Great Alaska cruise.

Item: Serenade of the Seas
Rating: 4.5
Author: forejoeb

Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

forejoeb

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 191

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska Glaciers Galore (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 19, 2022

Ship: Serenade of the Seas

Cabin number: 9600

Traveled as: Family (young children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This is a good trip to see some of the beauty of Alaska. We took our grand children and they enjoyed the sights and also enjoyed the "Fuel" club for teens aged 12 to 17. We enjoyed seeing Vancouver but I would book this cruise from Seattle to avoid the hassle of getting into and out of Canada. The embarkation process was a nightmare with 3 cruise ship in port boarding at the same time and long long lines through the various stages of the embarkation process. The food and entertainment was very good. This is the first time that the cruise Director actually was one of the entertainers--he did a tribute show to Neil Diamond.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

The worst embarkation we have ever experienced.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

All the food was good to excellent.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Staterooms on this ship are small.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

4 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5

Toured on our own since all the shore excursions were sold out.

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Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

4 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau has become very commercialized--Jewelry stores abound! Booked a raft excursion through Cruise Only and it was an excellent trip.

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Haines, Alaska

5 out of 5

Wait listed on a shore excursion and we did get to go on a tour of Haines. Not much there but they do the best they can. Some in our group took the ferry to Skagway and enjoyed that trip.

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

4 out of 5

Could not get very close to the glacier.

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