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Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

craigthygerson

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 42

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

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Westerdam

7 Night Alaskan Explorer With Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 10, 2016

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 4171

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 years ago

Review summary

Ketchikan was our favorite stop. We loved the lumberjack show! and the Totem poles. in Juneau you can walk up to the waterfall at Mendenhall Glacier, but you have to walk fast in order to get back on time! The salmon bake was good there. I wish I had gone on a whale watching tour though. In Sitka we did our own walking tour and saved the price of an excursion. The staff on board the ship were extremely helpful and friendly. The food on ship is fantastic!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

small but good

Ship tip

Each section of ship has a color code to let you know which area you are at.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5

should have booked a tour instead of trying to do things on our own. Lots of traffic. Defiantly see the Chihuly Garden and Glass museum!

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

Salmon was good, not enough time to walk to the glacier, should have done the whale watch instead. Too much emphasis on shopping.

Cruise Glacier Bay

3 out of 5

I expected it to be larger, but it was September, maybe it would be bigger on a spring cruise.

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

Did our own walking tour to save money

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Loved the logging show and totem poles

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5

Ship was delayed by weather and didn't get to go.

2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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GerryBCruisin 2 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to share your review of the Westerdam.

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