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Item: Westerdam
Rating: 4
Author: KayeO

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

KayeO

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 16, 2011

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 13 years ago

Review summary

Clean, comfortable, not difficult to navigate.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Overlapping of one-time offerings posed disappointment for scheduling. So many options, so little time.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

HAL attracts older clientele, which is exactly why I choose them - on my 92 year old mom's bucket list to see Alaska. The 6 PM - midnight stop in BC was too late for mom to do much at all. Tried to hire peddlars for a tour but we were a group of three and only a few tandem bikes exist and after an hour or more, we gave up trying to find an available one. Found some great hair products at LUSH. Will locate future orders via internet.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

3 out of 5

Cruise schedule limited time in this city which had more to offer thn Sitka.

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Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Gorgeous day. A blessing. Thoured the National park and purchased salmon at Absolutely Fresh to send home.

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Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Very poor weather conditions. Helicopter/dog mushing excusions was cancelled due to weather. Had no back up plans. Expected rain during the cruise (iti's Alaska, after all) but reality would cause me, in the future, to plan better.

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Pros: seeing Alaska through the eyes of my 92 year old mother

Cons: service from Cruise 411

Recommends Westerdam? Yes!

1 Comment

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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