room 1:15:23 Docking in Victoria 1:`6:26 Taking a drive on the waterfront 1:17:08 Beacon Hill Park 1:18:17 Back to the ship 1:18:38 Recap of the excursion 1:19:40 Seattle 1:19:52 Debarkation Morning 1:20:31 Debarkation Breakfast Menu 1:22:02 Seattle Post-Cruise Tour 1:22:25 City Skyline 1:22:42 Queen Anne neighborhood 1:23:15 Chittendon Locks 1:24:02 Public Market Center 1:24:50 Tour Recap