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Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 30, 2016

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7115

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Overall, this was a good cruise.  I am not very picky so that needs to be factored in.  The crew was great, the food was good (not great), and the beautiful views of Alaska were great.  I only have one complaint.  The options for leaving the ship included one that provided for baggage handling thorough customs and a bus ride to the airport.  No baggage handling by the customer until you reach the airport.  We go a message the day before the end of the cruise that not enough people had signed up for this option and, therefore, it would not be offered.  At that point, no other options were offered and no reduction in the fee was offered.  We ended up dragging our bags through the whole process and still paying the price of the upgraded service.  Looks like "bait and switch" to me.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

askoleern    8 years ago

There are so many food critics in the cruise industry and i don't believe any taste for yourself

WeCruiseToo    8 years ago

Thank you for the review, we will be sailing on this ship later this week.