Food not so good and anytime dining confusing

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

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Review summary

The manifest of the cruise was heavy with travelers from the Orient. The food for breakfast and lunch seemed to cater to those travelers. The food was not good. I did however, enjoy my nightly dining in the formal dining room. I signed up for anytime dining and found it very confusing as to where I could dine. Each restaurant offering anytime dining with signs pointing to the door I should enter, would always be full. I would then have to go down a level to the next restaurant to be told the dining room was full and I would need a pager for my wait. I was under the impression a table would always be open for those who chose anytime. 

The cabins were very roomy and plenty of space to move around. The ship was very clean and the cabin stewards were very nice and accommodating. I liked having a naturalist on board to give bits of information about the area and the wildlife. The cruise director was hilarious and the crew working the fun events were a pleasure. The crew working in the casino were very fun. When disembarking the ship for ports, there was always a bit of confusion as to how to exit. There was poor signage and a lot of confused travelers wandering around looking for the way off the ship. I hated the constant up-sales of items on the ship. I had already paid for my vacation and did not want to spend any additional money on souvenir cups or expensive portraits. There was always a big push to buy, buy, buy. It was a turn off that the crew had to constantly up sale. I wanted to have a quiet, quaint dining experience each evening and hated the waiter pushing us to buy additional items. 

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

Juneau, Alaska

Skagway, Alaska

Ketchikan, Alaska

Victoria, British Columbia

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