Excellent and enjoyable cruise

Item: Norwegian Spirit
Rating: 4.5
Author: gapalucis1512

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

gapalucis1512

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 30

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Verified Review

10 Night Alaska Glaciers (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 05, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin number: 9502

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We all really loved this Alaskan Cruise. The staff and room stewards were excellent and extremely friendly and helpful. The food was great and really enjoyed the variety of food options. I think some different or more craft beers can be added (people love craft beer). I enjoyed most of the ports/stops but I think rearranging the schedule to shorten or skip Icy Point and add more time at ports with more things to do (Ketchikan and Victoria). Would recommend this cruise to friends and family.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth and easy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Great food and great quality. I enjoyed the different themes at the buffet. Maybe having some more craft beer selections (especially Alaskan Beers - ran out of alaskan beers after the 2nd day). The desserts were delicious!

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Performances were really good - maybe some more variety for a little younger crowd.

Children's Programs

no children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very friendly and attentive. Room Stewards kept the rooms spotless.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was well maintained and very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very clean, comfortable, and we really enjoyed the balcony!

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Hubbard Glacier Did not visit port

Fog

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Haines, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

2 out of 5

I think this port/stop could be skipped - did not feel that we needed to be at this port for 12 hours - some other better stops/ports were cut short on time and this port was 12 hours when there wasn't much to do here.

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Beautiful!

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Needed more time here and better hours. Getting there so early, nothing was open. Didn't have much time to enjoy this nice little town.

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Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

Beautiful but wish we had more time here - got in at 8PM and had to board by 11PM - a lot of things were closed or about to close. Another example of a port that we needed more time at

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