Great Ship, Terrible Excursions

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

4 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

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

Sail date: August 27, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10712

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall, 4 out of 5 stars. The Encore is a great ship, the staff care was very good. Just wish the excursions were better.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
It was a lot like going through the lines at DisneyWorld

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Besides Los Lobos, everything was excellent and the staff was amazing.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Majority of the activities were good. Anything like Deal or No Deal, or Bingo was gravely overpriced...

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Besides the wait staff at Los Lobos, everything else was above expectations highly. I was very impressed

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
There was very little clutter or garbage anywhere on the ship. I was very surprised.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
I could have sworn I ordered a bigger cabin that I got, but I wasn't really in there that much. The balcony is a must on a cruise, that is a definite. Housekeeping and room service were very nice, polite, and on time.

Ship tip

Make sure you book a balcony, and upgrade your drink experience. Watch yourself at the casino, its easy to just to tap the card to get more funds on the machine!

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5
DIdn't care for Seattle... Don't intend on going back..

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5
42 jewelry shops? Really? Not worth anything.

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5
It was cool to go to the Yukon but overall, depressing again.

Cruise Glacier Bay

4 out of 5
Glaciers were cool to look at it, but you definitely need to be on your own balcony.

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

1 out of 5
All the excursions here were a huge let down.

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

We pulled into port at 8PM, it wasn't worth my time

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
It was kind of like they had us trapped on the wrong deck. And then whenever they said we go to the right deck, they wouldn't let us the stairs, only the elevators. Totally dumb.
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4 Comments

Curlyredhead    1 year ago

Thank you for your honest review. Appreciated.

natelorip    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing. Sorry it wasn't everything you wanted it to be.

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Sorry to hear about the excursions.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Sorry the excursions and ports of call were disappointing. Glad you enjoyed the ship.

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