1. Home
  2. Reviews
  3. Amsterdam reviews
  4. Alaska cruise review

Alaskan Highlights beautiful

Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 3

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Amsterdam

14 Night Great Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtdrip)

Sail date: September 09, 2019

Ship: Amsterdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7009

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

It was wonderful. Our 2nd HA cruise to Alaska. Highly recommended fourteen day cruise, round trip from Seattle.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great as usual, Holland America makes everything very easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Overall food was very good, especially in the main dining room, lido buffet was somewhat lacking in keeping food hot and seasoned.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Lots to choose from to keep you busy as you want from the fitness center to trivia.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
HA crew very good. Comedians lacking a bit.

Children's Programs

had no children with us on this trip.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Each and every staff person was very friendly and helpful!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
All was great and constantly cleaning, painting, etc.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Perfect, EXCEPT bathtub was difficult to get in and stand in---too narrow to face shower head.

Ship tip

go for it!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5
Was set up nicely. Excursion at end covered main Seattle highlights.
Thumbs Up

Cruise Vancouver Island Did not visit port

this was a "sea day" crusing only!
Thumbs Up

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Very close to shopping and sights.. However the City Highlights, Totems and Creek Street by Trolley was a bit misleading. There was much more walking and standing than trolley ride, Very difficult for older patrons.
Thumbs Up

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5
A sea day. Scenery was breathtaking.
Thumbs Up

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
did not take excursion. shuttled to and from town good.
Thumbs Up

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
Easy access to shops and scenery.
Thumbs Up

Anchorage, Alaska

5 out of 5
Fabulous! Glacier Discovery Grandview train trip was wonderful. Scenery and glaciers were beautiful.
Thumbs Up

Homer, Alaska

4 out of 5
Free shuttle service was great. Shops nice although some were closed due to late season.
Thumbs Up

Kodiak, Alaska

4 out of 5
Free shuttle service good. Not much to see, but really enjoyed the fire dept exhibit and talking to crew.
Thumbs Up

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5
Sea day. Absolutely gorgeous! The glacier was amazing. Saw it all from our deck!
Thumbs Up

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
Rainy day, but wonderful. Sea otter and wildlife quest was great. Lots of otters and whales and narrator was especially knowledgeable.
Thumbs Up

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5
Victoria Highlights excursion was pleasant.
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy! Best of Seattle tour was great. Saw many highlights, including space needle and Pike Market.
Was this review helpful? 3
Flag

1 Comment

Log In To Submit A Comment

Other reviews of this sailing

We had a great time!
Great 14 day Alaskan cruise on the Amsterdam
Alaska in Liquid Sunshine