Alaska

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 24

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 18, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 14782

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Would do a cruise again, but would choose more wisely on which ports the ship is going to and how long the stay is.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
It was fine. More formal signage would be better than an old man holding a handwritten placard.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
All good. Service was exceptional. The two times I ordered beef it was very chewy, so that was not pleasant. The nopales salad in Los Lobos was extremely spicy and couldn't be eaten. The milkshake I had in the diner was made with ice, probably the worst I've ever had. And the cupcake from the bakery was dry. Other than that, no complaints on the food, all delicious!

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Go-carts, electronic games, walking laps, fitness center, spa... it was okay.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The Beatles show was good. Kinky Boots was full of cross dressers, had to walk out on that. Choir of Man.. meh. Stayed for 3 songs, decided I'd rather do other things. One of the piano players (Alexa) was exceptional.

Children's Programs

Guess....

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Exceptional service from everybody. Servers would go out of their way to help get what was needed/desired. The spa ladies were a little pushy trying to sell their products. Guess that's part of their job though.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was clean, always. Layout was fine, no issues.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
No issues. It was the perfect size, spotless, cleaned twice a day!

Ship tip

Stay away from the buffet, go to the restaurants instead.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5
Easy to go get. No excursions.

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5
Meh... Juneau doesn't seem to have changed since I was last their over 20 years ago. A little dumpy.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

1 out of 5
Who cares? What a waste of money for an excursion (Forest Top Tram Ride). Would not recommend. Do not want to go again. Could've skipped this port to spend more time in Ketchikan/Victoria.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
Beautiful!!

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

1 out of 5
Would have picked a different excursion (or none at all) if I had known the ship docks 7 miles outside of town. With so little time in port, we never got to see Ketchikan at all.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
Been there. It's a shame for people who have never been there to arrive at night and only for a few hours. It's s beautiful city.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
In the room packing, never heard the directions disembarking was taking place on deck 7. In an elevator with others all trying to get to deck 4 to leave.
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3 Comments

dwbmatty    2 years ago

Was on this sailing as well. Spot on about Icy Straits.

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Sorry parts of this cruise didn’t meet your expectations, yet glad you plan to revisit Alaska.

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