If not for the scenery, it would of been a bust

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.6
Author: TBranCruiser

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

TBranCruiser

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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

Sail date: July 16, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

It was okay, ports were good! Scenery amazing . NCL is a last option going forward though.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All of the specialty dining was great. District brew house and sugarcane mojito bar were both great! Manhattan room had nice breakfast. The local grill was pretty bad, food wise.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Did not partake

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Choir of men is amazing! Beatles review was also amazing! Trivia and other things were held in the HOT atrium, where it was crazy crowded as well. Comedy was so so and its ridiculous that you have to make a reservation for that.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Some friendly people working but not across the board. I assume they are overworked.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship. Balcony cabin was well appointed. People cleaning and picking up behind others constantly. The theater seats are awful!!

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

The app is not good and works only half the time. No where to eat after 10 pm other than the nasty local grill. Extremely crowded buffet area. Atrium is hot and overcrowded.

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Ports of call

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

Pretty but downtown is far from port and only there a few hours.

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KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

3 out of 5

No one told us the last bus shuttle to downtown needed at 10:45am. Had we known we would of gotten off before that time.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

9 Comments

Ladyjunecliff 1 year ago

Thanks for your detailed review of your Alaskan cruise.

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MichelleEC 1 year ago

I can see how the ship would be crowded as it is during the summer. I am taking this same cruise in October. I look forward to it. We will be the last ship coming through so hopefully there won't be a full ship.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Itspeace4me 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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StuPedasso 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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natelorip 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. We loved the District Brewhouse as well. glad you enjoyed Alaska.

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tavo6 1 year ago

Thanks for your review

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate you sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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