Alaska Cruise 2023

Quantum of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaska Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 04, 2023

Ship: Quantum of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11222

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Honestly We booked this ship and this itinerary in part because it had the North Star, it was going to Skagway and Victoria BC and unfortunately - the North Star was broken and we never made it to these 2 ports. Food was OK Not sure that I would book Royal again - just overall not a great experience

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

It was OK - Did one specialty which was good Buffett was so so - typical buffet - items were not very hot and not changed out much

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

what we did was OK

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Everyone was very nice and pleasant

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

It was OK -

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Very nice

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

Seattle was very dirty and unpleasant to be in - we went to the mountains instead of the city

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Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

yes - we did a trolley ride = very informative then walked around the city We were very disappointed that this was not Skagway as what was booked - one of the reason we booked this one

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Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5

We did the gondola and a whale watching excursions - both we good

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

4 out of 5

Yes did the excursion and this was awesome - highly recommended

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Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Did not do an excursion - since permits were used up - we had to rent a car to get to Mendenhall Glacier - turned out OK

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Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5

So very disappointed we were not able to get off - we had plans to see friends that we had not seen in 5 years at this port. Though I appreciated then urgency to remove the person with the medical emergency I feel that after the coast guard exchange our ship slowed down quite a bit and could have still made the port

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

we self disembarked

6 Comments

deconz 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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Dennis54 1 year ago

We were on the same cruise and had a similar experience. They decided that the Northstar wouldn’t be repaired until after the Alaska season. Bionic Bar only occasionally working. Beds were hard as a rock even after requesting a topper. Missed ports. Not the cruise we booked a year ago. We’re veteran cruisers and we’ll probably not cruise with Royal Caribbean again.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for the review

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you did not have the best experience.

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jallaway 1 year ago

I see that the notice that The North Star onboard Quantum of the Seas is currently not available for guests to enjoy is showing on the RCCL website. What's wrong with it?

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