Alaska Mom and I

Item: Zaandam
Rating: 4.5
Author: FOE3389

Zaandam Cruise Review to Alaska

FOE3389

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

14 Night Great Land Explorer (Seattle Roundtdrip)

Sail date: September 10, 2018

Ship: Zaandam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Overall it was a very nice cruise with some itninerys that a larger ship could not do. I would go again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

There was no line we boarded immediately upon arrival.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The hours that the Lido dining are available are not long enough. If you are running in between these hours there was nothing to eat.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

lots of trivia games that I saw. Private card games, Pools were mellow no kids rough housing, etc.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our room steward was excellent. We had any time seating so we had many different waiters most if not all were on their game.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Older ship needs some interior attention and a paint job inside and out.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

We had a great cabin on the Promenade deck. Clean and well taken care of for us. Only one issue with the TV that was fixed with a replacement.

Ship tip

Free DVD movies to watch at night in your room. Ask the Pursers Desk Attendant for help.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

First day all is good.

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Vancouver Island

4 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

4 out of 5

Shopping and oh more shopping.

Thumbs Up 4

Cruise Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska

5 out of 5

Beautiful scenery.

Thumbs Up 2

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Shopping and oh more shopping.

Thumbs Up 4

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5

Walking around town headed over to the small port of Hoonah. Small town.

Thumbs Up 0

Anchorage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Shopping at the mall. History museum a must see. Took a tour on a trolly of the local area.

Thumbs Up 0

Homer, Alaska

5 out of 5

Best halibut ever for lunch out on the land spit. Walked all over town had a coffee at Safeway.

Thumbs Up 2

Kodiak, Alaska

5 out of 5

We decided to walk from the ship into town, walked all over town.

Thumbs Up 1

Cruise Hubbard Glacier

5 out of 5

Beautiful. Lots on cracking and ice falling into the water

Thumbs Up 5

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Shopping and oh more shopping.

Thumbs Up 0

Victoria, British Columbia

4 out of 5

Walked around the local neighborhood. Head over to Fisherman's Wharf for lunch

Thumbs Up 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

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