Good time I'm Alaska

Item: Noordam
Rating: 4.9
Author: Thunderchild205

Noordam Cruise Review

Thunderchild205

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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

7 Night Glacier Discovery Northbound (Vancouver To Anchorage)

Sail date: June 12, 2016

Ship: Noordam

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall lots of fun. HAL wasn't really our cup of tea and that's ok. Would sail them again for the right itinerary. Had lots of fun in Alaska, definitely a memorable cruise

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Vancouver terminal was pretty quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

On board activities definitely geared towards an older crowd. Cruise director only had 1 person with her to manage all activities. May have changed since then.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Gorgeous ship, good size, plenty of venues

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

We were some of the youngest on the ship. We're probably not HAL target demographic though. Ship was pretty quiet by about 9pm.

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Ports of call

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Did a duck city/harbor tour and lumberjack show which was pretty cool

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Did adventure park ziplining and had a great time just walking around d the town

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Did Mendenhall glacier and whale watching

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Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

3 Comments

ScubaDaveHash 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing, I just came out the Nieuw Amsterdam and the activities are also on the minimum side. This was fine with me, as I enjoy reading and relaxing, but if people expect to have a lot of activities they'll be disappointed. Evenings have a bit more, but nothing like big musicals or other shows like other cruise lines. Mainly dance, piano bar, blues bar, classical music stage.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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