Wonderful cruise with lots of beautiful scenery.

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Norwegian Spirit

9 Night Alaska With Dawes Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 24, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10026

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

We had a wonderful time and I Definitely recommend this cruise for a restful retreat.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Embarkation went very smoothly. We received emails with paperwork needed to board and so all went well.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We ate in every restaurant. All were excellent except for the new Italian one, Onda. While our waitress was great the rest of the staff needed more training. Also, the food was not what I would favor in a Italian restaurant. The rest of the restaurants were definitely up to NCL standards.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Due in part to the weather there were not a lot of activities but we really enjoyed the ones we did. The activity people were really good at their job.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The performers were really good. My only complaint was there was only one show per night (we were ok with that due to reduced sailing capacity) but it was at 8:30 pm. 8:00 would have been better. There was too much time between dinner and the show without much to do. This ship was filled with an older crowd so many people just went to bed instead of the show.

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
The majority of the staff was delightful. They were friendly and efficient and always had a smile.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Great job keeping the ship clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
No complaints about the cabin and our room steward was above and beyond amazing.

Ship tip

Look for the good 😊 and enjoy the trip.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Did not do an excursion, it was merely a stop to get on the ship.

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
No excursion but walked the town and met lots of really nice people.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Took a great trip to the Yukon. The guide was one of the best ever.

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER Did not visit port

Due to the weather and the icebergs we didn’t actually get to the glacier. We did get to see it from a distance thanks to the captain.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5
Ok, but not my favorite. We did take an excursion on the tram to the top of the mountain where we walked the guided path and learned of the area.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
This was just as we remembered. We walked the historical part of the city and talked to the natives. Really nice time. We did take the tram to the top of the mountain but due to the fog it was hard to see.

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5
Fun time visiting CREEK STREET. Nice walk with lots of history.

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

Short stopover late at night.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Walked off the ship after the crowd had gone away. No problems, our shuttle was right on time.
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4 Comments

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate the review

mollyv71    2 years ago

We were on this cruise as well! This was our 8th NCL cruise and the food was not up to par!!

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