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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Encore

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

Sail date: May 12, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 13431

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 24 days ago

Review summary

Beautiful & clean ship. Overall good service. Time in port of calls wasted on shuttling.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Smooth, wait line not too long.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food ingredients is ordinally, presentation make up the point in the main dinning rooms. Long John Silver can do the fish & chips better. BBQ ribs are good. Overall dessert is excellent except the cakes. Buffets has a lot of choices for different tastes.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Weather not suitable for the pool.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
Beatle from Invasion, good.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Food servers are hard working and see a lot of team work. Like to recognize Jaylord, and his team; Jovic step up to save our lunch; and Daisy's sweet smile.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful ship and very clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
Very small with a king size bed, no room even for a chair.

Ship tip

If you value your time to visit the ports of call, Norwegian Encore relies on shuttle bus to take you to towns. Be prepare to wait in lines.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5
Easy walking and good public transportation.

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
Easy walking

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5
Easy walking. We did White Pass bac Easy walking. White Pass train ride on our own

Cruise Glacier Bay

3 out of 5
Disappointed at the scenery of the glacier.

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

2 out of 5
We wasted 3 hours on shuttle bus to and from town.

Victoria, British Columbia

2 out of 5
Beautiful night view. Docked after 8 pm, too late to do much.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Do use the free port valet, excellent service.
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