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Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5
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Westerdam

7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 24, 2022

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin number: 5076

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This was a great cruise with lots of learning and experiencing of Alaska. I would recommend the cruise to anyone looking for a great, friendly ship that goes to the popular areas of Alaska.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Having done the VeriFly beforehand, our embarkation took less than 5 minutes. No lines and we were on the ship within 15 minutes of arriving at the terminal.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Lots of diversity in the food choices. We really enjoyed our dinners at Pinnacle Grill.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The StepOne dance company was great! We went to every show. We also enjoyed the BB King's bar and band - so amazingly good! The EXC-Talks were interesting and informative.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The BB King's band was the best! We enjoyed them every night. We also loved the StepOne dance company performances.

Children's Programs

No kids with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our cabin stewards remembered our names - I was impressed by that! Every single staff member greeted you when you arrived at venues or were just walking by.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
There was always someone cleaning the ship's various areas. Rarely did you see fingerprints or feel as though something was being neglected by the cleaning staff. The layout was easy and not crowded at all. Most of the time we felt there were very few people on the ship because it was so open.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had a verandah cabin. Plenty of space for two of us with the verandah handy for viewing the glacier on our own. Our cabin stewards kept the cabin spotless on a daily basis.

Ship tip

Get a verandah cabin. Deck 5 was very quiet.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

We live here and only embarked at the terminal.

Cruise Puget Sound

5 out of 5

CRUISE STEPHENS PASSAGE

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
It was a foggy day in Juneau and our excursion was cancelled. We wandered around and visiting the state museum but didn't do much here.

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5
Got to see some calving up close. Sounds like thunder!

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
Raining but still enjoyed visiting the State Historical Park.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Had a great trolley excursion to Saxman totems.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We did the self-assist, which worked great. Able to have breakfast and disembark at our own pace. Off the ship and through customs in just a few minutes.
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8 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

GSpringer    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

GabeNSteph    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

Skyla69    2 years ago

On the top of my bucket list!! Thank you for sharing

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise!

kef2016    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your cruise experience. Looks like you had a great cruise.

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