Alaska cruise

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.9
Author: chbh

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review

chbh

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 33

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

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

Sail date: September 10, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11218

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Would definitely do it again, great cruise. Had a great time, can’t wait to do it again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Not as smooth as some we’ve been on, but no real complaints. No time slots to board, everyone stands in line.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Wife thought it was better than Royal. Loved the anytime dinning.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was very nice

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Take medication with you even if you’re not sick, someone will be. You don’t want someone else to dampen your trip because they’re sick. We caught RSV because someone was sick. Lesson learned. It will now become part of our cruise bag.

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Ports of call

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Juneau it self was great, the only thing I didn’t like was where our ship was docked. Had to take a bus from the port to town.

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Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Got in late in the evening took the bus into town shop where still open had a nice time.

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Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

The town was nice, didn’t like where they docked the ship, had to take a bus to town or walk a mile to town.

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Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Train will take you anywhere. We stayed at the airport hotel and took the train to Seattle. I believe it was $7 a day for a pass

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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