Great cruise, Alaska was beautiful!

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay Northbound (Vancouver To Seward)

Sail date: June 12, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11075

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The cruise was wonderful. The weather was typical for SE Alaska, and that was a bummer. Possibly a July or August cruise would have better weather.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Good experience, wait was not too long, people were very helpful!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Food was great, wonderful staff, and the choices were fabulous!

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I enjoyed working out in the fitness center. Staff at the spa were amazing!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great variety, and convenient times

Children's Programs

I did not have children with me on this cruise

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All staff and personnel were very friendly, polite, and appeared to enjoy their jobs.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship was kept in great shape, clean, and easy to get around

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was roomy enough, great storage areas. It was cleaned daily and was comfortable. I did miss the towel animals though!

Ship tip

Be sure to check out all the dining options!

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia Did not visit port

We embarked from this port, and did not have time to visit Vancouver.

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
The scenery was spectacular. We did not do an exercursion on the Inside Passage.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Ketchikan was sunny, and nice to explore. Our shore excursion was cancelled due to lack of people.

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
It was nice, the weather was typical for Juneau, cold and rainy. The whale watching and Mendenhall glacier were great though.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
The weather was cold and rainy, we did not do our shore excursion. We did explore Skagway on our own however. The museum was GREAT!

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
The glaciers were amazing, and the ship's captain did a wonderful job getting us close for phenomenal photos!

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5
The glaciers were amazing, and the ship's captain did a wonderful job getting us close for phenomenal photos!

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

5 out of 5
We disembarked at this port. We caught a bus to Anchorage, and did not explore Seward. I wish we would have gone to the aquarium while we were there.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy and organized!!
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7 Comments

drboiler     9 months ago

Go to Antartica on the Star...most amazing place you will ever visit on the Earth!!!! Alaska is nice to see but you will be blown away with the scenery of Paradise Bay Cruising. 23hrs of daylight too. No rain, no tides usually clear and sunny. You can see twice as far in Antartica it is told than on the mainland. Its dry air there, cool and no snow!!! just ice and icebergs floating both big and small. its magical folks.

Ladyjunecliff    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. Alaska weather usually involves some cold and rain. Lucky to get sunny weather in Alaska. We had a mix too. Going back in a week to see what we missed end of May-salmon, bears, etc. Packing rain poncho and shoe covers

YYCnoobie    1 year ago

I’m glad you gave it a good reviews. I’m going on August 14.

javawoody    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed the museum in Skagway it is a hidden gem at the end of the road

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience. Great detailed review! Sorry about the weather.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

karlgrgurich    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise despite the weather. We’ve gone early May 3 times. Weather was awesome for 2 of them, warm and sunny…and ok for the 3rd…cooler and cloudy. Rained only one day.

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