Beautiful Alaska Cruise

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

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

Sail date: September 24, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9922

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Weather was misty rain for first 3 days then sunny the rest. Balcony was wonderful especially to listen to the water at night with door open. It was entertaining during the daytime while on the ship and everyone was friendly.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Easy and enjoyable

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Excellent! Main dining room or buffet food was good, staff was attentive, and we were very pleased.

Q Texas Smokehouse

5 out of 5

Brisket was great! The platter for 32 dollars would feed 2. Amazing desserts.

The Manhattan Room - Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Good choice of options, friendly staff.

Savor Restaurant - Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Comfortable setting, good food choices, good service.

Garden Cafe

5 out of 5

Food was good every meal although we found out the earlier you go the better for seating. The peak times 9am- noon -6pm really hard to find a seat.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
For us this vacation was more on the rest and relax since our work weeks were 80 hours for several months.

Encore Casino

5 out of 5

My husband enjoyed the casino. It was a plus that it was non smoking. A separate room was allowed for smoking.

Sandbar

3 out of 5

Needs to have more snacks. Ran out of candy bars on first day. Plenty of alochol but not much to offer as far as chips, chocolate, or something if you have the muchies.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Will not disappoint you in any way.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Above and beyond for even the smallest of request.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very much so. Layout was easy to follow.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Roomy for two, balcony was wonderful, bed was really comfortable.

Ship tip

Choose your restaurant early for each day. We didn't do this until we boarded the ship.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

Not enough time from flight to boarding time

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

Arrived 7pm stayed in we had a 9am flight next morning and the boat docked for 7am. Decided to rest for the next busy day.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Organized and quick!
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5 Comments

natelorip    1 year ago

Glad you had a great time in Alaska. Thanks for sharing.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

bubbles60    1 year ago

Sounds wonderful

cruising2004    1 year ago

Glad you had an enjoyable cruise. Thank you for sharing.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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