Awesome Alaska and Canada Cruise

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.8
Author: starfleet2001

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

starfleet2001

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 17

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

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

Sail date: August 13, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin number: 11736

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall a great cruise. Beautiful scenery, informative tour operators.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

An NCL computer glitch added some time but overall excellent.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Thew specialty and sit-down restaurants were excellent. The buffet was always crowded with difficulty finding a table.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Race Track, Galaxy VR were fantastic.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Beatles Invasion was good, magician was good, other shows bordered on crude.

Children's Programs

No Kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

The staff were awesome, great customer service.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Clean and well laid out.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Comfortable and clean

Ship tip

Avoid the elevators if possible, always packed like sardines.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Best of Seatle tour was excellent.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Whale watching was great, operator was very informative and we saw many whales. Mendenhall glacier was awesome.

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Tour to Yukon, bus and railroad. Highly recommend this tour. Stop with lunch in Carcross Yukon was excellent.

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Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Best views of any tour. You stay on-board and Captain takes ship very close to glaciers. US National Park Rangers give commentary and very interesting information about the glaciers and area.

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KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5

Jeep and Canoe with nature walk. The operators were fantastic, lots of information, beautiful views. Highly recommend.

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Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Butchart Gardens. Beautiful city and area, but not enough time to see everything. It would be great to add a couple of hours to this port.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fast

Traveler Photos

White Pass and Yukon Railroad. Awesome !

6 Comments

natelorip 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Glad you enjoyed Alaska.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the detailed review

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

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

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Glad you enjoyed.

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bubbles60 1 year ago

So glad you had a great time.

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