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: 38

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: 1 year 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

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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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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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

spookylu 1 year ago

I went to the Caribbean on the Encore and loved it. I'd love to go to Alaska too! I'm glad you enjoyed your trip.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Glad you had an awesome time on your cruise. Alaska is so beautiful! Thank you for your review and ship tip.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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natelorip 1 year ago

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

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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bubbles60 1 year ago

Glad you had a great time. I agree with you about the dining options.

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SRAlbritton 1 year ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your cruise with us. Glad you enjoyed it.

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