Excellent crew and excellent weather

Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Amsterdam

14 Night Great Land Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 22, 2017

Ship: Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6153

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

The weather was great. No rain except a drizzle one day out of fourteen days! No tendering needed was a great help in getting to and from shore. I assume this would be a great help to handicapped people. The crew was terrific. Our room stewards were the best we have ever had on a cruise. This was our fourth cruise. The food was much as expected. The excursions were excellent but a little pricey. The on board entertainment was nothing terrific except for the house singers and dancers. They put on several excellent shows. The captain and entire crew were very sociable and made for a very pleasant vacation. However on board day activities were definitely lacking. We could have used more informative daily presentations as to what we were about to see in each port.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
Need more daily activities and presentations to choose especially on sea days.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very nice cabin with an excellent viewing balcony. Room stewards were the best we have ever had on any cruise.

Ship tip

Happy hour at four PM was a buy one get the second one for two dollars.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5
Great place to get good prices on souvenirs.

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5
Mount Roberts tram on a clear day is terrific. Great views of the surrounding area.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

3 out of 5
What a surprise! A great improvement to facilities and tours over our last trip here four years ago!

Anchorage, Alaska

3 out of 5
We took a tour of the town and then walked around town. Very nice but we had been here several times before on a cruise and in an RV.

Homer, Alaska

3 out of 5
This is a place where you can take the free shuttle to the 'spit'. We also went to see the Johnny B. show. Excellent performance for an older crowd.

Kodiak, Alaska

3 out of 5
Took tour of Kodiak. Very nice.

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5
Great touristy down town area .

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
We did O! Canada! excellent tour but there are many good things to see on this wonderful town.
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