Excellent Alaskan inside passage cruise

Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 4.8
Author: Ritchieg1965

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Ritchieg1965

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 01, 2018

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5178

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Embarking and disembarking was very smooth and organized. We went early about 1030 and explored the ship early. I think we avoided some of the crowd that way

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Overall food was excellent. Desserts were a little bland

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

I can't say enough about how excellent ALL of the crew were. Holland Americas service staff were incredible.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice size stateroom. King size room you could walk around easily. 3 closets, 2 drawers under the end of the bed, 2 drawers in each side side table, love seat and a desk. Nice size shower and plenty of room and storage in the bathroom

Ship tip

Find the specialty coffee bar in the crowsnest early. Deck 11 forward. Later in the crews the word gets out and the wait is longer

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5

Liked Vancouver but couldn't see many sites due to weather

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Really liked our whale watching tour in Juno. "Alaska Galore Tours" was great. The driver was quiet the talker but funny at times. We went with the boat that only has room for 16 guests. Great experience. Saw plenty of bald eagles, sea lions, humpback whales and a group of orcas. I know not all trips will be that lucky but the crew knew where to go and took their time and got us in the right place at the right time

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Recommend the musher tour if you are a dog person

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Didn't do any tours just walked around and shopped. Take time to see the totem pole park

Thumbs Up 4

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

2 Comments

Shh813 6 years ago

We loved Nieuw Amsterdam. Went last March. They were fantastic in everything. Especially staff in buffet, our room steward and the food. And the best hamburgers ever at the Dive-In. Not a lot to do on the ship during the day, but that's what the ports are for. We loved the not loud music around the pool. So relaxing.

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IkeDeb 6 years ago

Great

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