Relaxing trip to Alaska

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review

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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 28, 2021

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was our first cruise during the pandem!c. We felt this would be a safe voyage for us because we’ve sailed with HAL to Alaska once before and they did such a stunning job pre-cov!d that we trusted them implicitly…and I’m pleased to report that they did not disappoint. Our room stewards were outstanding. The guests masked appropriately. We spent much of this voyage in our room enjoying the balcony, easy and expansive room service menu, the long list of available movies (we watched a record breaking 22 movies; nearly all of them new to us though not new in release date!), and breathtaking views of Alaska. We had great weather on this trip and Glacier Bay was a transformative experience this time. I pray that everyone has such a lovely Glacier Bay viewing experience! Icy Strait Point was also new to us this time and we really enjoyed this casual, homey port. Once again, HAL knocked it out of the park.

Ship tip

The elevators on the side of the ship - with the beautiful ocean view - are almost always available quickly!

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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

blackholesun    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

BobbieA    2 years ago

Love that HA has bathtubs in outside cabins.

GrammySmith4759    2 years ago

We are going on the cruise to Alaska June of this year.

RetiredRay    2 years ago

Looking forward to boarding in May!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us. .

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