Everything went very well. The weather was quite warm for Alaska. Enjoyed seeing the beautiful glaciers.

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Gulf of Alaska

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 4
Helpful Votes: 113

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
Westerdam

7 Night Glacier Discovery Southbound (Seward To Vancouver)

Sail date: June 09, 2019

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Suite

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Everything was excellant. Very well planned by HAL.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
It went pretty well going through the check in lines but it was quite a walk to get on the ship.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room was great. We had anytime dining and never had to wait to be seated. The buffet was great as always.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
We did not participate in these activities

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Went to the evening shows which were good

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Room stewards were good as always. Not as good as we have experienced in the past but were still good. Waiters in the Lido deck were very few. Not always there to replenish drinks like in past cruises.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
All areas were very clean. The shops have been stalled down in size and have to walk through the main jewelry store area to get to the other side of shops one that deck.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Every thing was good.

Ship tip

Be sure to book your reservations on line prior to sailing for the Pennicale Grill on the Westerdam. As soon as we got on board, we went to make our reservations for that week and they were already booked solid. We were very dissapointed.

Ports of call

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
What beautiful scenery.

Haines, Alaska

4 out of 5
Did the train excursion and it was very interesting learning about the culture in that area. Shops in town were plentiful and lots to look at.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Went Whale watching with Jayleen's Alaska. Was only 8 tourists aboard her small boat. Saw whales, seals and lots of eagles

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5
Did a lumberjack show. It was very good. The shops in town are wonderful as well as plentiful for souvenir shopping. Lots of fun.

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
The scenery from our balcony on the ship were absolutely breathtaking. A very beautiful Passage for some great pictures.

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
This was disembarking port

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
The disembarking was the best ever out of our 16 cruises. Left ship got our luggage,went through customs,and made our way to get a taxi to go to our hotel for 3 days before flying home. There was plenty of people on our exit route from the ship to guide us to where we needed to go. Got a taxi for us,loaded our luggage and off to our hotel. At hotel our driver unloaded our bags, the hotel attendant tagged the bags and after we checked in, the bags were delivered to our room. Very pleased with the very smooth process.😊

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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

GerryBCruisin    2 years ago

Thank you for taking the time to share your review of the Westerdam. Lovely sunset photo!