Amazing cruise!!! Alaska is a must!!

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.5
Author: natelorip

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

natelorip

Contributor Level: Cruise Director

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Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Reviews: 6

Helpful Votes: 89

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 21, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8114

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

What an amazing cruise! Alaska is amazing. I took so many pictures that just don't capture the majesty.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Norwegian does it right. They took our luggage from our hotel room and the next time we saw it was in our cabin.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Definitely something for everyone. Never went hungry and never had a bad meal.

Teppanyaki

5 out of 5

We had an amazing meal at Teppanyaki!! The singing chef was the star of the show and kept us all entertained.

The District Brew House

5 out of 5

Loved sitting in here with a good beer and talking with bartenders. Those guys work really hard.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Played some trivia and watched some game shows. But mostly we hung out at The Brewhouse or on our balcony.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Loved Choir of Man and the comedians!!! Haven't laughed that much in a long time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward was awesome!! Always there to ask about our day/plans. And he kept the room super clean.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship that was constantly being cleaned.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Having the Club Balcony was nice especially having the bigger bathroom.

Ship tip

Book excursions and specialty dining early.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

We took a helicopter excursion which landed on a glacier for a walk around. It was a once in a lifetime experience.

Thumbs Up 1

Cruise Glacier Bay

4 out of 5

Absolute must do!! This was an exceptional day of breath taking scenery.

Thumbs Up 0

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5

What a great place to go whale watching.

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Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

Took a tour to a local brewery/distillery to learn more about the process.

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Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Spent 2 full days exploring Seattle. Strongly recommend the Space Needle and Chihuhly Gardens and Glass.

Thumbs Up 0

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Really cute town. We didn't spend a lot of time there since the stop was short and we had to be shuttled back and forth.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Way too fast. We used Port Valet so that we didn't need to worry about our bags. They called our zone at 8 and we were off the ship by 8:15.

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