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Item: Norwegian Jewel
Rating: 4.5
Author: sundar52

Norwegian Jewel Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

sundar52

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 4

Helpful Votes: 80

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska: Hubbard Glacier & Skagway (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: September 09, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Jewel

Cabin number: 14014

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

It is a great cruise and I prefer this to a round trip. Most of the round trips do not cover Hubbard Glacier and it is a must to see. You either cruise North to South or the other way so that you see the best of them all will be my suggestion

Embarkation

5 out of 5

No issues at all as we were in the Haven and were walked in

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We need more vegetarian choices and that's why this is a 4 star

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

We did not go to many as we were focused on excursions

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Fantastic

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Fantastic

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

The cabin was smaller than we expected - we had a larger cabin the last time in a different ship (Star), but the service and quality was very good

Ship tip

We were in the haven, but I am not sure it is worth the cost if you are not utilizing all the benefits.

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Ports of call

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

3 out of 5

Not much to do

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Amazing - please take the Excursion to go near the Glacier. The ship is parked way too far

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Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5

Amazing

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Very good - we did the Bike, Hike and Float - but some took the train ride and told it was fantastic as well

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Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Very nice

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Great place

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Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

4 out of 5

Some parts were good - open seas the rest of the way. WE had great weather and saw Northern Lights on the last night

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

7 Comments

Sogmoore 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 2 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

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javawoody 2 months ago

Thanks for posting

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HeavySeas 2 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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cruising2004 2 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful Alaskan cruise!

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DACruiser57 2 months ago

I love the north/south bound cruises. Did one on the Sun a few years back and since it was a smaller ship we were able to get a little closer to Hubbard than the larger ones. Hoonah is one of my favorite ports, but others may disagree. Got 3 things off my Alaska bucket list in one stop.

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