Wonderful Norwegian cruise, but we got Covid.

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

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

Sail date: June 11, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin number: 13884

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The cruise was great, but Ivan start feeling seek on Sunday June 18 the day of disembarking, he was tested Covid positive next day (June 19th), his wife Zhanna was tested positive on June 20th, our kids are still fine, which might be one of three possible reasons, thirst - they got luck, second they are young and do not have enough receptors to bind the virus, third - they did not attend activities which made their parents seek. Ivan and Zhanna attended three sessions of wine testing and one day of spa. If other passengers reported getting seek and were involved in the same activities, you might figure out the source of the infection and prevent it from happening to other guests.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
quick

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
nice food variety

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
nice wine testing and spa

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

4 out of 5
could be more fun

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

1 out of 5
Since we got covid, something was not clean enough

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
small

Ship tip

Do not book the trip or excursions for the third party, buy from Norwegian directly

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

3 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
It was slower than expected and we could not stay in our room
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10 Comments

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

Thanks for the detes 😎

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate your opinion

Dumfy75    1 year ago

How could you willingly book a cruise with thousands of other people, get off and attend excursions at various ports, and then say the ship must not be clean because somebody in your party got Covid? I do hope everyone recovers but come on, surely we’re not still in this mindset!

tavo6    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Yes…you can get Covid from anywhere, but a congregate setting increases your risk…..hence why there is still so much of it on cruise ships.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Hope everyone recovers quickly from covid.

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

We were recently on a British Isles cruise, and there was Covid everywhere….unfortunately, it’s still very active. I hope you recover quickly

bigshotdudes    1 year ago

So they couldn't of gotten covid from any of the ports?

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed summary. Sorry people became ill. Hope everyone is feeling better. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of this.

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