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Yes, indeed, it seems we’ve had very different experiences- maybe I’ve just been lucky so far - the concierge was very helpful about the fridge being empty and suggested other snacks that were that could be in our room instead - gratis. She asked about juices and sodas as well. She even asked if we wanted OJ and ice waiting to enjoy mimosas with the sparkling wine that is included. She aldo spent ensuring she had info correct about the CPAP; a day later we got info on the cpap and other items in writing.

I don't think so at all. I think you can even call the Haven Concierge in advance of your journey to request it. It will probably actually help them if you call ahead about it.

Thank you! I very much appreciate your up-to-date data! Always!

I love the Gris Blanc Rose - this looks fun! Thank you for sharing the pics!

Thank you for sharing! I feel like this would be us too from what I’ve read!

Thank you!!! This helps bcuz it reinforces what I’ve read about the meal and the show!

Thank you! Truly appreciate your insight!!!! Read this to DH and he seems not thrilled!

Yes Please! Sailing on Sep 18th and older reviews are mixed…

I am going on a Canada Cruise on the Breakaway in a few weeks. You had the BEST review of the Encore last year when cruising first started, which was a couple weeks before I went! Here we are again - me following in your footsteps! So happy to be able to get your insights again Ms. Bird! I hope you have a BLAST!

We were on Encore last August to AK and took excursion trip up Endicott Arm to Dawes Glacier - we got VERY CLOSE (IIrc it was a quarter mile??) to the Glacier. boat met us a couple miles away from Glacier, still very deep into Endicott Arm. Boat stopped and did the 360 degree rotation, they only stopped it for a moment to reboard those of us on the excursion and then they completed it. Sounds like the Glacier Bay stop and rotations are even more than everyone got on Dawes…. I do recommend if you are on the the cruise with the Endicott arm/Dawes excursion (or Tracy Arm to glacier) that you do it. Its a long haul to get OUT to the glacier on the smaller boat (not unpleasant, just long, because you are excited and anxious) and the excursion crew we had was awesome - (very educational!) but once you see it and hear it and get to watch the small pieces fall, while you float amongst the newly fallen pieces, its breathtaking! Good luck and enjoy!!!

So Alaska, if you haven’t done it - I found it breathtaking (A coworker who had been asked me what I though upon my return and when I couldn’t find the word she said “breathtaking” and I said “yeah”!). DH and I were both overwhelmed at so much. I grew up in PNW and imagined it would be a bit more amazing than home. Boy was I wrong - Just going up into the strait - I could not get enough of the mountains coming literally out of the water with the snowy peaks in the distance. We both loved it. The Encore is beautiful. We stayed in the Haven, which had a great observation lounge all by itself. But the Encore MAIN observation lounge was fantastic - great views, gorgeous decor, continental breakfast throughout in early am, tons of cozy spaces by windows…. I will miss that gorgeous space, as I don’t think Breakaway has it (that’s okay, Breakaway has other stuff). Sugar Canes is worth a visit, and the funky Beatles Show was both lame and awesome (lame cuz its not really the Beatles and the George guy was not quite right, but actually awesome to hear that much Beatles music live!). As for the “stuff to do” - there is so much with AK! Depending on cruise, if the actual separate boat trip to Dawes Glacier or into Tracy Arm is offered, totally worth it - its a long little trip in, but we got SO close to Dawes Glacier and it was stunning. DH is not usually as enthusiastic as I am, but he was truly impressed and joyful that we took that little trip. Had friends who did a similar trip that included a land package and their reaction and thoughts were the same….

Thank you so much for your comprehensive review. We’re on Breakaway for a NE/Canada cruise in September, so I appreciated seeing the dailies and reading the activities. I know it takes time to build a review like this and attach things! So, again THANK YOU!! We Cruised AK on Encore last August, 3rd NCL cruise out of Seattle - seems that now, the activities and music are much more back to normal than they were back then…. (We were so happy to be on a vacation at that point, that we didn’t even think about what wasn’t happening on the boat…. Just enjoyed the fact that we could be cruising!…. )