We originally choose Norwegian because it was less expensive. The cruise was fantastic. It was like a floating luxury hotel. The food was fabulous and available almost 24/7. We ate in the Garden Cafe most of the time. The service was superb and the selection was amazing. We enjoyed the great shows in the Stardust Theater and other games,etc. throughout the ship. There were gymnasts that could ...
It is interesting to note that I spoke with many other travelers from the Cruise (on the bus and at the Airport) and my comments below reflect what the majority also felt.
The ship is old and outdated. Needs a major overhaul. The Chief Cook and many of the chefs need to be sent back to Chef School to relearn how to cook and determine menus. We found that the best place too eat with ...
Friends recommended Norwegian and the Jewel cruises to Alaska from VanCouver. This was our first cruise in over 35 years my have things improved!
We were in a penthouse suite 9000 in the very front of the ship.
Very quite area of the ship with a huge deck area spacious suite with exceptional perks. We received the “Royal Treatment “.
I cannot brag enough on the staff and how well were ...
o Cruise looks out to dime and nickel.
o The art auction was clearly rigged and ran practically as a con job to sell low quality art items.
o Embarkation was super slow with grumpy people on counter
o Beware of video arcade area with kids - they do not limit in any way what kid can spent
o Most of the shows were tacky
o TV channel choices were terrible
o Long lines at few ...
We really enjoyed our time on NCL. We traveled as a family of four on the Jewel. Our two teens met lots of other teens in Entourage and really enjoyed their time as well (I overheard my 13yo say that her days at sea were some of her best memories of the cruise). Our biggest gripe was that the mini-suite was sold to us as a roomier cabin with bunks for our teens. Instead they spent the week ...
We spent 2 days before the cruise exploring Whistler and Vancouver and definitely recommend it. Embarkation went smoothly and quickly, it started out a little confusing because no one was instructing us where to go with our luggage when they made a change from the norm. But we made it on and so did our luggage.
We had a beautiful mini suite that I would strongly recommend if going on an ...
Let me begin by saying that this will be a rather long review. It is, because it encompasses 11 days, almost all filled with something worthwhile.
So, let me start by saying the the NCL Alyeska Land and Inside Passage was above and beyond anything we could have imagined. From the moment that we arrived in Anchorage, it was truly great!
One more point, some writers may be, I am not, able ...
I chose this cruise because the dates were good; and I got a balcony stateroom, although I made my plans late.
As a first time cruiser, I don't fine them friendly. Same at the store, they are not hiding it.
The shore excursion team made some mistakes and the good thing is they were so willing to fix their mistakes.
However, one of their mistakes was to send me on a goose chase i.e. the ...
My husband and I chose this cruise because we had traveled almost around the world, but never to Alaska and have heard a lot of positive things about it from friends.
We decided take the inner passage cruise from Vancouver to Seaward, and instead of flying back from there, we opted to sail back to Vancouver. So we did 2 cruises in one. This gave us the opportunity to take it easy and do ...
Cruise arranged through Mayflower tours as part of a train trip in Denali, etc. Cabin was nice. Food plentiful but most of it was so/so. Nice to have ice cream available. Nothing made either on buffet or in restaurant I would want a recipe for. Mass produced with little use of herbs/spices, but at least hot food was hot, etc. Deep fried items we got in O'Sheenans was not cooked enough. Several ...