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Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 18, 2021

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 3 years ago

Review summary

It was great getting back to cruising. We enjoyed all of the precautions all of the staff took to make our cruise safe. We LOVE the way our embarkation went so smooth.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We loved the way HAL made the embarkation so easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We liked the fact that the kitchen staff were dishing up the food. We enjoyed our meals in the dinning room/Pinnacle/buffet/room service.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We enjoy the Trivia and playing with different people. They decided to cancel some shows which was disappointing but we know they did it for a reason.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
We enjoyed what we got to get in to see.

Children's Programs

We have no children.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
We LOVE Made and Siti in our cabin. We LOVE Made and Broderick in the dinning room. Everyone was so friendly and wanted to do everything they could to make our cruise a great one.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
We noticed staff constantly wiping things down.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Of course we would like to be in a bigger cabin but booked too late to get one. We enjoyed our cabin staff. They made our cruise a happy one.

Ship tip

Bring a highlighter to mark the shows/events when the flyer is dropped off to your cabin.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

We live in Washington and have been to Seattle several times. The homelessness people all around town is a SHAME.

CRUISE STEPHENS PASSAGE

5 out of 5
It was (as usual) interesting and beautiful.

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
We visited the Mendenhall Glacier Tour.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
We were glad to view it from our deck so we weren't crowded in the the Crow's Nest or on the rainy deck.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
We have never stopped there on our past cruises. Would like to have been there during the daylight. Maybe next time.

Sitka, Alaska Did not visit port

The Captian decided it wouldn't be safe NOT to stop in Sitka. There were some pretty rough seas to contend with.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
It was pretty rainy but we still got a little shopping in.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We found our bags pretty fast and got out to our car in a timely manner.
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5 Comments

AuntPinkie    3 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

izrgreen    3 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to write a review

Curt34    3 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for sharing.

javawoody    3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing your experience

cruising2004    3 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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