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Not for the Younger Crowd

Norwegian Sun Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
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Norwegian Sun

7 Night Alaska & Sawyer Glacier (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 24, 2007

Ship: Norwegian Sun

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 14 years ago

Review summary

The ship was very large and spacious. Rooms and public areas were clean and tidy. The food was nothing to write home about, we have had much better food on our 4 other Norweigan cruises, but staff was always willing to "swap" out a dish for something else. Overall, the ship was fine and I think if we had been in Mexico or the Caribbean with a more upbeat cruise director and activities, there would be no complaints.

Ports of call

Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5
3 hours White pass train ride was ok, but very pricey. But you can bring your own food on so we picked up a pizza and enjoyed our time on the old fashioned train. Town is small (like all the others) but good shopping and some cute food places. Overall, we spent way too much time at this port however, and most were back on the boat hours before departure time
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: Helicopters were out in full force - that might have been fun

Skagway, Alaska

3 out of 5
3 hours White pass train ride was ok, but very pricey. But you can bring your own food on so we picked up a pizza and enjoyed our time on the old fashioned train. Town is small (like all the others) but good shopping and some cute food places. Overall, we spent way too much time at this port however, and most were back on the boat hours before departure time
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: Helicopters were out in full force - that might have been fun

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5
Port was small and quaint, but lots of shopping and the totem poles and stories were very interesting. The rainforest was so lush and beautiful. We were lucky on this day as they say it is the rainiest port - we had sunshine.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: Zipline the Rainforest Canopy - Awesome!

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5
Beautiful Port - we wished we could've spent more time here instead of Skagway.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: The separate catamaran cruise up Tracy Arm to see Sawyer Glacier

Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5
Port was small and quaint, but lots of shopping and the totem poles and stories were very interesting. The rainforest was so lush and beautiful. We were lucky on this day as they say it is the rainiest port - we had sunshine.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: Zipline the Rainforest Canopy - Awesome!

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5
Beautiful Port - we wished we could've spent more time here instead of Skagway.
Thumbs Up
Don't Miss: The separate catamaran cruise up Tracy Arm to see Sawyer Glacier

Pros: Beautiful Scenery of Alaska

Cons: Ship's Activities

Recommends Norwegian Sun? Yes!

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