There was a lot to like on this cruise

Cruise Line
Holland America
Rating
Written by
Julia Fox
Sailed as
Solo
Published
Nieuw Amsterdam

The ship was wonderful, not too large & staff super friendly.

Special features.

Great wildlife & glaciology talks.

Park ranger came on ship in Glacier National Park.

Great library & really comfortable crows nest with games puzzles etc.

HD screens with ship course, position, & other statistic was a great idea.

Entertainment was excellent jazz group & dancers in particular.

Food very good & buffet was a good standard Asian options, deserts & bakery products outstanding.

Very friendly fellow passengers to join at dinner & chat too in the coffee queue, important as I was travelling alone.

A 3 night add on at Denali National Park was a highlight.

The McKinley Railway trip up there fantastic all 10 hours of it !!! Wished I could have had a 2 nd night in lovely city of Vancouver at the start .

Juneau & Skagway great stops, just ignore the ridiculous glut of jewellery shops.

Skagway historic old downtown.

Main criticism is a universal one HM are not kind financially to the single traveller.

I paid a hefty levy.

It is an expensive destination anyway.

Only reason I did not give 5 stars was this

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