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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

3.1 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 07, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Went to check in and our cabin was no longer available. Had to wait 1.5 hours for a replacement only to find out we had been given wrong key cards. Hours spent at guest services in line with hundreds of other passengers

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Terrible, port staff yelling at passengers like a cattle market. Hotel booked through NCL was nice but port staff made us wait in lobby for nearly 2 hours due to mistakes made with transfers to ship for check in. Requested special needs assistance months before embarkation and no one available at port.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Carnival and royal have more choices and better quality food believe it or not.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

Couldn’t attend most of it due to kids club not being available

Children's Programs

Because it was not available even though I was told by cruise line on more than one occasion it would be

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Senior staff unhelpful, our room steward was nice but forgot things and seemed overwhelmed

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Balcony cabins are tiny as compared to other cruise lines

Ship tip

Website a total navigation nightmare, app not much better. Many items unavailable for pre purchase online, like spa services

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Loved the port, not the embarkation port staff

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska Did not visit port

Port cancelled due to safety issues

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Again, port staff confused about who went where and mistakes with transfers
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