Alaska Cruise

Nieuw Amsterdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

3.5 out of 5
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Nieuw Amsterdam

7 Night Glacier Discovery Southbound (Whittier To Vancouver)

Sail date: June 23, 2024

Ship: Nieuw Amsterdam

Cabin number: 5119

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

Alaska cruise was good overall. A few issues but nothing to spoil the experience. Holland America music walk looks to be slowly falling apart which was a plus over the glitz and glam shows everyone else does.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Except for the slow security screening this was the best embarkation experience we’ve had.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was better than most cruises. Portion size was great.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Not as many Alaska experts on board as previous Princess cruise.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Our March2022 Rotterdam cruise had much better entertainment. Company Men show was rough. Piano bar was just okay. Jazz quartet was worth several visits.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Cabin stewards were in out quickly. Not impressed with officer that encouraged us to cut in line on debarkation day.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Great layout.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Storage was bad, overall a good cabin.

Ports of call

Whittier (Anchorage), Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Port staff were pushy to get you in line. Bus to airport did not have an operational bathroom.
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5 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     5 months ago

Thanks for your review. Appreciate the comments.

Gwbigdog     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

HeavySeas     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

cruising2004     5 months ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise. Thanks for the review.

AuntPinkie     5 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise in spite of the hiccups.