Wildlife was amazing

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

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Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Jewel

7 Night Alaska Inside Passage Southbound (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: August 28, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10004

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I did a cruise tour the week before and it was fabulous. Recommend if you have the time to do it before you cruise to see more of Alaska

Embarkation

5 out of 5
seamless

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
buffet a little messy but everything else was spectacular

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
fitness center a bit light on equipment

Entertainment

5 out of 5
top notch

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
fantastic as usual for NCL

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
getting a little long in the tooth even after renovation

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
unbelievably fantastic. Gave tours to friends and they didn't believe such elegance existed

Ship tip

book the Haven or a suite for all the additional benfits

Ports of call

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

4 out of 5
just boarded there shortly before sailing

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

3 out of 5
weather prevented going in very far

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5
some of the excursions were not as advertised. Did the wilderness tram ride and saw almost nothing. The gondolas to reach the starting point were great

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

3 out of 5
fog prevented entering to any extent

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
excursions were all marvelous went to the alpine zipline park

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
went to Kroeshel wildlife refuge and saw more wildlife than I had seen in 4 previous trips to Alaska

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

3 out of 5
City ice, city trolley tour horrible

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
very picturesque

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

4 out of 5
Beautiful city. Ship did not have enough space on tours or transfers to the airport. Airport wouldn't check you in until 2-3 hours before departure and there was very little sweating.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
flawless as usual for Haven
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4 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

bubbles60    1 year ago

Sounds wonderful!

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the review

cruising2004    1 year ago

Yes, I loved the land tour before the cruise! So beautiful! Glad you had a wonderful land and sea experience.