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Item: Amsterdam
Rating: 4
Author: GregoryT1

Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska

GregoryT1

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Alaskan Adventurer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 19, 2011

Ship: Amsterdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

The staff and crew were excellent. They were very helpful in answering and providing services. The girls running the kids' HAL Club were exceptional.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Had a different dinner menu selection each of the 14 days along with some standard choices. The large majority were excellent depending on your taste. Lots of choice using salmon each day. I believe it was Sockeye salmon. As we did not get the traditional sit down, but dine as you wish, the dining times worked well.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Good. Not sure if the lead male singer got a cold or something or the sound system was not working on several shows. The comedians were good.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

The girls running the kids' HAL Club were exceptional. Several times we heard from various parents their kids did not want to leave the Club and or wanted to go to the Club as soon as it opened. It was open during non-sea days when visiting the towns.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had an outside room on Deck 1 at the back for three. You do hear the hum of the motor. Not loud, but there.

Ports of call

Homer, Alaska

3 out of 5

Played on the beach, visit shops, and saw fisherman's catch. Did not catch shuttle to town, just to one to the spit's shops.

Thumbs Up 2

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5

Saw the zoo and drove around the towns.

Thumbs Up 0

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

It rained lightly off and on. Mostly shop again and used the library's internet.

Thumbs Up 0

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

3 out of 5

The town is a quaint little town without the commercialism. The old cannery had pictures and items showing how it ran.

Thumbs Up 0

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

It lightly rained off and on. We mostly shopped and walked to the fish hatchery and totem pole museum.

Thumbs Up 0

Kodiak, Alaska

3 out of 5

Even though it was a Sunday, there were many stores open that locals would need with a few gift type shops. Not a town big on commercialism. Library opened from 1 to 5 for internet.

Thumbs Up 0

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

A nice compact site. Shops, gallerys, historical sites, touch sea life, hatchery, and National Park all within 30 minute walk if one went from one end to the other. Nice art work.

Thumbs Up 0

Don't Miss: For kids who like dinos, look up toward the ceiling inside the children's section in the library.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

A very clean city with lots of flowers. To much there for the 10 hours at port.

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Pros: All the services, cabin stewards, dinning waiters, front desk, and the food.

Cons: The transmission from agent to cruise line about having beds together and choosing traditional early dinner. (cabin stewards gladly put beds together and matre d' assistant booked every day at same table in the dine as you wish floor.)

Recommends Amsterdam? Yes!

3 Comments

glomarrone 7 years ago

Originally posted by: butch54
not really interested in expensive 1 hr tours . are there just shuttles to town or cabs to hail or maybe walk into town where you can catch a bus ride just shop look around town without spending $200 on a ride then buy something to eat or drink

Many stops are just small towns. You can certainly just walk around and explore on your own.

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butch54 7 years ago

not really interested in expensive 1 hr tours . are there just shuttles to town or cabs to hail or maybe walk into town where you can catch a bus ride just shop look around town without spending $200 on a ride then buy something to eat or drink

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glomarrone 10 years ago

Looks like you had a fairly good cruise. I too visited Alaska at the end of their season. We however found big bargains in all the stores. Glad that you liked Victoria &Sitka. Thanks for sharing your ratings.

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