Alaska - Inside Passage Cruise Reviews

Overall, the cruise was great, only because we had great weather for about 7 out of 11 days; minimal to little rain was experienced which made the walking, the tours and excursions better to best! Post cruise, I would have taken this cruise tour out of Seattle instead of Vancouver due to logistics getting in and out of Vancouver and time of embarkation and disembarkation, and to by pass Victoria port a call

This cruise was great for food, customer service and destinations, but was terrible for onboard activities and entertainment. They need to expand their activities to appeal to young adults. If you're not into bingo,trivia or lectures you will have nothing to do onboard during the day.

I will never use or sail Royal Caribbean again. This cruise cost us so much money for a balcony cabin that was 75% obstructed. No one would fix this. I would have been better off with a inside room.

Bernadette Asst Photographer did awesome job in pictures she took of us also. It was a great experience

The staff was awesome. everyone was very friendly and made me feel appreciated. The loud speaker announcements were useless. Could not understand anything they were saying. Could be because english was their second language.

Older ship which has been refurbished. Food was the main disappointment. It was only mediocre at best. Fish overcooked. Beef & chicken dry and flavorless. Specialty restaurants barely acceptable. Do not recommend NCL Sun for Alaskan cruise. Excursions were great. We used and Viator for excursions. Do not recommend NCL excursion bus tour for Victoria, B.C.

It is an older ship with not a lot of activity. This definitely appeals to an older crowd. The food options were average and the buffet was terrible. All of the staff were wonderful. The medical emergencies and evacuations were unbelievable. We had a total of five. Each one took so long that we were constantly delayed and missed the Tracy Arm Fjord. No effort was made to reschedule. Since it wasn't a stop, it was a cruise through the area, I feel like they could have at least made an effort. This was sad on so many levels.

Reserve Collection which included separate dining was well worth the money. My wife is gluten-free and they were great at accommodating her needs.

This was my very first cruise and my first time visiting Alaska. The Holland America crew did a great job making sure I was comfortable, my room was clean, and the food in the restaurants was well prepared. The scenery in Alaska is also some of the best you'll ever see. I enjoyed it so much that I'm going on the southbound version of the same cruise in September, barely 2 months after my first ever cruise - I think that speaks to how much I enjoyed my first cruise.

Doubtful we will cruise RC again. In Ketchikan we tried to get on the excursion bus . It had a wheelchair tiedown. However the staff said none of them were trained on how to operate it.....UNFORGIVABLE

Alaska bound cruise where you can see wild life and be close to the nature. Did not meet the expectation about Glacier view as I expected it much closer. But, we are always with the nature and was lucky to see breaching and swimming whales, orcas etc. Of course bald eagles are many a lot. This is not a partying cruise, the audience is families and aged people. There were five personal emergencies where the ship had to return to port twice delaying trips and calling for reroutes.

The weather was very good, no rain at all (unexpected). Food was good drinks of any kind other than coffee (free) overpriced. My impression overall was that the cruise line is out to suck every dollar from its passengers as they possibly can. Example: About $700 per couple for a drink package (we purchased a drink card and paid $250 and did not use it all). 20% gratuity (tips) on everything is ridiculous and you don't have a choice it is automatically added to every purchase. I will not be taking anymore cruises in the US in the future. European cruise lines are less expensive and more fun.

The Sitka tour to the raptor center, the bears, and catermaran to see otters was Ok. The bird center was small. A few birds in cages..though they are doing good things for the injured birds. We did see two Rafts of otters way off in a distance. The bears are enclosed in a large concrete structure. There certainly was lots of stuff to purchase in both places and on the catamaran. The whale watching tour in Juneau was fantastic!!! Saw a double breach! And many other whales. Great photo ops. The highlight of the trip for me. The icy straight is not really anything but a tiny cruise built tourist stop. You have to take a tram to a tiny spot to shop, then a shuttle to another tiny town to shop. The zip line was $250 each but not available when we arrived. There were kayaks to paddle around a small bay but they too were not available. The ropes course for the kids was closed. The restaurant offering crab bloody Mary’s was open. $51 for two drinks. So were all the shops. Plenty of places to spend money.

We had a very good time on our first cruise, and we'll definitely go on another one sometime. Everyone was so kind to us. Thank you.

Princess was excellent. Staff was hard working and thorough. Everything was excellent.

The Alaskan cruise on the Holland America Koningsdam was outstanding. We highly recommend it for anyone interested in Alaska.

i felt nickel and dimes. we purchased a drink package only to learn that many drinks were not included in the package. i expected too shelf would not be included but just the name of certain drinks were not included.

Great shp... really no need to leave it!!! Loved the Solarium with the 270 degree views.

I would do this itinerary again. Other than so so food the staff was awesome! I recommend this cruise to anyone

We had a great time on our cruise to Alaska. We would recommend Ovation of the seas.