Holland America Line Seward Cruise Reviews
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Review for Westerdam to Alaska
Seamore42
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
I selected this for the land tour as we had never been to inland Alaska. Was what I had hoped for. Weather excellent for land, but some rain on cruise. Included Excursions , especially Denali bus and train to Anchorage were spectacular. The road in Denali is fast falling away, so may not be available for too long. Saw moose, bears, caribou, sheep.
Accommodations were as expected, lodges fine, ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2019
Cabin Type: Interior Stateroom
Review for Westerdam to Alaska
31Express
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s
This was our first cruise--and we chose it based largely on reviews here and on other sites which gave it high marks for food. We beg to differ. Among the low-lights: burned omelets, over-cooked fish, under-cooked pasta, laughably bad fried chicken and pathetic attempts at caesar salad. In fairness--the desserts on board were fabulous--but the only truly good meal we enjoyed came during an ...
Read MoreSail Date: September 2019
Review for Westerdam to Alaska
Lovecabo2002
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
I've written another review of our experience on the Volendam from Vancouver to Skagway Alaska. After that cruise we went on a nine-day land tour of the Yukon and Alaska, and at its completion we boarded the Westerdam for the trip back to Vancouver. To be fair, this seven-day cruise was better overall than three days on the Volendam. Our waiter in the main dining room was great, as was our room ...
Read MoreSail Date: August 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
jhbitner
10+ Cruises • Age 70s
It was part of a cruise and excursion to Alaska and Yukon territory. The land part of the vacation was very well done and the land coordinator was exceptional. The ship must have a naval architects nightmare. It was very poorly designed for efficient flow of passenger from one part of the ship to another. We usually choose not to go to the main dining room because of the time it takes to eat a ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
Review for Westerdam to Alaska
sro54
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s
My husband and I have gone on 4 cruises; HAL was the worst. First of all, we embarked in Seward at 6:30 pm. After going through the muster drill, we came back to our room to unpack. The steward knocked on the door and introduced himself. My husband told him that the safe did not work. He said someone would get in touch with us. No one ever did. We wanted to close the drapes to go to bed and ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Cabin Type: Signature Superior Verandah Suite
Review for Westerdam to Alaska
Craigsdal
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s
We were a group of 3 couples & a travel agent recommended this cruise & itinerary. In addition to the cruise we also booked a 3 day land tour. Our trip didn’t start very well, as we all flew out of Chicago O’hare Airport for the land portion to Anchorage. Our initial departure of 9:35am turned out to be 10:20pm, due to a brief storm early that morning. The delay was awful. We finally arrived at ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
TIGER1127
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s
We have a big family reunion come all of the world. before this cruise the biggest worry for me was the condition of the ship, I saw many reviews that people talking about how bad the ship was.
First the embarkation went smoothly, even was raining that day at Seward, there were umbrellas available for walking up the ship, no long line at all, took us about 15-20 mins to get on ship.
The ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Cabin Type: Standard Interior Stateroom
Traveled with children
Review for Westerdam to Alaska
Nathancfisher
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s
We were part of an 18 member family party on a cruise from Vancouver BC to Anchorage AK. The staff were generally helpful, the facilities fine, the Alaskan scenery amazing, the food ok, yet my experience was largely negative. We brought our three small children with us. Mistake. The marketing literature implied “child friendly” but that is misleading. The kids center “Club Hal” was fun for older ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
Traveled with children
Review for Westerdam to Alaska
GYPSEA2010
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s
this trip was WAY beyond our expectations - it was AWESOME and I highly recommend!
Definitely recommend doing the Alaska land part first - because you are in constant motion and it can be a bit exhausting. And then you get on the ship where you have more time to relax.
Our overall itinerary only included one full day in Denali - I would recommend two Full days there if possible.
Flew ...
Read MoreSail Date: July 2019
Cabin Type: Neptune Deluxe Verandah Suite
mlrussell
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s
The best thing about this ship are the four extra elevators they added either as an afterthought or in retrofit — Two on each side of the ship in the middle give us a total of seven elevators at entry point. These glass elevators on the side of the ship are much faster than the normal elevators and so wait time was actually quite minimal.
A cruise ship leads a hard life, the cabins are ...
Read MoreSail Date: June 2019
Cabin Type: Deluxe Ocean-View Verandah Stateroom
