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Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 93

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Glacier Discovery Northbound (Vancouver To Whittier)

Sail date: June 04, 2023

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 7061

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was our second dad-daughter Alaska cruise and makes my day watching my daughter have a well deserved vacation and I got to spend 12 days with the love of my life!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Not the best but not the worst. Two other ships embarking and everything was pretty chaotic. Thankfully I was able to have my luggage taken care by the hotel. Very long lines for customs. Could be better organized.caregae

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Ate at all the specialty dinning restaurants and visited the Tamarind twice always great food! Food at the MDR was great. Skipped the Lido.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Went to the talks about Alaska and the wildlife and enjoyed very much.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Service throughout the ship was fantastic. I was fortunate to have access to the Neptune Lounge and everything there was wonderful. The crew all around the best as always, but our cabin stewards were hard to find at times and did the bare minimum. They were compensated as such.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Absolutely perfect!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Large excellent cabin and great balcony!

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
Beautiful city and lots to do. Pan Pacific Hotel for the price so-so.

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
This was absolutely wonderful! Calm waters and beautiful scenery.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Visited a few shops and took a hike into the forest.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
No excursions but again did some shopping and a fun hike to Mendenhall Glacier.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Small town and very busy with 3 cruise ships in port. We hiked through the woods to a small lake ad really had fun.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
Always perfect!

Cruise College Fjord, Alaska

4 out of 5
Due to a medical emergency our visit was cut short. No much narration while cruising what we did see. Many glaciers remained nameless.

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5
Unfortunately terrible weather with gale force winds and lots of rain.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Quick and easy! Getting to the bus for transfer to Denali very rough due to weather.
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7 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry you some bad weather. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of it.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruising experience.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Sounds wonderful

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

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