Glacier Bay is no more

Item: Norwegian Encore
Rating: 4.2
Author: rodgoddard

Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

rodgoddard

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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

Sail date: June 09, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12312

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

I would not cruise with NCL again visiting Glacier Bay or Alaska. I believe other cruise lines do a better job.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Great

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Everything was great. Ships personnel were outstanding

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Did not participate in any

Entertainment

5 out of 5

The Beatles Invasion was super good, saw them several times

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Cabin Steward Edward was the best we have ever had.

Ship tip

Glacier Bay is now absent of any major glaciers. There were two smaller ones, but it was in no way as good as it was 12 years ago

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

Drug haven with zombies all over especially if you ride the train from the airport. Be prepaired.

Thumbs Up 0

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

The bus ride to and from the pier was a half hour all because NCL does not want to pay Juneau for port fees. However we did the https://wingsairways.com/ on our own and it was outstanding

Thumbs Up 0

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Plenty of time to do what you want.

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Glacier Bay

1 out of 5

Glaciers are gone

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KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

1 out of 5

1.5 hour bus ride same reason as Juneau. Ship was not leaving until 1PM but busses quit running at 11AM. Very little time to do anything

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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