Great laid back trip

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 4.4
Author: TjmPittsburgh

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

TjmPittsburgh

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Glacier Discovery Southbound (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: July 15, 2018

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8100

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Disembarkation was the worst. We were told by Rosario that we were not on the list for "straight to shuttle" when our luggage was tagged the night before with the correct tags. She turn us over to Harvey who was doing 1000 other things and said he would fix it but abandoned us. Luckily, Pam from the vancover port assisted us in getting off of the ship and to our shuttle.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining and buffet were great. Pinnacle Grill not worth extra $$. You are better off upgrading to the lobster in the main dining.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

BB Kings all stars blues band was AMAZING. Main stage music shows were mediocre.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Ship was refurbished in 2017. Very classy

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Laid back casual environment. If your looking for a crazy party crowd, go somewhere else.

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Ports of call

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

1 out of 5

They do not provide a shuttle that goes directly to the ship from the train terminal. You have to either take a shuttle tour throughout all of Seward or walk ~1/3 mile to the ship. After a 4 hour train ride you just want to get on the ship.

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Haines, Alaska

4 out of 5

Haines is VERY small. We did not take the ferry to Skagway where supposedly more exists.

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Nice port, shops and food.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Large port, lots to do.