Wonderful but a bit disappointed..

Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 4.1
Author: Macrina

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Macrina

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

7 Night Alaskan Inside Passage (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 24, 2019

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

All in all we enjoyed it..The food on deck was good in the morning.Our order in was excellent..The workers are all hard working..

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Excellent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The main dining room could have had a better menu.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Good have been better..The same group every night were too much(BB king Blues club....The classical music I enjoyed at the Lincoln center stage ..(from Russia)I think..

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our table was 49..Our Waiter (Win)was great..Always accommodating .Assistant waiter (Sidi)was excellent.Explaining what we should have.always smiling and indeed made us feel happy..We looked forward to seeing them in the evening for dinner..They were super..

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Could have been a bit larger.The sitting area was very close to each other..Needed a little more space to put makeup etc..

Ship tip

Need to get more wheelchair assistance..It was a long wait Shopping a bit disappointing..

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Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Got Jibbed by the man who sold us some jewelry..Not honest ..Paid quite a lot for a chain we bought..Saw the same thing for far less in another port..😰😰

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Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Yes ..Okay.

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Cruise Glacier Bay

2 out of 5

Thought we would have seen something more spectacular..Very disappointing..No wild life,no whales, no Seals etc..

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Yes ..It was okay.The historical stores were interesting..