Great views - Awesome whale sightings!

Eurodam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Haljo1935

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 9

Helpful Votes: 441

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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7 Night Alaskan Explorer With Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 22, 2018

Ship: Eurodam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 6170

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cabin stewards are terrific - everything we asked for was accommodated. The guest relations team could be more informed - we rec'd different information from each person we asked a question: we were using a new luggage system and the paperwork wasn't clear so we asked 3 different people in guest relations and got 3 different answers. The ports were great - arrived early to each one except Victoria, which was unfortunate since it was an evening only port with already limited options. Overall, this is a great itinerary.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

This ship doesn't have things like rock-climbing walls and water slides - it's a basic ship. We didn't use the pool or hot tub, but saw that some people did.

Entertainment

Children's Programs

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Two tips: Go to the Crows Nest for amazing views and Familiarize yourself with the overall layout so you understand which elevators service which parts of which decks - not all elevators go to all decks. Stairs are your friends!

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

1 out of 5

Seattle should be renamed "Tent City." There were miles of tents lining the freeway so the scenic drive from the airport to the port was not a pretty fall leaves changing colors kind of drive. The landscape was dirty and unkempt. The city spent $20 million on a ferris wheel but won't keep the city clean? It was a huge disappointment to find the eco-friendly city known for tourism is a place I never want to go back to.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

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Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful port with many excursion options. The bears were delightful! The whale sightings were incredible - too many to count!

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

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Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

We were late getting clearance to get off the ship so an already short stay became even shorter. The excursion options for an evening stop are very limited - there are plenty if you arrive during the day - and being dark there was not an opportunity to see much. We did shuttle to downtown to eat - the city was clean and the shuttle easy to navigate.

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