Alaska - Gulf of Alaska Cruise Reviews

Very smooth sailing! Best buffet layout and service of any cruise line we had experienced. Buffet did not have enough chocolate offerings. Also had more educational lectures we enjoyed

A little grueling but an amazing trip. We did the land portion first & was glad we did. Didn't see anywhere to comment on the land portion which was great in itself.

Please refer to the comments section of each of the ratimg questions for complete information as to how we felt about different aspect of the cruise. Barring the food, the Room Service Sign and the check in process no major issues worth mentioning. I did love the magic show n the stand up comedy n the acrobat shows.

Soo ready for another cruise! Had the best time! XOXO

We had a great time and we be booking another cruise with Norwegian for the next year.

The cruise was wonderful. I enjoyed the last two days the most.Hubbard Glacier was spectacular!

Trying to arrange a transfer was a challenge. First young woman I spoke with told me all transfers were sold out. She was clearly having trouble understanding English. Thankfully, I spoke with Harry the next day. He arranged for our bus transfer quickly.

100% satisfied with the experience. First time cruise. Everything was delivered as planned on time without fail.Excursions: simple instructions on ticket for meeting time and location. Find sign/guide matching your ticket and enjoy.Airfare with shuttle service were well marked making it easy to find.

Great itinerary. Well paced and relaxing. Beautiful part of the world.

1. My parents Yuebing and Junping (seniors) got Covid on 8/6, and were isolated in their room. Our son Kevin used to live with them, and had to moved to other room with us. No separation in a central location (we were told that there are separate balcony rooms reserved for people tested positive for Covid) and made the other room more crowded. 2. Kevin tested positive for flu but no fever, but still he was isolated, and could not get off board, which is against policy. 3. Our daughter Mandy was tested positive for flu after Kevin moved in with us after 2 days, but no fever, and she was asked to be isolated by the medical center. We complained to the medical center since it is against the policy, so the medical center lifted the restriction. 4. Mandy was prescribed to Prednisolone (prescription drug with hormone). We consulted her pediatrician when we were back, and was told that should not be prescribed to children without fever at all. 5. There was no room service since 8/6 (4 days) when my parents were tested positive for Covid and Kevin was tested positive for flu for both rooms, although that was promised when they were in isolation, and was told food delivery for them will be free as well, but actually not the case, as we were still asked for the food delivery, so we didn’t end up ordering but bring food to them ourselves. 6. My dad Yuebing had depression and was taking medication (prescription drug Mirtazapine), but 4 days of isolation in the room made his symptoms worse. There was no advisory or considerations from the medical center at all. 7. At dissembark, my parents were picking up their passports but were giving someone else’s passport. We noticed when in Vancouver customs and asked the customs staff to replace for them.

very good experiences. Foods are versatile. Itinerary is well designed. enjoyed the glacier and port excursions.

Must do cruise if you like wide open spaces and want to have a relaxing vacation.

We had a wonderful time! The children enjoyed all the on board activities. The staff was friendly and helpful

Great trip for couples to relax and sight see. No entertainment for keeping kids/ adults.

Great cruise! Beautiful scenery, excellent food. A few things could have made it a bit better. (Like getting a room with a QUEEN bed instead of two twins - OR having our room steward tell us that it was an option). Having a backup pickleball net would have been nice since someone lost, broke or stole a bar from the brand new one the first morning of the cruise. Excursions were made through independent companies and all were AMAZING!! I learned so much about Alaska that I didn't know!!

When we are onboard we usually spend time in the crows nest a lot. One-third of the windows in the explorer lounge (crows nest) on the front of the boat were foggy (assume seal was broken and condensation got in) You could not even see out of them. So when you wanted to view the glaciers with the the 100's of other people in the lounge trying as well, viewing was limited. Holland America should at least have those big viewing windows fixed. I can not recommend this ship. Also we took the Denali visit package before the cruise that Holland America offered. The Hotel in Anchorage was ancient and the room, well, motel six might be better. Again disappointing. Rarely do I complain, but I could not let this go by. Thought you should know.

What an amazing experience. When viewing the glaciers we were able to get so close it was just simply breath taking. Staff was very nice and friendly. Ship had enough to do to break up at sea days. Food was always available and was amazing! I would highly recomend this trip.

We enjoyed our trip very much from day 1 to day 7. On board experiences were wonderful. All the NCL staffs were very professional, helpful, friendly, and best services ever experienced. I suggest that more choices of seafoods be added to its menus. Thanks

the biggest complaint is we did not feel special at all; e.g., the room steward didn't do any thing special like "towel animals" or treats on the pillow. at the last dinner, every other cruise we've been on the kitchen/chef come out in a fun parade, that didn't happen. never really got to know the staff at all. also the medallion app is horrible, horrible, horrible. totally unreliable. i hate it and that's enough to never go on princess again. even their own staff says it's horrible. so fix it!

Nice time. Staff was extremely nice and friendly. The food was a nice variety. The excursions were on time and as stated.