Good food, good service, HAL as usual.

Noordam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Noordam

7 Night Glacier Discovery Northbound (Vancouver To Anchorage)

Sail date: July 10, 2016

Ship: Noordam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8134

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

The food was very good and our verandah cabin was more than adequate.  Not often you get a full sized bathtub these days.  The cruise was a typical itinerary and we followed or were followed by a Princess ship and a Crystal ship from port to port. Three days in three small, dreary ports were too much for a seven day cruise.  Entertainment on board was minimal.  For a ship some ten years old, the Noordam is in remarkably good condition and the public areas are quite upscale even today with marble floors, glass and brass.  Very nice lounge areas, gaming area, and quite seating nooks.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Very Good and nice variety

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Not much entertainment on this short cruise

Children's Programs

3 out of 5
Don't know. Not many children on this cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Good size but lots of noise from outside deck above as chairs are dragged across deck in the morning by staff mostly

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

1 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

1 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

mrsmollyfrancis    8 years ago

I'm here at home in Campbell River watching your ship sit in the middle of the passage. Wondering what's going on. Hmmm. Watched the coast guard approach.

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