Excellent cruise. Ship and staff were great

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

7 Night Alaska: Glacier Bay Skagway & Juneau (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 28, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin number: 17114

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Excellent cruise but the time in some port were very limited. I might suggest doing the one way cruise in lieu of the round trip.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Excellent. Treated very well. We were in the Haven

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Only went to Onda and Food Republic. Excellent! The Haven restaurant was great

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Did not do any

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Choir of Men - excellent Two comedians were very funny as well

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Naven our butler, excellent, JayLal our room steward, excellent, Paul and Kevin the Haven bartenders superb!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Staff were cleaning all the time

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Cabin was spacious. Good storage. Shower was large which is a great plus.

Ship tip

Go!

Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
Went on the Mendenhall Glacier and whale watching. Very good. Our driver was very funny. Its a large group of about 45 people. Whale watching was just okay since it rained very hard..no ones fault. The tour boat offered a buffet which did not accommodate all 45 people since everyone filled their plates. The ships chef actually brought us a piece of smoked salmon..only to us, when they ran of of shrimp. So that was very nice. All in all a good trip. Did not do the town. There was no time

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Longest stay in port. Did the Ocean Raft Wildlife Adventure...so much fun and the crew was excellent. Visited the town...must have the king crab legs!

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
breathtaking

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

4 out of 5
No time to visit the town...very short window. Did the Great Alaskan Lumberjack show.Very funny...worth the time.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
Again...no time in port. DO NOT DO the Victoria walking Tour. Terrible tour. You can easily walk into Victoria on your own and see the city that way. Our guide wasted so much time taking us the long way into town that by the time we got into the city we have an hour to get back to the ship.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
nice any easy
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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