My wife and I have returned home safe and sound from our first HAL cruise - a 7-day roundtrip (from Seattle) Alaska run aboard the ms Westerdam that called at Glacier Bay, Juneau, Sitka, Ketchikan and Victoria, B.C.
Although our first HAL cruise, we are veteran cruises and are, I suppose, most loyal to Princess. We were very excited to be part of the HAL experience and were eager to add it as our top cruise line. I will break this down in bolded headlines in hopes of making it easier on the eyes.
A bit about us: I'm 26, my wife is 27. We do not party, hardly ever attend shows and like quiet and relaxing cruises save for the ports where we spend the most of our time ashore. I will not be reviewing Alaskan ports here, only the cruise experience itself. I will say we had great weather - no rain, flat seas and two brilliantly sunny days in Glacier Bay and Ketchikan.
A lovely view of a lifeboat!