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Norwegian Encore Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Norwegian Encore

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

Sail date: August 25, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 17114

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Absolutely loved everything except Victoria in the dark. I wish we had just walked to town by ourselves.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We were Haven. It was the easiest, fastest embarkation ever! We were the second couple on board and sitting in the Horizon Lounge before 11 am

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
We are in the Haven restaurant for the most part. We did eat at Ocean Blue and Cagneys for one dinner each. All 3 were phenomenal!

The Haven Restaurant

5 out of 5

Genina does an amazing job of running the restaurant. Mica was a very friendly hostess. Loved all the waiters and waitresses!! The food is delicious!!!! You don’t need specialty dining when you have the Haven. It was only crowded one time and we still had no wait. We went in with anywhere from 2-7 people.

The Haven Lounge

5 out of 5

Loved the bartenders! The drinks were delicious. If I was down on decks 6-8 and needed a drink, I would take the stairs back to deck 17 just to have Aggie or Paul make my drink.

Ocean Blue

5 out of 5

Food was delicious!

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

Good was delicious! Service was impeccable! View was amazing!!!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Spent most of our time in the Haven, but did venture out to the fitness center for yoga. The instructors were okay - but not fabulous. The haven pool and hot tubs were top notch.

Haven Sundeck

5 out of 5

So peaceful!!!! Loved the hot tubs and the beds.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Really enjoyed Choir of Man, the comedians and the piano players

Encore Theater

4 out of 5

Seats weren’t that comfortable but the entertainment was great.

Children's Programs

No kids on trip with us

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Concierge, room steward, butler, bar tenders, waiters - all top notch!!!!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Everything was clean and easy to find

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Loved the room - so much space and lots of drawers and cabinets. it was always extremely clean. The bed and pillows were so comfortable. It’s a California king, so wider but shorter than our King at home

Ship tip

Upgrade to the Haven if you can!

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

4 out of 5
Really enjoyed the town. The ship is a 20 min bus ride from town and your time here is short. There seemed to be a lack of organization with the shore excursions. We were taking the boat back to the ship so that we didn’t have to worry about making that last bus at 11. There were no signs of where to meet and no one showed up until right before we were supposed to leave. My sister in law was on a different excursion (kayaking) and their bus was 30 mins late. She got back to the boat at all aboard time.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
We only had from 8pm-11:30 here. We did the walking tour excursion. The tour guide did not keep us entertained. When he was done, he said “I’m headed back to the ship. Follow me if you want.” He took off and didn’t seem to care if we kept up. He took us down dark streets and back alleys. I was not impressed!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We left our room at 8am, had breakfast in the haven restaurant and were off the ship before 9. The optical customs was so fast!
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7 Comments

AuntPinkie     1 month ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

CruiseChick2013     1 month ago

Thanks for your review. I’ll be on this ship for the first time out of Miami next March, so your review on the specifics of the ship is very helpful.

SEASTHEDAY525     2 months ago

Sounds like you enjoyed most of your cruise Thanks for the review I like to do our own excursions not Ncl’s But always make sure I have plenty of time left to get back to the ship earlier than we have to

Gwbigdog     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

natelorip     2 months ago

Thanks for the detailed review. Glad you had a great time.

cruising2004     2 months ago

Thank you for your detailed review. Glad you had a wonderful Alaskan cruise!

HeavySeas     2 months ago

Awesome......thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise