Westerdam Review

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Westerdam - Not too bad

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darthdes
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jun 2011
Cabin: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

Sailed on the MA Westerdam from Seattle (6/18-6/25) round trip Seattle: Juneau, Hubbard Glacier, Sitka, Ketchikan, Victoria BC. Had a veranda cabin on the port side on Deck 5 with four.

Embarkation was not bad (had to fill out health questionnaires while standing in line which was "semi annoying") and went by pretty fast for the size of the line (arrived at the terminal around 1:30 pm).

If you are going to shop, grab 2 or 3 Alaska coupon books by Alaska Magazine) that were handed out just before you board (several free items in Ketchikan and Juneau, nothing in Sitka or Victoria but curiously in Skagway which we did not dock at). Several fellow passengers asked me where I got that book (Westerdam did not give or have any of these books).

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Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom

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5056 - port side. Can see the glacier from here as opposed to the crowd at the back of the ship. Only thing was the positioning of the pull down bunk. The room attendant should have warned you but I think that the management told him "not to" as to avoid "scaring the passengers". To hear announcements, I had to sometimes open the door and stand in the hallway. Four passengers max.

If you bring lots of stuff, ask for more hangers or bring your own. Had a shower/tub. Had the electrician come in to fix the light switch.

There is a complementary safe in the room. Faucet water tastes like "desalination"

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