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Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage With Glacier Bay (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 19, 2018

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7091

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Nice ship and one that would consider using again.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Canada Place embarkation was slow and tedious. Nearly two hours of standing in line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
If was to rate the dining rooms in order of preference it would be; 1. Tamarind (Asian Fusions), Canaletto (Italian), Steak House, Lido (buffet) and finally the main dining room.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Very good and attentive.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean through out and easy to navigate around.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Make use of all the on board entertainment and facilities

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

3 out of 5
Slow lines
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Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
Great port but very visually not to my personal liking.
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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Great. You felt like you had stepped into a Klondike town.
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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5
Nice port but with five ships in very, very busy.
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

Shh813    6 years ago

We also enjoyed it. Great food but not a lot of things to do onboard. Geared towards the older, which we are. Staff in buffet was the most friendly with always a smile and our cabin steward always called us by name anytime he saw us and always great with our room.
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spalover    6 years ago

Nieuw Amsterdam. I misspelled the first time but thanks again for the review!
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spalover    6 years ago

We will be on the Niew Amsterdam in November. Thanks for the review!
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IkeDeb    6 years ago

Great
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