Majestic views of Alaska

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 12

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

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

Sail date: August 06, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8110

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Alaska was a bucket list trip. We did not enjoy all the unruly and entitled kids running around. It was disappointing that kids ruled a trip planned for 2 years!! Many people had the same concerns, maybe this should be looked into.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Pretty organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Plenty of options

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Used the pool

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Shows were great

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Staff was stellar

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Didn’t see too much cleaning going on. Observation room felt like people were living there and made it feel kind of unwelcoming

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Plenty of room

Ship tip

Have lots of patience and enjoy vacation

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Our excursion was cancelled

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Train ride was fun

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5
Nice to walk around and liked to see the salmon swimming

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

It was dark when we got there

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
Seemed organized but slow
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12 Comments

MichelleEC    1 year ago

That must have been disappointing. I am not surprised since it is summer vacation from most schools. I am going solo in late October.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

d0rin31978    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing. Will keep this in mindfor when I book my Alaskan trip.

natelorip    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed Alaska.

javawoody    1 year ago

If traveling during school breaks I recommend cruise lines that cater to older clients

Dumfy75    1 year ago

Kids are ultimately the responsibility of the parents. I think some people think being on holiday means they have time off from parenting duties as well!

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry about the unruly children. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of them.

sonolady14    1 year ago

I’ll make a point of traveling when school is in session for that reason alone

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Regardless of when you travel, you should be afforded an enjoyable vacation. I’m sorry for your experience. Allowing anyone to be unruly is upsetting. It should be stopped

kdlady    1 year ago

I recommend not traveling during the summer months when schools are out if you want to avoid kids.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

Itspeace4me    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing.

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