My wife and I took a triple Denali land and sea tour on the Statendam from Anchorage to Vancouver to celebrate my parents 50th anniversary. The first part was a night in Anchorage then onto Denali National Park via the dome top train. The first night was at the Westmark Anchorage hotel. My first impressions were underwhelming. The hotel has seen better days but it was clean and the beds were comfortable. Its location is on Fifth Ave and is not near any inexpensive restaurants. Alaska is generally expensive for everything but it is slightly offset by no sales tax. The train ride north was good but the 10 hour bus ride to the ship was arduous. I talked to some travelers that did the shortest tour and basically just rode the train up to the park, spent the evening at the McKinley Chalet Resort then rode the bus back. I highly recommend that you avoid this tour, the triple Denali tour is a minimum.
We arrived at the ship just before embarkation, there is no time to explore Seward but at least getting onboard was quick.
The Statendam is a small ship (not the smallest, that honour goes to the Princendam) so getting around is easy but lacks some of the amenities of the larger ships.
Cabin is small but useful. I only wish it had a refrigerator and not just an ice bucket. There is only one outlet available, if you have a lot of electronic equipment (CPAP, battery chargers, tablets etc.) bring a power bar. my suggested this to me and it was great.