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Item: Westerdam
Rating: 3.9
Author: hopkins1518

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

hopkins1518

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 19

Overall rating:

3.9 out of 5

Verified Review

7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: July 02, 2023

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 8053

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

if not expecting the moon its a good trip. plenty of food to eat staff works hard but a bit slower than used to

Embarkation

4 out of 5

was easy and pretty fast

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

main dining started off slow but ended up a good experience specialty dining was good but service was terrible buffets were the normal buffet

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

older boat didnt have much

Entertainment

2 out of 5

didnt have much for us on boat we didnt go to any of them

Children's Programs

no kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

the cabin stewart and waiter were excellent did have an issue first night with maitre d we thought are dinner time was 8 pm but it was 730 he seamed to scold us for 3to minutes almost didnt go back to main dining because of it

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

beds a bit old

Ship tip

download the app before you board

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

was interesting

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Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

lots to see here and yes did the whale watching well worth it

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

little less to see here and did sea life excurion it was ok

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Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

didnt see port did fishing trip fishing was great captain was great but had mix up on fish being sent home with very little help from them

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

quick and easy

3 Comments

AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your Alaska experience.

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Other reviews of this sailing

Relaxing. The staff were great. We can’t wait until our next cruise with Holland America.

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