Reader Review: Lindblad in Alaska’s Inside Passage.
REVIEWER
Elizabeth Moss from the USA.
CRUISE LINE
SHIP
National Geographic Venture.
DESTINATION
Alaska Inside Passage.
# OF NIGHTS
7.
DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS
July 2019, from Juneau, Alaska.
OVERALL RATING
5 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor, 1=terrible)
-Food Rating: 4
-Cabin Rating: 5
-Service/Crew Rating: 5
-Itinerary Rating: 4
HAVE YOU BEEN ON A SMALL SHIP CRUISE BEFORE?
I’ve been on 1 small ship cruise.
REVIEW
We’ll never forget the zodiac cruise rides to see icebergs and glaciers! Our 9 year old twins were particularly impressed by the “vikings” who surprised us with hot chocolate during one of the rides. This was our first ever cruise, so we have no comparison, but we loved this way of seeing Alaska. The views were amazing and the ship’s captain would stop if there was interesting sea life or wildlife spotted.
Food was great, cabins were comfortable and roomy, the crew was friendly and helpful. We really enjoyed the naturalists and programs, though didn’t attend all that was offered as it would have been more than we wanted. Some days were a little slow for the kids, but they managed as there were a few other children on board.
The atmosphere was relaxed and casual and we had a lot of fun meeting our 92 fellow passengers, who seemed to enjoy the same type of vacation experience as we did.
Highly recommended.
Here’s the Lindblad Expeditions site.
And check out some of Elizabeth’s photos from her cruise:
Photo: Elizabeth Moss
Photo: Elizabeth Moss
Photo: Elizabeth Moss
Photo: Elizabeth Moss
Photo: Elizabeth Moss
Photo: Liz Moss
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HEIDI SARNA
Hi
Which cruise line do you suggest for an Inner Passage cruise on a small ship.? I will be traveling solo. (I hate that solos have to pay so much more–ever any discounts?) Looking at Alaskan Dream, Road Scholar. Uncruise sails from Seattle-want just inner passage. National Geographic- can’t find reviews for this one.
Thanks in Advance!
Hello!
I did a wonderful Inside Passage with UnCruise last September (my full review coming soon) … I highly recommend it. Here are more details from some stories I’ve written so far — https://quirkycruise.com/7-reasons-to-uncruise-in-alaska-heidi-just-returned-from-a-week-uncruising-in-alaska-loved-it/ …
UnCruise often sails in and out of Juneau, so no long runs to/from Seattle. This itin is similar to what I did: https://uncruise.com/pages/glaciers-adult-only-adventure … There were several solo cruisers on my cruise. You’re right, most lines, big and small, charge a “solo supplement” of some kind as cruise lines’ business models are based on double occupancy. That said, UnCruise and other small-ship lines sometimes offer reduced or waived solo supplements. Look here — https://uncruise.com/pages/specials
As for National Geographic, Lindblad is also an excellent company & you can’t go wrong with them. Here’s another review from one of our readers: https://quirkycruise.com/quirkycruise-reader-review-nat-geo-venture-in-alaska-lindblad-expeditions-by-laura-v/
Happy to answer more questions! Heidi