We chose this cruise for our 20th anniversary trip and were quite excited to go to Alaska. However, when all was said and done, it was an average experience at best. The best part of the experience was the room - we selected a mid-ship mini suite. It was large and had many storage options. The only criticism there would be that the closet doors wouldn't fully open because they kept banging ...
I have a dairy allergy and this cruiseline only accommodates if you pre-order your food the day before and you must eat at the summer palace only for every meal. This really isn’t fair to the people you are with. Isn’t the point of being on a cruise to be able to get variety and try all the restaurants? I tried eating at other places and told the waiters I had a dairy allergy and they wouldn’t let ...
We haven't been on a cruise in 15 years mostly because I didn't have fond memories of the last one we went on (also a Norwegian cruise), but we wanted to see Alaska and couldn't think of a better way to see it. This has cured me of wanted to go on a cruise again. And, this was not an inexpensive vacation, so it was overall disappointing.
First, I will say the staff and crew work incredibly hard ...
I had cruised Norwegian a long time ago and, having lived in Orlando for 8 years, done quite a few Carnival and Royal Caribbean trips out of Port Canaveral. My general understanding of Norwegian's quality was that it was better than Carnival, but below Royal Caribbean (though their quality has not been what it once was).
We picked this cruise as a backup solution. We had planned an Oregon ...
This review will focus on traveling with a mixed-age group including four children (ages 6-13), two parents (including me, age 41), and two grandparents.
This cruise felt to me a bit nostalgic, like cruises I took with my parents when I was a child. The activities and entertainment seem to be trapped in the 1980s, with somewhat geriatric tribute-type musical shows (nothing with a plot, just ...
I went on this cruise with a group who enjoy Irish music and dance. That was great.
The worst part of the cruise was the air quality. We were going to get a balcony cabin but decided to get a cabin with a window. Big mistake. The air quality was poor. There are double doors going from a corridor to the theatre or the salon; if they are closed the air is bad. I came home with a cold despite ...
First and probably the last time on a Norwegian Cruise.
The cabin was so small for the price we paid! We had a hard time walking past the bed to our balcony. We could not fit our one piece of luggage under the bed nor in the closet so we had to take up Valuable floor space with it.
I had to call the first day to have our bathroom cleaned as you could write your name in the dust. ...
We chose this cruise as a maybe once in a lifetime trip to see the scenery and wildlife. We heard so many stories about how beautiful it is.
The excursions were rather good and we saw plenty of wildlife during our trip.
We did whale watching in Juneau, with closeups of 6 different humpback whales.
We did the river float thru the eagles preserve that was assume with too many bald eagles ...
I worked a summer in the print shop aboard the QE2 back in college and while we didn’t get to experience the passenger food much, we got to see the shows and bars. Then some 13 years ago, I did a photography cruise to Alaska on HA which was very nice. There were classes during sea days, a group to eat with at dinner, the food was spectacular in their MDR. It was scheduled dining and by the 2nd ...
We enjoyed Alaska and none of the shore excursions disappointed. We saw lots of whales, the mendenhal glacier, took the white pass train ride, panned for gold, toured a dredge, enjoyed glacier bay ( except for the park ranger who droned on and on ) saw the lumberjack show and totem pole park, Butchart gardens was incredible. The food was disappointing. We only ate in the complementary restaurants. ...