Beautiful Alaskan cruise - amazing scenery!

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 14, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin number: 10734

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall great experience! Enjoyed viewing the Alaskan sites and visiting the ports. Cruise ship itself offers a great amount of variety with respect to food/drinks/entertainment - there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Plenty of food options; buffet was great for young children who needed a quick snack/meal. Main dining rooms provided excellent service!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Excellent variety of activities while on board. Race Track was a blast! Weather was a little cold to enjoy the pool too much, but kids enjoyed the splash area. Fitness center was utilized daily and provided sufficient options and great views!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent service - always willing to help. Very kind and professional staff.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
VERY clean ship in all areas!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Balcony room was great way to enjoy the views peacefully. Cabin was always kept clean; appreciated being able to select when we wanted this done so could have it made it up while we were out exploring.

Ship tip

Relax and enjoy! Even for a 7 day cruise - the time goes by fast.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Explored this port the day prior to embarkation. Pike Place Market was a great way to spend the day and see some of the iconic sites. Expect crowds!

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
Did not have enough time to explore the downtown since we also did an excursion. Very easy port to plan a last minute excursion outside of those provided by the cruise line.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska Did not visit port

This was not on the itinerary (we ported at Sitka).

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
Amazing views!!! Enjoyed listening to the commentary provided by National Parks Service staff.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
We lucked out with great weather during this port stop; we had a planned excursion and visited the rainforest sanctuary. Was a great event to do for the kids.

Victoria, British Columbia

2 out of 5
Time we stopped at this port was too late to do anything, most shops were closed. The walk to downtown was too far to make it worthwhile; could not view any of the flowers or anything since was so dark out.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth and quick!
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3 Comments

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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