Most relaxing Alaskan Cruise

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 4.6
Author: PamelaKelly

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

PamelaKelly

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

14 Night Glacier Discovery (Vancouver Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 16, 2019

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 7040

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Relaxing until the land journey, bad hotels booked

Embarkation

4 out of 5

It was as expected, wait in line, move to another line and wait - etc

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

We chose to stay very casual and the restaurant did not disappoint. Great variety of offerings and the service was spot on.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

We chose to try the services of the spa one day, happy with the services but did not enjoy the sales pitch at the end. $75 spa service, which was great, but they wanted to sell me a little over $1,000 in product. I would have paid a bit more for the service to not have the sales pitch.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Enjoyed the night club and music. Great variety

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward was perfect. He knew that our goal was to relax and he was not over assuming. We did not experience the folded towels each night as we were in our room on the balcony a great deal but we did enjoy their interest in our relaxing and enjoyment of the ports etc.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

We were very pleased with the cleanliness of the ship and our cabin. We felt as if we were the first ones to use our cabin. Great housekeeping! The dining areas were clean and well maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

The cabin was a good size for our needs, the balcony was perfect. Regarding the cleanliness, we felt as we were the first ones to use the cabin. It was spotless.

Ports of call

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

3 out of 5

Not really a port of call, this is where we embarked and did not see much prior to boarding.

Thumbs Up 1

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

4 out of 5

Beautiful views, some breathtaking. Sunset (when we saw it) was beautiful

Thumbs Up 1

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

A great deal of fun. We chose to walk to a local restaurant. About a 4 mile walk each way. It was a clean and friendly city.

Thumbs Up 7

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Another great experience, in this port we chose to walk again vs taking an excursion. It was cooler which we loved

Thumbs Up 6

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

A nice quick stop here, touristy but fun. Ate at a local restaurant and it did not disappoint. Oysters were amazing in each port and the halibut cooked to perfection.

Thumbs Up 4

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

Spent hours on our balcony. Love the relaxing and slow cruise through this area.

Thumbs Up 3

Seward (Anchorage), Alaska

4 out of 5

We enjoyed just a few moments here before we board a flight to Fairbanks. In Fairbanks is where we stayed for the first night of our land journey. The hotel we were placed in was horribly dirty; it crossed the line to unsanitary. I would be very cautious of the land journey hotels. If I experienced this land hotel before the cruise, I would have gone to every length possible to cancel the cruise. It was horrible. I have reported it 3 times now and have not yet received a response.

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