Great Alaskan cruise

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 3.9
Author: hseveran

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

hseveran

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 66

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

7 Night Glacier Discovery Southbound (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: July 29, 2018

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 4185

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Wothwhile cruise, very good cruise line. definitly worth it for those wanting to see Alaska, inside passage, whale-watchine, et.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Seward had only the Westerdam departing. Got through the whole process including security in less than 15 minutes

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Food quality good in Lido buffet. Have to balance that with the 'old style' cafeteria style of serving, which causes one to wait in line to access food options. Also, large, noisy crowds and difficulty finding good seating. Did not eat in MDR this trip. Pinnacle Grill (extra charge) awesome as usual.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Loved Lido pool and hot-tub, but frequently filled with children, running and yelling and moving from site to site.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

room Stewards, Paul and Nikki were awesome. Every interaction I had with cruise staff was great. Neptune lounge staff also great.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Ship very clean. Old design. a lot of art and statues/objects to be seen, but seem to often not be noticed. The predominant color themes of the ship are darker colors (wood tones, bronze black/grey) and, I suspect, many times the art work is not noticed. It's worth the time to walk through the ship and see all the beautiful art/objects on display. Loved the glass elevators mid-ship. Not many passengers seem to want to use them? Great view!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Neptune suite. Wonderful size with awsome storage! aft corner location with wrap-around deck. Awsome view. Only real problems were HVAC and water tempurature. Alaska cruise had cool temperatures, and cabin temperature was ofter cold, no matter what the thermostat setting was or time of day/night - location. Suddently, for no apparent reason without adjucting thermostat, heat would come on? Water temp for showers variable, as on many cruise ships, depending on how many are using at that time.