Fantastic First Time Cruise

Item: Westerdam
Rating: 5
Author: Cruzemoejoe

Westerdam Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruzemoejoe

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

5 out of 5

7 Night Alaskan Explorer (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 17, 2023

Ship: Westerdam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 5159

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 months ago

Review summary

This was my first cruise ever and when we returned home we immediately started to plan the next one. It was a fantastic vacation and we will be cruising again and again! The ship was beautiful and the staff, food and drinks and accommodations were excellent.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Shuffleboard, Music, World Stage Events

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Library

5 out of 5

Great place for nice quiet time and a cocktail.

Rolling Stone Lounge

5 out of 5

Great band and music all week long

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Absolutely Fantastic Balcony Room

Ship tip

No need to get up early on last day to be the first one off the ship, if you wait until they announce it is okay to disembark you can just walk off with your luggage and not have to wait in a long line.

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Not a big fan of Seattle, but the terminal was just fine. No excursions.

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Cruise Puget Sound

5 out of 5

No a port, no excursions.

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CRUISE STEPHENS PASSAGE

5 out of 5

Beautiful

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful, went to Mendenhall Glacier, the weather was perfect.

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Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Overcast and raining, no excursions, hard to get good photos due to weather.

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Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5

Pouring down rain, water logged, but fun, we went to the Totem Park.

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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Another pouring down raining day and soaked again, but still fun just walking around town.

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Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Not enough time to get to Victoria and back to ship to see anything from 8:00pm to 11:30pm. on a Sunday evening. Not an issue as we have already been there in the past.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

It was very easy.

Traveler Photos

11 Comments

Sogmoore 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing. Nice pix

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Bear1 4 months ago

We’ve been on this ship in the past, glad you enjoyed her, she is beautiful, and that you our planing another cruise, Holland America is a good relaxing line.

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Cruisers4Lyfe 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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regalone 5 months ago

An Alaskan cruise will definitely hook you in to many more memorable cruises!

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karencruiser 5 months ago

Thanks for the review. I have my first HAL westerdam cruise coming up in a few months. So great info

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Gwbigdog 5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 5 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

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bubbles60 5 months ago

Sounds like you had a great trip. Despite the rain. Alaska is beautiful.

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cruising2004 5 months ago

Thank you for your first cruise review from 2023. Glad you enjoyed!

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HeavySeas 5 months ago

Awesome.......welcome to cruising and thanks for sharing your cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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Shh813 5 months ago

Cruising is the best vacation ever!!! Glad you loved it even with all the rain.

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