We lucked out with this cruise. Being late in the season, there was only half the capacity of guests. Everyone on board enjoyed VIP service from the friendly, attentive crew. We chose the trip for the itinerary: starting in Vancouver, to Alaska, then south to San Francisco and LA - a nice variety of ports and scenery. It was our first time to Alaska and we are already planning another so we can ...
Regent is our favourite cruise line and we chose this cruise to coincide with the celebration (a year late due to Covid) of our Golden Wedding Anniversary.Having flown into Calgary we stayed over before transferring to the Rimrock Hotel enjoying a day in the Banff national park before boarding the Rocky Mountaineer for a two day journey from Banff to Vancouver prior to our Alaskan cruise. ...
We chose this cruise for access to glaciers and we're not disappointed in this regard. But we had really hoped to learn more about Alaska: its native culture, industry, and current issues and were disappointed that Royal Caribbean had nothing at all on board, either live or on the tv, for us to learn more. Partly because of the weather, the ping pong table, pickleball court, and rock climbing wall ...
In order to use some future cruise credits (before they expire) we booked the 14-Day Great Alaskan Explorer, Noordam Neptune Suite 7088. This was our first “post-pandemic” cruise……so, there I will be making some comparisons - especially because (in September 2019) we took a HAL “Triple Denali” land/sea trip, which ended with a 7 Day (southbound) cruise in the same suite (7088) on ...
This cruise was our third cruise since the restart. Overall we had a good cruise but I think all the cruise lines have some work to do to earn back the loyalty of their customers.
This Alaska cruise is one of my favorite Alaska itineraries. Because it begins and ends in Vancouver BC there is no need for a stop in Victoria. Although I like Victoria, some of the cruise ship stops are at bad times ...
Took friends on a 12 day of Alaska to show them the advantages of ocean cruising and show off Alaska.
Ship was in good shape, staff was excellent, food ok, entertainment ok with a couple of excellent people. Mechanical issues caused us to leave in the middle of the night causing us to miss Icy Strait Point, our whale watching port. The Endicott Arm scenic cruising was a fabulous day. ...
Took the Alaskan inside passage cruise with Holland America line as part of a larger Canada vacation. This was a vacation held over from 2020.
We had a fantastic time on the Zuiderdam and the entire cruise went smoothly.
Firstly, Holland America and our travel agent honoured the 2020 prices, including a drinks package which gave us a considerable saving on the current prices.
We were also ...
Our first cruise in 33 months was chosen for the ports (five of them new to us), the relative ease of round-tripping for 14 days from our home town and the avoidance of anything at all to do with flying. We were happy with the rules (masks recommended, vaccinations and negative Covid test required) and felt safe throughout the trip.
The cruise was interesting and met our primary need to escape ...
So this cruise was booked and rebooked since 2020.... But finally it was time! Alaska has not been a big bucket list destination for us. But on the list of " want to see and try". We are from Norway and have fjords and mountains. So this is not new to us. We are also very happy to be outdoor, kayaking, hiking in the mountains and go fishing.
So Alaska has several things we like and they offer a ...
The cruise was booked as part of a tour from Australia. The cabins, staff, facilities were good as was the entertainment. Passengers were crowding into the lifts with no regard for social distancing...one cultural group in particular.
Our main complaint was with the food. We felt that compared to previous cruises, the food was below expectations both in the buffet and dining room. Some dishes ...