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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 15, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8720

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

It was great overall. Would love to do another Norwegian cruise. Announcements were hard to hear and understand.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Not bad. There were lines but that was to be expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Our first meal in the Local wasn’t that good but everything else was great. Ate at Taste, Savor, Manhattan, Cafe m, Cagney’s and the Italian restaurant, forgot the name. Had snacks on the observation deck. Drinks at the local bar, Dylan was a great bartender.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Used the hot tub and enjoyed the pool area. Enjoyed the games, played in two. Won a t shirt.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Entertainment was excellent! Saw The Choir of Men twice. Did comedy shows, they were great, especially liars club.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our room steward was wonderful, room 8720. Wait staff was excellent. Dylan at Local bar was so nice, we enjoyed drinking there a lot.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was very clean and well maintained.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was great. Enjoyed the larger bathroom and balcony. The beds were very comfortable. Our steward kept our room ship shape even with our stuff all over.

Ship tip

Enjoy yourself! It is a great ship.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Went on our own. Bought city pass and saw so much. Did some day before and day after the cruise.They need to fix elevators and escalators in there stations and terminal. Not great when taking bags from airport to hotel and cruise terminal.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Did Mendhall Glacier and whale watching cruise. A little more time at the glacier would have been nice. Whale watching was fabulous. Saw humpback and killer whales and sea lions.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Did White Pass Railroad, so pretty. Took lots of pictures.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
Just breathe taking. Wish you could hear the park ranger better outside. The ship rotating was cool.

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5
Booked our own tour. Ketchikan 4-1. Ava was our guide and she was wonderful. Saw so much, eagle and bear. Ava was a great naturalist with lots of information. Was one of the best tours.

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5
Tour through the city wasn’t great, bus driver doesn’t like the people in government. But chart gardens were beautiful. The ship docking an hour later then original itinerary prevented us from having the full experience.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Good, escalators would have been nice.

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7 Comments

Cruisiegal    2 years ago

Thanks for the informative review

songwine    2 years ago

I appreciated your review.

byhisgrace    2 years ago

Thank you for your review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your experience

natelorip    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing. We are going to Alaska in August and can't wait. Glad to hear that you really enjoyed it.

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