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Koningsdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Koningsdam

7 Night Alaskan Inside Passage (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 03, 2023

Ship: Koningsdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7035

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 11 months ago

Review summary

Would lower my expectations for food but no worse than RCI, would however book with HAL again

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food average except for Pinnacle Grill which was excellent, we like hot meals and the MDR was luke warm

Pinnacle Grill

5 out of 5

Food superb

Panorama Bar

4 out of 5

Nice ambiance

Lido Market

3 out of 5

Busy as usual, had to constantly ask for butter for the bread rolls

Grand Dutch Café

2 out of 5

Slow operations, long queues

Explorations Café

5 out of 5

Coffee and hot chocolate speedy service

Dive-In

5 out of 5

Excellent burgers and fries to die for

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We enjoyed the talks about Alaska, didn’t really take part in anything else

Sliding Dome Cover

5 out of 5

What a good idea especially cruising in Alaska

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Shows not brilliant, we entertained ourselves mainly

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone works very hard

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Smaller than anticipated, shower was fabulous

Ship tip

Our room shuddered all the time when the engines were running, worst noise ever starboard side forward, wouldn’t choose that area again

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth hardly any waiting
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