Our Alaskan Cruise was Wonderful

Noordam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 113

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Noordam

7 Night Glacier Discovery Southbound (Anchorage To Vancouver)

Sail date: July 31, 2016

Ship: Noordam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8117

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

What makes this different from other cruises is that the scenery is awesome every step of the way. On other cruises, you enjoy the ship and ports of call. On this cruise it is all about what you are seeing as you cruise.  It was truly incredible and I think a cruise is the best way to experience Alaska. We did also enjoy the land portion as well. 

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
I am not really interested in all the on board activities. I don't do many of them.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
One of the best parts of the journey. Lovely stateroom.

Ship tip

Bring a scarf or a jacket to lay on your table before you split up to go to the buffet lines. Then, you both know where to come back to with your plate. Otherwise you are roaming the dining room while your food gets cold and looking for your dinner companion.

Ports of call

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
I don't think I was expecting this! This was the highlight of the trip.

Haines, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

eddiemac1    8 years ago

I agree. I usually split my time 50/50 between my balcony and on deck. In Alaska I spent almost no time on balcony. Stayed on deck to get the whole experience, not just one side of it. It was amazing!!!!!!