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Item: Queen Elizabeth
Rating: 4.9
Author: WeMustCruise

Queen Elizabeth Cruise Review to Alaska

WeMustCruise

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Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

11 Night Alaska (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 27, 2023

Ship: Queen Elizabeth

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

This was a Bucket List cruise for my husband. I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was the very BEST cruise out of many that I’ve been on. I am eager to do it again🙏🏼👍❤️

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smoother & faster than most

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Best food in any cruise! Staff wonderfully accommodating, lots of variety and top notch in every way 👍

The Garden Lounge

5 out of 5

My favorite place to take my morning coffee & my Bible. Lots of greenery & outside views and near the Lido Buffet❤️

The Golden Lion

5 out of 5

Nice place for a snack/lunch & entertainment; near the Cafe as well.👍

Commodore Club

5 out of 5

Spacious & comfortable with a wonderful view forward. Several areas to congregate and socialize.

Lido Buffet

5 out of 5

WOW, just about every cuisine type available, freshly prepared eggs, lots of fresh breads & pastries. Excellent fresh, ripe fruits, cheeses & condiments of all kinds. Multiple meat, seafood & fish dishes along with numerous vegetable & side dishes. They also know how to brew robust, full bodied coffee😍

Britannia Restaurant

5 out of 5

Every meal was excellent. Seating perfect, almost no waiting👍. Accommodating & attentive staff🤗

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Most enjoyed the Glacier Bay talks with Rangers that came on board. Loved reading some articles & books on the history & glaciers. Afternoon Tea in the Queens Room was relaxing & enjoyable. All of the entertainment was great😍

Admiral's Lounge

5 out of 5

Cozy & quiet space for small group meetings

Shops

5 out of 5

Good variety of cosmetics, scents, clothing & accessories. Also had all manner of daily necessities, OTC remedies and ship souvenirs. Beautiful selection of artwork (no high pressures sales people). Gorgeous jewelry as well👍😍

Pursers Office

5 out of 5

Efficiently cared for & resolved every question & situation👍

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Loved every one of the shows & entertainment, particularly the solo classical guitarist.

Royal Court Theatre

5 out of 5

Very comfortable seating & excellent visibility for talk’s & entertainment🤗

Queens Room

5 out of 5

A large & lovely space for afternoon tea & entertainments🥰

Library

5 out of 5

Wonderful 2 story library, lots of books & periodicals of all kinds. Computers available as well.😊

Grand Lobby

5 out of 5

We’ll appointed with service desks set separately along the outside so never crowded.

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

We did not have children on board with us but we’re surprised to find out there were many! Staff did an excellent job of ensuring children did not disturb other guests👍

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room Steward di a wonderful job with our cabin without disturbing us. Always clean & well stocked. Friendly & accomodating🥰

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

For a small ship, there was every amenity you could want & always easy to access. Never saw an area that wasn’t perfectly maintained🤗

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We were in a balcony cabin, 8th deck, aft. It was clean, comfortable & well appointed. Slept like a baby every night👍

Ship tip

If you like a relaxing, uncrowded cruise experience with top notch service & excellent food, this is it. This was the BEST cruise out of all 9 that we’ve been on! 👍. Will be doing it again🥰

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Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Wonderful overnight accommodation pre-cruise. Private transfer to cruise terminal was fun as we got a bonus history & area lesson.😍

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Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Best experience ever. We had Park Rangers on board who gave very informative talks. Our Captain maneuvered our Queen closer than anyone had ever been to huge glacier where we saw & heard ‘Calving’!. We watched dolphins swim, Sea Lions on Ice Floats, Humpbacks & Orcas swimming & breaching. Looking forward to going again, as soon as possible🙏🏼❤️

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Skagway, Alaska Did not visit port

Due to rock fall from cliffs along the port, we went to Haines instead. Would live there if I could😗

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Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Excellent Flora & Fauna excursion and a nice town for souvenir shopping.

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Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska Did not visit port

Not on the itinerary.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Did not go into the city but took an excursion to Mendenhall Glacier. Highly recommended!

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Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5

Lovely port with ‘Native’ owned restaurants & craft shops👍

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

City too big & crowded. It’s main focus is to get your every last cent. Would avoid if possible.😞

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Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

Not a place I would choose. We were led to understand that cruises departing or ending in Canada (Vancouver) are required to make at least one port call in Canada👎🏼

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Disembarkation

3 out of 5

Book transfer from terminal! Only one elevator in operation to get to street level. Otherwise you must hike up a long, steep ramp while toting your luggage.

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9 Comments

RedDawn55 8 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise! I took my mother on the inaugural of the Queen Elizabeth II on the Eastern seaboard for 5 days in May. The cruise was honestly a disaster because it was the inaugural cruise and the dining room open late, the food was subpar and all the servers were confused for most of the cruise. Would love to go again now that they're really up and running and doing it right 😉👍

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AuntPinkie 8 months ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback from your Summer cruise. Glad you found it perfect.

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grayghost 8 months ago

Thanks for your review. We are sailing on the Queen Elizabeth in September.

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javawoody 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing your Alaska experience

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Skooby 8 months ago

Very thorough review. Good to hear your experience was fantastic.

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ZATHROS 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing. Alaska is one of my favorite places to visit.

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cruising2004 8 months ago

Thank you for your detailed review. Glad you had a wonderful cruise!

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Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Awesome.....thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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