Our 2011 Alaskan Adventure on the HAL Amsterdam August 5-19
with a pre-cruise stay at Mt. Rainier and Seattle
In 2008 my husband Bob and I went on a 7 day Alaska cruise followed by a 9 day independent land trip. Alaska has been calling me back ever since. I consider myself very blessed to have had another opportunity to visit this majestic place. I had several priorities on this trip: to observe bears eating salmon, to see Hubbard Glacier and to see Prince William Sound. All my wishes were fulfilled. How much luckier could I have gotten? My husband's priority for a return trip was to go when it wouldn't rain. Although we had a little drizzle, it was nothing to ruin our trip and he was very pleased with the weather as was I. The first part of the review is my comments on the Amsterdam. Following those comments you will find a day by day review of the ports. Feel free to ask questions if you need more detail.
We chose the HH category for the value and we were not disappointed. The stateroom is relatively spacious with a nice sized bathroom and plenty of storage. There is noise from the galley, but we did not find it disturbing. Usually it stopped by 10:30 p.m.