Great Alaskan Cruise
Noordam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska
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Purser
Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 42
Review summary
We loved the Cruise locations. Alaska and the inside passage are beautiful! We were at the end of the cruise lines time in Alaska and you could feel the fatigue of the crew.Embarkation
Not a lot of direction from embarkation hall to ship!
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
There was enough food. until about 10:00 pm then everything shut down except for Pizza and Pasta, and at times there was no staff to help with that. And the dessert counter was closed as well.
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Shows were good. Comedian was great!
Children's Programs
No Kids
Service and Staff
Room was clean - never saw our steward.
Dining staff was marginal.
Staff overall was not that friendly.
Ship Quality
The Noordam is getting old and shows its age. The men's restrooms all had a very pungent urine smell to them.
Trim work throughout the common areas is not in the best of shape. Crew and ship seemed a little tired.
Cabin / Stateroom
The cabin was nicely sized. The room was kept clean. Could use more electrical connections - loved all the USB receptacles.
I had to tighten all of the hinges on the cabinetry in the room. After that, it was very pleasant.
Ship tip
The Crow's Nest is the place to be - get there early.
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Ports of call
We loved Anchorage and Seward. We also did Denali on the HA train, McKinley Explorer, fabulous!
We loved Haines, quiet tiny Alaskan town not so spoiled by the Cruise industry.
Hiked the Rainforest and the town in the rain - great adventure.
Great shopping and restaurants!
The five glacier sea plane flight was well worth the money.
We had so much fun in Ketchikan exploring the town and Creek Street. The "Deadliest Catch Tour" was fantastic! Well worth the money!
Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia
We loved this port. We stayed another six days in Vancouver on our own and that was not long enough!
Disembarkation
The debarkation process was a bit of a mystery, very little direction from the ship crew on how were to go after we retrieved our baggage and we had paid for the airport transfer.