SOLID ALASKA CHOICE

Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska

johnfriedel

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 61

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

Verified Review

14 Night Great Land Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 03, 2017

Ship: Amsterdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 2666

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Amsterdam is the perfect ship to visit Alaska. The ship's size allows it to dock at smaller ports and the 14 day itinerary was super. The captain's political comments should be kept to himself-not appropriate!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

BUFFETS WERE BETTER THAN DINING ROOM. CANALETTO RESTAURANT WAS EXCELLENT. ALSO PINNACLE GRILL LUNCHES WERE SPECIAL.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

PORT INTENSIVE CRUISE- LITTLE FREE TIME ON SHIP.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

VENTROLOQUIST AND COMEDIANS WERE EXCELLENT. STAGE SHOWS OK. MAGICIAN AND TRIBUTE TO BEATLES SHOW ADEQUATE

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

CABIN STEWARDS AND LIDO WAITERS WERE EXCELLENT

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

WONDERFUL COMFORTABLE SHIP WHICH IS STARTING TO SHOW ITS AGE

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

NICE CABIN

Ship tip

BRING WARM CLOTHING

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

airport

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

mendenhall glacier is wonderful

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Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5

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Anchorage, Alaska

5 out of 5

all day ALASKAN RAILROADS-INTERESTING SCENERY

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Homer, Alaska

5 out of 5

EXCELLENT SEAFOOD AND SHOPING ON THE "SPIT"

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Kodiak, Alaska

4 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

TOTEM POLE NATIONAL PARK RANGER STATIONS WERE INFORMATIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, SITKA PRODUCTS WERE OVERPRICED.

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Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

SEAMLESS AND EFFICIENT!

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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glomarrone 7 years ago

I will be on the Amsterdam in January. This is the perfect sized ship to cruise Alaska.

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Aquaman17 7 years ago

Captain had to make an inappropriate comment on global warming or is that climate change? In any event, his 'fact' statement was actually incorrect on top of being political.

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JCSJCML 7 years ago

Also, I enjoyed the Amsterdam. Great ship. I hope HAL keeps their smaller ships around for a long time.

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JCSJCML 7 years ago

Oh my! First I've heard of a captain doing that. What was it he was commenting on? I agree, that is inappropriate. I go on vacation to get away from that stuff.

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