AK 50th

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 4.2
Author: fhammitt

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

fhammitt

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

14 Night Glacier Discovery (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 19, 2019

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4060

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Super once-in-a-lifetime experience celebrating 50th Anniversary. Variety of onboard experiences including dining & entertainment. Friendly & competent international staff. Eclectic international clientele. Despite early shoulder season challenges, organizational experience is obvious. Shore excursions enhanced port calls.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Lido Restaurant

5 out of 5

Good food & lots of variety. Appreciate that it opened early to serve pre-debarkation breakfast. Could be improved with mapping of what food types are located where since there are several two-sided unfettered islands & choices are not clearly marked/readable when “cruising” the options.

Explorations Cafe

3 out of 5

CROWDED, long lines. Staff had insufficient room to effectively service clientele & I experienced with frequent errors. Combing coffee bar with liquor bar is bad idea.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All service staff were superb! Dining room wait staff for reserved table went above & beyond. Specialty dining (Pinnacle) was truly fine dining experience

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Size & layout were generally good, though TV (used for onboard info & deck camera views) was set up fo viewing from bed, not longe. Lifeboat fully obstructed views & maintenance outside window was annoying.