Nina2014 Posted September 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I am just back from Volendam's Sep 3- Sep 10 cruise to Alaska; thank you to everyone on this board for all the tips and advice; we had the best time!! Amazing weather , warm, sunny , brisk everyday except in Skagway which was the one day we got some rain and it was cold (about 10 degrees Celsius) on our trip up to the Yukon. The ship is in very good shape, the service was good, stateroom was very comfortable and our room stewards were the sweetest guys. Food was satisfactory most of the time; excellent sometimes. Desserts were wonderful. We preferred the Lido; ate in MDR 3 times including 2 formal nights; Food was beautifully presented at MDR; went to cupcake afternoon tea once. Shows were amazing, we went to all of them ; the Volendam dancers and singers were sooo good. Loved the solo guitarist in Ocean bar and classical violinist/pianist duo (Adagio, I think). Ports- Juneau - went to Mendenhall and Nugget Falls ($35 pp for city/glacier roundtrip) picked up at dock with MGT; walked around town later Skagway- took Chilkoot tours to Yukon (8 hour bus /train combo)- was absolutely beautiful although foggy quite a bit of the way on the train back Ketchikan- LOVED it ; warm and sunny day so we took a walking tour on our own around town ; went up funicular ($4 pp); shopped at Tongass ; it was my favourite port in Alaska Glacier Bay was truly AWESOME- the sky was blue, sun was shining and the glaciers were sparkling bright white and blue ; it was so warm we took off all our layers; lovely day there; pea soup on deck All in all, it was one of the best vacations ever.. already thinking of next year's trip!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted September 12, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thanks for the report! So glad you enjoyed your cruise-we love Alaska. I'd like to go every year if only the DH would allow it:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted September 12, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Welcome back. Glad you had a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted September 12, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Welcome Home Glad you had a wonderful Alaskan Cruise on the Volendam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathfinderEss Posted September 13, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Glad you had a great cruise. Welcome back and thanks for your review.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted September 13, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Thanks for your review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted September 14, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Thanks for reviewing your Volendam cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tandemcruzr Posted September 14, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Ports- Juneau - went to Mendenhall and Nugget Falls ($35 pp for city/glacier roundtrip) picked up at dock with MGT; walked around town later Who/what is MGT? Ketchikan- LOVED it ; warm and sunny day so we took a walking tour on our own around town ; went up funicular ($4 pp); shopped at Tongass ; it was my favourite port in Alaska What is funicular? Thanks for the review. We aren't scheduled until Aug, 2015 but doing our research now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nina2014 Posted September 15, 2014 Author #9 Share Posted September 15, 2014 OP here- MGT- Mendenhall Glacier Transportation in Juneau there are a number of tour companies offering various tours of the Mendenhall Glacier and surrounding areas at comparable prices; the Visitors centre recommended MGT to us. We took the City plus Glacier Tour ; priced at $35; they gave it to us for $25 pp since we were the last 2 seats vacant on the bus. Funicular in Ketchikan - a little lift or tram that goes up a steep hill to the top of the hill to Cape Fox hotel; there are some totem poles at the back of the hotel and some gorgeous views. hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don't spammy Posted September 15, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Glad you really enjoyed. Your insights are appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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