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Item: Westerdam
Rating: 3.7
Author: justjake12

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

justjake12

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

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7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 04, 2022

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4034

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Holland should be up front and honest about everything, I had to pay 31.00 bucks a day for "tips" which I am not opposed to but should have been made aware of this prior to booking the cruise. I purchased a "internet" plan 130.00 that was worthless, I didn't buy the drink Package so I had to pay 7 bucks for 2 cups of coffee. How much is a lb of coffee?? Every turn was more money for this, more money for that, such a shame.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

No problems

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Employees were top notch, smiles and grettings were excellent.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

CHEAP, CHEAP CHEAP toilet paper!!!!!!

Ship tip

Don't go

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Cruise Puget Sound

4 out of 5

CRUISE STEPHENS PASSAGE

4 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

excursion was to long and I didn't have a chance to visit Juneau, mostly my fault

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

4 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

2 out of 5

Went on an excursion Food Lovers Tour of Sitka, what a joke, was taken to a brewery, from there to a garage and sit at picnic tables. Holland should send a rep to take the excursions before they allow their clients to book them.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Was a great outing,nice town had an excellent time

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Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5

Ship was late arriving, not giving us "older" folks time to visit comfortly.

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Paid 60 bucks to leave early and get a bus to the airport, could have done this exact thing FREE!!

10 Comments

Bear1 1 year ago

All the cruise lines have tips, now I would never do this because it’s just plain mean, but you can go to guest services to have them removed, this is tacky, because your room stewards and wait staff work real hard, we always give them more. As far as coffee , how much do you pay on land at say Starbucks, my guess is it’s a lot more,

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silverbullet7 1 year ago

Let me guess. 1st time on a cruise ship?

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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timelord903 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry you were uninformed about the additional costs. Appreciate your feedback.

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Lawnboy1956 2 years ago

I’m guessing you have not cruised before. Daily tip charges are on every cruise line and it is well documented on their website. You can also pay it all in advance if you want, that’s our preference. Also you can have it removed when you board at guess services and then just tip for service. We pay all of the daily service charges in advance and then tip individuals for excellent service.

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Dumfy75 2 years ago

3.50 is actually pretty good for a coffee and surely not much more than you’d pay on land! I’m sure I spend most of my onboard credit at Starbucks on some cruises it’s so expensive!

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Costs are normal, a little research and a different T A might have made you more informed. Thanks for sharing.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Sorry your cruise was so bad

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javawoody 2 years ago

I feel that cruising is a good value, but if you are concerned about 3.50 for coffee, cruising may not have for you

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