Great cruise, Alaska was beautiful!

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

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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