7 night Alaska Explorer with Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 5
Author: German8

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

German8

Contributor Level: Third Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 27

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaskan Explorer With Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 23, 2014

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 6126

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 10 years ago

Review summary

All around this was an excellent trip. From the terminal staff in Seattle for Holland America to deportation from the ship it went very smoothly and quick. I think the food and staff were the best of any cruise I have taken. I have taken many cruises in U.S. and abroad. My grandson, 15, really enjoyed hanging out with the 13-17 yr old group. I would encourage any young people that age to join the group which the Westerdam organized.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Open seating worked great, room service exceptional and great choices of food

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

I did not participate in a lot of these so should probably say N/A

Entertainment

3 out of 5

A couple nights excellent, others O.K

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

The 13-17 age group very good

Service and Staff

our room steward was most helpful, but can't remember his name

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Great and really clean all the tiime

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had an inside cabin and had plenty of space and were not in the room that much so we did not miss a window or balcony

Ship tip

For Open seating, we just booked a reservation from day to day and never had to wait to eat in the dining room.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

We were on our own and would always recomment Pikes market, the new Ferris Wheel.

Thumbs Up 1

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Buy a shuttle ticket and you can stay as long as you want at the glacier and fallls. We did not buy from the ship. We could also wait for the clouds to disappear and buy our tram ticket then rather han have a set time.

Thumbs Up 3

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

We were able to catch a fishing boat on our own and also great whale watching on the way back.

Thumbs Up 1

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Walk into Victoria from the ship along the harbor- bautiful and water taxi back.