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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 35

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

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

Sail date: July 02, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8710

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Heck of a first cruise. While I don’t have anything to compare it to, I definitely will be doing another.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Everything went smoothly. Arrived at the port at about 1130. Never really stopped moving until on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
It won’t be confused with Michelin starred food but certainly was good. Feeding all the passengers in a several hour window is a huge task but we never had to wait on a table. Food was always hot and was out to us in an acceptable time.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We aren’t drinkers and don’t have kids. So our activities were limited to the evening entertainment (Choir of Man lived up to the hype) and the “game shows” in the atrium. We tried a couple of the seminar type things. They are nothing more than sales pitches.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
See the activity summary.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was very friendly and willing to help. Even the maintenance guys who aren’t really hired to be customer facing personnel were very pleasant. As someone who works in a service industry the people make the difference. I was impressed.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very clean. Always saw someone cleaning, touching up paint, etc.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Everything was great except choices on TV. We like to fall asleep to something and there wasn’t much at all to choose from.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Rented a car through Turo. Drove the one road out of Juneau. Beautiful trip and cheaper than an excursion.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Eagle float trip was awesome. Saw probably 20 bald eagles. Great guides. Well worth it and something besides the crowds. Only 6-8 people per boat.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

3 out of 5
Souvenir and tourist town. Really nothing too interesting to me here.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
What little we could see of the city, it was beautiful.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
I can’t fault the crew. People are just knuckleheads. Listen to the crew. They aren’t trying to create problems.
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8 Comments

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. The float excursion sounded lovely. So glad you enjoyed your cruise and Alaska.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Welcome to cruising

Carnivalfoodie    1 year ago

Welcome to cruising 🌝

cruising2004    1 year ago

Welcome to cruising! Alaska is so beautiful, glad you enjoyed it as well. Thank you for sharing your experience.

picalo    1 year ago

Excellent review. Great ship and itinerary

tavo6    1 year ago

Thanks for your review glad you enjoyed your cruise 🚢

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