Alaska Serenade of the Seas Alaska Cruise Reviews

Let me just say that we loved everything about this cruise except for the cuisine. My wife and I are in our thirty's, from the south and were traveling as part of a manufacturers incentive program with aprox. 80 people from all around the U.S.A. most of which we have never meet. Our travel day started at 2:30am EST Saturday the 8th of August leaving our home for the two hour drive to ...

Serenade of the Seas is a great ship for going to Alaska. There are windows everywhere to take in the magnificent view. It was a fairly easy process getting on the ship. Once onboard we noticed how clean the ship was. The service there was extraordinary. Our cabin was just the right size with a balcony. We had a cabin by the elevators which was great for easy access to all parts of the ship. ...

Serenade's Alaskan cruise was spectacular. This was the first cruise my husband and I have taken without kids (both are grown now). We were originally planning a northbound cruise, but opted instead for the round trip out of Vancouver, BC. This turned out to be a great choice, as it gave us plenty of opportunities to see the beautiful landscapes of Alaskan shorelines. Embarkation was a breeze. ...

My husband and I were extremely excited to take our first ever cruise. I had heard many good comments from friends etc about RCL, and comments here on CC were also pretty favorable. We arrived in Vancouver the evening of July 31 and stayed the night at a downtown hotel. Took a cab the next morning to the Ballentyne Pier and we were there shortly after 12 noon. The lineups to go through ...

Reading all reviews below, it seems like I was on different ship... Anyway I'm not that kind of person that only see negatives, but that's exactly what I want to highlight in this review. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed my cruise a lot, but comparing to other 5 cruises that I took previously (this one was first on Royal Caribbean) I would say it was towards the bottom of the list. Did I become too ...

Our trip to Alaska on Serenade of the Seas was a very wonderful experience.  Here is an overview of the trip:   Embarkation- Three groups of two flew into Vancouver from Edmonton, Calgary & Toronto the day of departure.  We took a limo ($110 with tip-cheaper than two cabs) to the pier, arriving just before 11 AM.  We were at the front of the check in line and made it through check in and US ...

Day 1So here we go... Me my partner and neighbor book this cruise kind of last minute (less than 60 days out) so we utilized RCI's travel arrangements. The good on this was that the airline prices were comparable at the time to booking the flight myself. The bad we did not get non stop flights and I hate flying and they still get you for a luggage fee...After a slight flight delay from Phoenix to ...

Traveled aboard the Serenade July 4-11, 2009.  Along with me, came my husband, 10 year old son and 16 year old brother in law.  I was the only previous cruiser- everyone else was a first timer.  Traveled to Vancouver by air and stayed at Pan Pacific at Canada Place.  Got that room on Hotwire for $90 and was upgraded to a suite for free when we got there.  Boarded ship next day.  Ballayntine Pier ...

We chose Royal Caribbean's 'Serenade of the Seas', sailing from Vancouver, as there was a special offer available. This avoided entering the USA at an airport, with all the associated infamous problems with US immigration staff. Having spoken to passengers from Princess, Celebrity and Holland America, in different ports of call, we could have had a better cruise for little or no extra cost. Almost ...

We flew to Vancouver from Los Angeles the night before the cruise.  We stayed one night at the Days Inn downtown, clean but very small, but for one short night it was fine.Pre-cruise we took a 3.5 hour city tour with Land Sea tours.  They picked us up in the hotel lobby and took all our luggage on the van.  They then switched us onto another van and we were a little worried whether they would get ...