Extremely Dissapointed with the Glacier part of the cruise!!!

Item: Brilliance of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: daveandcolette

Brilliance of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

daveandcolette

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska Glacier Experience (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 27, 2023

Ship: Brilliance of the Seas

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We were very disspointed to get up early and then find this days adventure to the glaciers had been cancelled! This is why we took this cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Good

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Good

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Good

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Pretty dissapointed with a comedian, too racial for us!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Great

Ship tip

Dont count on the Glacier part of the cruise. We were very disspointed to have gotten up so early only to find out the Glacier part of the trip was cancelled! This was the reason we booked this cruise and we were not taken there.

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

1 out of 5

We were not taken to the glaciers! Very dissapointing,

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Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

1 out of 5

We were not taken to the glaciers! Very dissapointing,

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

6 Comments

karencruiser 10 months ago

I’m always amazed when people travel by cruise to see a certain thing in a country. Cruises are governed by the weather. Hence the reason so many ports / cruise bys are cancelled.. I’ve had many ports cancelled- disappointing ,but if I’d really wanted to see a place - I wouldn’t rely on a cruise ship … just saying

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javawoody 1 year ago

Out of 4 times I have only seen the glacier from a distance, at Tracy Arm , one time.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed most of your cruise. Sorry you didn’t make it to the glaciers. Thanks for sharing.

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karlgrgurich 1 year ago

Yes. Very sorry you missed seeing the glaciers. I understand your disappointment. Another trick is booking a cruise that views multiple glaciers on multiple days.

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willwork4cruz 1 year ago

Sorry your glacier viewing was canceled. If you have read about Tracy Arm you know it is often missed due to weather, fog etc. That is why that itinerary is typically cheaper than a Glacier bay cruise. If people want a better chance of seeing glaciers, they know to take a Glacier bay cruise so Tracy Arm is less popular so cheaper.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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