Great Alaska Cruise

Item: Nieuw Amsterdam
Rating: 4.4
Author: esimpson

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

esimpson

Contributor Level: Third Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 43

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 18, 2021

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5169

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

Even though this was a late in the season Alaska cruise we were excited to be back cruising. Holland America made this cruise safe and very efficient. As usual, Holland America's crew members provided excellent service throughout. The Neiuw Amsterdam is a beautiful ship and seemed to be very clean and well maintained.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Best embarkation, ever! No lines, Holland has it figured out better than ever!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The Pinnacle Grill was fantastic. The main dining room was great, good food and as always, excellent service. The lido deck buffet was much better organized than on prior cruises.

Pinnacle Grill

5 out of 5

The Pinnacle Grill provides excellent food with equally excellent service. The prices are also very reasonable.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

EXEC talks were excellent and informative. Pools were great but were sometimes closed due to rough seas.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Great comedy acts. The dancing acts seemed somewhat amateur.

Art Gallery

2 out of 5

Unfortunately Holland America and Park West Gallery parted ways which left Holland America without a fine art auction venue. Having a live fine art auction onboard provided art seminars and art purchases for many art lovers who cruise.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Excellent service from all staff!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship seemed extremely clean. Service workers were always cleaning no matter what time of day.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had a verandah which was very nice, comfortable and clean. We normally stay in a Neptune suite but this seemed to have adequate space for us.

Ports of call

Cruise Glacier Bay

3 out of 5

Difficult to see, lots of rain, fog and mist.

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Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5

This was a very beautiful area. Would have enjoyed spending more time there.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Disembarkation was fast and smooth. Holland had different time segments for groups of passengers.

6 Comments

AuntPinkie 3 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Sorry you no longer had the art auction. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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izrgreen 3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to write a review

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RetiredRay 3 years ago

Sounds like a late season trip. Looking forward to boarding in May.

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Curt34 3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for the review.

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javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing

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cruising2004 3 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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