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Which of these cruise ships would you choose for Alaska cruise?
Due to time constraints and location, I am limited to about 6 different
cruise ships for my 7 day inside passage ALaska cruise from Vancouver. They a Holland America Volendam Holland America Zaandam Norwiegian Sun Royal Carribean Radiance of the Sea Royal Carribean Serenade of the Sea Celebrity Infinity Which would you rate as best cruise ship to go to from best to worst, based on quality of food, service, cabins (standard inside cabin), port of calls, etc.... and please state your reason why? Thanks in advance |
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"Art" wrote in message news:5hwPd.370968$6l.130323@pd7tw2no... Due to time constraints and location, I am limited to about 6 different cruise ships for my 7 day inside passage ALaska cruise from Vancouver. They a Holland America Volendam Holland America Zaandam Norwiegian Sun Royal Carribean Radiance of the Sea Royal Carribean Serenade of the Sea Celebrity Infinity Which would you rate as best cruise ship to go to from best to worst, based on quality of food, service, cabins (standard inside cabin), port of calls, etc.... and please state your reason why? Thanks in advance Infinity. Best Food. Service. Elegance. Pampering. Celebrity still offers bridge tours. And I'm a fan of the Celebrity "style". Only downside is it doesn't go to Glacier Bay. --Tom |
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Hi,
THanks for the reply. If you took Celebrity out of the picture, how would you rank the rest of the cruise ships? THAnks "Tom & Linda" wrote in message ... "Art" wrote in message news:5hwPd.370968$6l.130323@pd7tw2no... Due to time constraints and location, I am limited to about 6 different cruise ships for my 7 day inside passage ALaska cruise from Vancouver. They a Holland America Volendam Holland America Zaandam Norwiegian Sun Royal Carribean Radiance of the Sea Royal Carribean Serenade of the Sea Celebrity Infinity Which would you rate as best cruise ship to go to from best to worst, based on quality of food, service, cabins (standard inside cabin), port of calls, etc.... and please state your reason why? Thanks in advance Infinity. Best Food. Service. Elegance. Pampering. Celebrity still offers bridge tours. And I'm a fan of the Celebrity "style". Only downside is it doesn't go to Glacier Bay. --Tom |
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Art wrote: Due to time constraints and location, I am limited to about 6 different cruise ships for my 7 day inside passage ALaska cruise from Vancouver. They a Holland America Volendam Holland America Zaandam Norwiegian Sun Royal Carribean Radiance of the Sea Royal Carribean Serenade of the Sea Celebrity Infinity Which would you rate as best cruise ship to go to from best to worst, based on quality of food, service, cabins (standard inside cabin), port of calls, etc.... and please state your reason why? I have not been on HAL or NCL, but have cruised with Celebrity and Royal Carribean. I have found the food and service on Celebrity to be very good. On our recent Royal Caribean cruise the food was mostly very bad, just a few good dishes here and there. The food on RCL has been very uneven for some time now and you never know if it will be good or not on your sailing. The service on Royal Caribean was very good. sue |
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Art wrote:
Due to time constraints and location, I am limited to about 6 different cruise ships for my 7 day inside passage ALaska cruise from Vancouver. They a Holland America Volendam Holland America Zaandam Norwiegian Sun Royal Carribean Radiance of the Sea Royal Carribean Serenade of the Sea Celebrity Infinity Which would you rate as best cruise ship to go to from best to worst, based on quality of food, service, cabins (standard inside cabin), port of calls, etc.... and please state your reason why? Hmmm. I would go with Volendam or Zaandam, which are sister ships and very similar to each other. They are HAL's last generation (a good thing, IMO, as I don't care for HAL's latest generation). Don't know much about NCL Sun. RCI ships are sister ships and very similar, part of their Radiance class, their most recent. Celeb Infinity is one of their Millennium class ships (2nd of 4), their latest generation. The HAL ships are quite different in size from the others. The Volendam/Zaandam are 60,000 tons and carry about 1400 people. The RCI ships are 90,000 tons and carry about 2300 people. The Celebrity ship is 91,000 tons and carry around 2000 people. The NCL Sun should be in the 80,000 plus ton range. The thing is what a passenger is looking for and how they judge best to worse. HAL probably has the best cabins, biggest, they provide fresh fruit every day, and they now have the plushest linens and beds. Celebrity and RCI both use cots for beds. Service is hard to say. RCI has a certain style, NCL a certain style, HAL a certain style and Celebrity a certain style and it depends on the product delivery at the time of your sailing and what each individual encounters. If you go for a style of service that is personalized and the service staff tending to remember passenger preferences and addressing you by name then HAL's service may be judged best. If you go for a more entertaining service, overall, then RCI may be best. If you go for a more formal, quasi-European style service, at least in the dining rooms, then Celebrity may be considered best. If you like free choice and a variety of dining rooms then NCL may work best. The for-pay restaurants on NCL may be up to the quality standards of those on HAL and Celebrity. Or close. Celebrity can be best overall in food, providing that they deliver their A food product. Problem is Celebrity is inconsistent with food delivery from sailing to sailing. HAL is also spotty, overall ratings are respectable. RCI gets overall fair to poor ratings for its food. NCL, may depend on what restaurant you choose. Overall with cruise style, HAL and Celebrity may be somewhat more pampering, RCI more entertaining, NCL more about free choice, especially with dress and dining. The ships are another thing. The newer, bigger ships feature tons of balconies. Some feel these are a must-have but I don't go along with that whatsoever. I feel the best ships for Alaska have the most open deck space and I feel that the HAL ships are best if you don't mind getting out of your cabin and going to a place to enjoy the Alaskan scenery. HAL probably has the edge in ports of call as they've done Alaskan longer than the other lines and have some port preferences. They also do Glacier Bay, arguably the most vast and impressive glacier in Alaska. I'd pick HAL. Celebrity is fine, but on a different ship, one of the earlier-generation ships that have more deck space. I enjoyed Alaska on the Galaxy. RCI ships have lots of glass for viewing and this may be advantageous when the weather is bad. But...HAL's pool area is enclosed with a sliding glass roof over the main pool, and when the weather is bad you can still stay in the area and enjoy the scenery. Ben S. Thanks in advance |
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"Art" wrote in message news:iuxPd.371002$8l.196808@pd7tw1no... Hi, THanks for the reply. If you took Celebrity out of the picture, how would you rank the rest of the cruise ships? I don't like RCI's food. HAL has (based on the ships we've seen in ports, and friends who've gone on them) a reputation for a very elderly crowd. And people who I trust say HAL has declined quite a bit. I like the Norwegian Dawn, but I'm not sure about the Sun. Me... I think I'd look at either Princess or look at the other Celebrity ships (Summit or Mercury). Princess would be my 4th choice. Celebrity would be 1, 2 and 3 (Infinity, Summit, Mercury). What I'd also do is see if I could find any good pricing on Crystal. If I did, they'd move immediately to #1, dropping Celebrity down a notch. But Crystal at high pricing... they price themselves out of my budget. --Tom |
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My choice would be either
Royal Carribean's Radiance of the Seas or Serenade of the Seas These ship are the same class ships and have more glass that any other which should make a big difference on an Alaska cruise. I've been on 24 Royal Caribbean cruises and have no complaints about the service or the food. We will be on the Jewel of the Seas in two weeks are are looking forward to some fine dinning and a great time. The Jewel is also a Radiance class ship. |
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"Karen Segboer" wrote in message ... I'm not Tom nor am I Linda, but I would look at Royal Carribean Radiance of the Seas or Royal Carribean Serenade of the Seas. Nah... Tom says thumbs down on Radiance/Serenade. --Tom |
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"Art" wrote in message news:5hwPd.370968$6l.130323@pd7tw2no... Due to time constraints and location, I am limited to about 6 different cruise ships for my 7 day inside passage ALaska cruise from Vancouver. They a Holland America Volendam Holland America Zaandam Norwiegian Sun Royal Carribean Radiance of the Sea Royal Carribean Serenade of the Sea Celebrity Infinity Art, Having been on two Holland America ships last year, the new Westerdam and the Statendam to Alaska, I would reccommend one of the Hal ships...We are close to booking another HAL ship, the Ryndam, this summer to Alaska again. You did not indicate your age, but even though some people feel that HAL is for the older passengers, we found many mid-age and young people on the ship..HAL is changing that way with their concentration of attracting the younger passengers; they are upgrading their ships with an expanded youth program and facilities and unless you have sailed on one of her ships recently and seen this for yourself, or you are the real partying type, you would enjoy HAL...They have much more open deck space, both inside and out, to view the absolutely gorgeous scenery and glaciers...They have good food and the staterooms have plush Euro-top mattress and duvets. Movie theatre with popcorn as well as entertainment in the show room. What I really loved was the abundance of fresh flowers everywhere... I also was on the Radiance of the Sea last year and although it is a stunningly beautiful ship, its food did not measure up to the Carnival Conquest nor HAL..You do not have as much open deck space and a wrap around balcony as you do on the HAL ships. To me that is important when visiting Alaska. You might check the link below, click on fleet and see the two HAL ships that you are considering.. http://www.hollandamerica.com/home.htm Have fun deciding and happy cruising! --Jean |
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"Tom & Linda" wrote in message ... Infinity. Best Food. Service. Elegance. Pampering. Celebrity still offers bridge tours. And I'm a fan of the Celebrity "style". Only downside is it doesn't go to Glacier Bay. Now WHY did I know that you would say that? ;-) Sheree did tell us how much she like it... For us this year, Glacier Bay & Sitka are a *must do*! --Jean |
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