Great Alaskan cruise

Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 3.7
Author: howardintheheat

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

howardintheheat

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage Southbound (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: June 18, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8622

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We were part of a large group but the best of that was my daughter and son in law since they live across the country. We all shared the specialty restaurants...steak house,French.italian,Japanese..and loved them all. I did get a reputation amount the group because I had steak almost every time!! Also got the drink package and it was wonderful since we cud get premium alcohol and specialty drinks. Whales were fantastic but otherwise ports were no big deal... of course we did not do any other tours because whales were a bit pricey. What was great was pure relaxation.... booked late dinners so there was no rush to get anywhere and then enjoyed drinks and music afterward.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Specialty restaurants were great... main dining rooms very good.. didn’t do buffet except for the ice cream

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cleanliness and maintainace were very good but ship layout was a bit thought... had to go all the way forward before taking elevator up to avoid walking outside to reach venues there

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Take the restaurant and the drink packages...well worth the money on both counts

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Ports of call

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5

We booked private whale watching with icy point whale adventures and it was amazing!!! These folks were native Tlingit and gave us lots of info as well as the whale trip. Saw more whales then we cud believe including a breach!! Small boat with only 14 of us so plenty of room. Had snacks aboard and then on the way back Duane pulled over and we saw a coastal brown bear and her cub!!!!! Made the entire trip !!!!!

Thumbs Up 6

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

2 out of 5