14 days in Alaska was still not enough

Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 6
Helpful Votes: 142

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Amsterdam

14 Night Great Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtdrip)

Sail date: July 15, 2019

Ship: Amsterdam

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Nice ship, with an exceptional 14 day itinerary. Great ports of call, excursions are weather dependent and no one can control the weather, but we were very disappointed about not being able to do our dog mushing expedition to a glacier. Demographics are skewed towards elderly scooter riding walker using grandparents.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
great although no pictures were taken (broken camera?)

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Top notch food and drinks

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
bar crawl, beer tasting, 5k walk for a cause

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Superb entertainment

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
not really a kids destination (Alaska), there were a total of 17 kids ages 13-17 on the ship but for some strange reason only 6 ever attended the club activities. Geriatric cruise with median age of 65...

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
exceptional service

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Ships design shows it's age but always spotless

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Inside cabin larger than other cruise lines (182 sq ft) comfortable, but dated. Who still rents dvds?

Ship tip

not for kids

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
great metropolitan city with hip architecture

Cruise Vancouver Island

5 out of 5
not a port of call, just cruised around the island

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
nice town, but always cloudy so no seaplane excursion for us

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5
not a port of call, just cruised into the fjord, magnificent glacier

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
siting in a valley so always cloudy, no planes would take off so helicopter expedition to a glacier with dog sledding was cancelled

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
recommend an ATV expedition, got that baby up to its governor speed of 44mph

Anchorage, Alaska

5 out of 5
so many things to do, great city with numerous attractions

Homer, Alaska

5 out of 5
explore beyond the Spit

Kodiak, Alaska

5 out of 5
recommend the 6 person ocean craft adventure, by far the best of ALL our excursions

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5
got up close and personal to falling ice off the glacier

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
nice tours of museums

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
beautiful city, the best Canada has to offer (been almost everywhere)

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
nice and speedy with rolling disembarkation times

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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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