First Trip to Alaska

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 4.4
Author: Schrep

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Schrep

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 14

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Glacier Discovery Southbound (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: July 15, 2018

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8033

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

We had included a land trip to Denali National Park before the cruise. I would definitely recommend it. For our first cruise, we couldn't have asked for anything better. Although a little expensive, the excursions made the trip!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

For the number of people involved, the organization by Holland-America was outstanding. Just be patient.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

If you enjoy seeing and hearing about the local wildlife, don't miss the opportunities with the naturalist on the observation deck everyday.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska Did not visit port

Simply loaded here.

Thumbs Up 0

Haines, Alaska

5 out of 5

Took the "Glacier Point Wilderness Safari" excursion. The combination of activities (i.e. whale-watching, hiking through forest, and canoeing to Davidson Glacier) was wonderful and the guides were excellent.

Thumbs Up 3

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

The excursion we took in Juneau was "Alaska's Whales, Glacier, & Rain Forest Trails". The guided walk through the Tongrass National Forest was a marvelous experience. Besides the beauty of the forest, we actually had a large black bear cross our path. Our guide Gene Miller was so enthusiastic it was infectious. At the time we visited there was some flooding so we weren't able to get as close to the Mendenhall Glacier as we would have liked, but we still had a great view of the glacier. The walk we took around Juneau near the port was very enjoyable, especially lunch at the Red Dog Saloon.

Thumbs Up 1

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

On our excursion, we visited Totem Bight State Park. Hearing the native Alaska stories and legends about the totem poles by our excellent guide was very interesting.

Thumbs Up 0

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia Did not visit port

Went straight to the airport from the ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

8 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

GerryBCruisin 2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Westerdam.

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

cruisellama 5 years ago

Thanks

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

IkeDeb 6 years ago

Nice

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

ShipFaced411 6 years ago

Very Nice to know..thank you

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

RTBusek 6 years ago

Awesome

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

SammyAddison 6 years ago

Cool 😎

Thumbs Up 0

Flag

Other reviews of this sailing

Great laid back trip