Statendam Review
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We took the Statendam to Alaska in 2003, on our very first cruise which was to Alaska. This time it was a two week cruise with new ports and three new ports. The weather was great for us, being from Arizona, in the 50's and 60's and a light mist to light rain in places. It just added to the adventure!
I also organized the Meet and Greet for the Roll Call June1-15, which turned out to be lot of fun to organize. We had 42 who had been on roll call and had corresponded by CC for months. We had 38 show up on June 2, for the M and G, and we had fun finally meeting each other. It was nice to see each other on the ship, or at meals, or in ports to wave and say Hi, or hang out together. We felt like extended family!
My husband and I did things on our own or went with private guides for hikes as we really prefer going this route. We had a great time, met so many new friends and saw so many new things.
Cabin Review
Large Interior Stateroom
Our cabin was an inside this year at our request. Yardo and Bambang served us well and we loved them a lot. The service was impeccable!
With the long nights so light out we felt like a cocoon in our room and we loved it!
Port Reviews
Seattle
We arrived two days early so did Seattle on our own and had a blast.
Ketchikan
We did Ketchikan with friends who lived there. We went hiking around Ward Lake which was so quiet and not very many people.We did a float plane but with a private company and not through HAl... we went with Seawind Aviation for half an hour over the "alps" and had a great flight. We had been to Ketchikan 12 years ago but enjoyed it more this time! Steve and Lesley Kamm run the family business.
Juneau
Again, we did this on our own and hiked in Mendenhall.
We also just poked around the city and found new thing.
Victoria
We did a tour with friends who were our guides for 8 hours! They live ther so we had an extensive day of seeing so much.
Homer
We loved Homer and the spit. Grweat day.
Sitka
We did Sitka on our own but it was excellent.