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Eurodam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 51

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Eurodam

7 Night Alaskan Explorer Via Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 17, 2017

Ship: Eurodam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 5030

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful time sailing on the Eurodam with Holland America.  The food was fantastic and the overall service was wonderful.  We had wonderful room stewards who could answer any question we asked.  There were plenty of excursions to choose from but most were fairly expensive for us.  If I had a criticism of the excursions it would be that sometimes they seemed rushed and we felt like we didn't have enough time at some of the places to really enjoy looking around. We spent about 2 hours just looking around Glacier Bay from the ship. The captain turned the ship all the way around in the bay so that it was like a panorama view.  It was awesome! The other criticism we had was that the pictures they took they wanted more money for them than we felt was necessary. One picture was $80 so we didn't buy any of the pictures they took even though we would have like to have gotten the one that they took as we arrived to go aboard ship. There are plenty of activities to choose from daily so one shouldn't be bored.  The Lido Market where we ate breakfast and lunch most often had a wonderful selection of food to choose from.  Loved their pastries and the Sweet Shop.  We usually ate dinner in the Dining Room which was always first-rate.  Had some of the best prime rib ever and got to try some things that we probably would never have tried.  I even came home to look up recipes for Chilled Raspberry Soup.  So overall, I would recommend Holland America cruising on the Eurodam to anyone.  We had a fantastic cruise.  So much so, that I really hated to leave and would love to go again.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was always fantastic wherever we ate.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
There are so many t hings to do on board that it was hard to choose.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
For the most part the entertainment was great. The 2 crew programs were wonderful. The illusionist was fantastic. The comedian from what we caught of his act was okay but just a bit borderline offensive in some of his humor especially with children present.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We had the most awesome room stewards, Ayu and Henry! Love them!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We saw stewards constantly cleaning or vacuuming or wiping things down like the handrails and such so the ship was usually pretty clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We liked our cabin. Sure it was small but it fit my husband and I just fine. It was always clean.

Ship tip

Have some good walking shoes for not only walking around the ship but for the excursions. If money is any object, set a budget and give yourself a little leeway for those things that find that will help keep the memories alive like T-shirts and such. Take advantage of the sales.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
We didn't do an excursion here. There was a shuttle just as you got off the ship that would take you downtown and we just walked around all the shops. It was especially nice to finish up some souvenir shopping.
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PDXrae    7 years ago

So glad to see a positive review. We are sailing on the Eurodam in Jan 2018 and this will be my 10th cruise, 5th one with HAL and the first one on the Eurodam. Glad you had a wonderful time.

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