July 2020 - 14 Night Voyage Of The Midnight Sun (Amsterdam Roundtrip) Cruise on Nieuw Statendam
Corbie
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Eureka, Ca
Joined 01/2019
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December 2019 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Nieuw Statendam
June 2019 - 7 Night Alaskan Inside Passage (Vancouver Roundtrip) Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
Our 9th cruise to Alaska....
This was our 9th Alaska cruise and 6th on Holland America. We sailed three times on Regent Seven Seas, but the last 6 straight have been on HA. We love the service and pampering. Would we like to go again? YES! We sailed to Hawaii for 17 days from San Diego in February. We're booked for Norway next summer, but reserve the right to book another cruise to Alaska.
February 2019 - 17 Night Circle Hawaii (San Diego Roundtrip) Cruise on Eurodam
April 2018 - 10 Night Mediterranean Mosaic (Rome Roundtrip) Cruise on Koningsdam
November 2017 - 11 Night Southern Caribbean Wayfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Koningsdam
July 2016 - 7 Night Alaska Inside Passage (Vancouver Roundtrip) Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
January 2016 - 11 Night Panama Canal Sunfarer (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Zuiderdam
January 2015 - 7 Night Western Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale Roundtrip) Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
June 2014 - 7 Night Alaskan Explorer With Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip) Cruise on Westerdam
September 2013 - 10 Night Colors of Canada & New England (Quebec to New York) Cruise on Eurodam
November 2012 - 7 Night Eastern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale roundtrip) Cruise on Nieuw Amsterdam
July 2011 - 7 Night Spectacular Majesties Northbound (Vancouver to Seward) Cruise on Seven Seas Navigator
May 2009 - 7 Night Alaska (Vancouver roundtrip) Cruise on Seven Seas Mariner
July 2007 - 7 Night Alaska Northbound (Vancouver to Seward) Cruise on Seven Seas Mariner
June 2004 - 7 Night Alaska Northbound (Vancouver to Seward) Cruise on Seven Seas Mariner
Nieuw Amsterdam
Sail date: June 15, 2019
This was our 9th Alaska cruise and 6th on Holland America. We sailed three times on Regent Seven Seas, but the last 6 straight have been on HA. We love the service and pampering. Would we like to go again? YES! We sailed to Hawaii for 17 days from San Diego in February. We're booked for Norway next summer, but reserve the right to book another cruise to Alaska.
Cruise tips
Again, we've gone salmon fishing, taken the tours in the past. This time, we walked all around town, stopping in for a bite or drink in some of the local spots.
Again, we've done the White Pass Railroad several times and taken formal tours of Skagway. This time we mixed with the locals and enjoyed live music and tried some local drinks.
We always enjoy walking in Juneau and stopping where the locals go. We've done the big tours in the past, but this time we enjoyed the locals and hospitality.
Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
Our favorite hotel, the Pan Pacific is always a treat. We always get a view room to see our ship arrive under the Lion's Gate Bridge and tie up at Canada Place, just below the hotel. Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and we always love visiting.
Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
We didn't go into Tracy Arm, but stayed well back from the Fjord. The ship kept the scheduled arrival in Juneau, but not to Tracy Arm.
The Inside Passage is the only way to see Alaska, and starting in Vancouver affords this routing. We found that starting in Seattle is wasteful because travel is on the outside of Vancouver Island and we were at sea, without shoreline views for 4 days of the 7 day trip. Never out of Seattle if you want to see the beauty of western Canada and Alaska.
The sun came out and it was a most beautiful day. We just can't get enough of this excursion to the tide water glaciers. Perfect in every way. Holland America knows Glacier Bay and just how to present it.
Nieuw Amsterdam
Enjoy the whole ship, from stem to stern. It's very well designed and easy to navigate.
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