Most Scenic NCL Cruises?

[JustAPilot]

What do you guys think? Having done the Adriatic cruise, Croatia, Dubrovnik, Split, really beautiful opening the curtains in the morning and looking out your balcony while pulling into port. Naples Italy, Corsica France on the Med itinerary is also another favourite of mine. Having a Peroni or Kronenbourg while pulling out of those ports is another favourite of mine. 

[mcmomny]

We have done The Med, Hawaii, Alaska and Caribbean and I would say that Alaska was our most scenic cruise and I didn't want to go to Alaska as I wanted a warm weather cruise!

 

And Hawaii would be a close second choice

 

But my opinion might change after our Greek Isles cruise coming up this summer!

[Maleficent's Dad]

I've sailed around/through the Hawaiian Islands about a hundred times (seriously).

I've sailed the fjords of Norway.

Sailed many rivers in Europe.

Nothing - in my opinion - NOTHING - comes close to Alaska.  Every morning, I'd awake and sit on the balcony being an early riser.  As I reentered the room DW would say, "there's no way it's more spectacular than yesterday..."

 

And sure enough, every single day I'd pull the curtains back, and the views were simply amazing.  Just stunning.

This is, of course, somewhat weather dependent.  There is no place on earth like AK.  And I say this as a professional mariner who has literally sailed all around the world.

[julig22]

36 minutes ago, Maleficent's Dad said:

Nothing - in my opinion - NOTHING - comes close to Alaska.  Every morning, I'd awake and sit on the balcony being an early riser.  As I reentered the room DW would say, "there's no way it's more spectacular than yesterday..."

 

And sure enough, every single day I'd pull the curtains back, and the views were simply amazing.  Just stunning.

This is, of course, somewhat weather dependent.  There is no place on earth like AK.  And I say this as a professional mariner who has literally sailed all around the world.

Agree that Alaska is beautiful, leaving for #5 Alaska cruise in a few weeks, #6 later this summer.  But then there's Antarctica - and they have penguins!

[YVRteacher]

For me it was the cruise that left from Hamburg and went to Northern Scotland, Norway and Iceland.

 

I also loved the day we sailed out of Stockholm through the islands on a Baltic cruise.

[Maleficent's Dad]

4 minutes ago, julig22 said:

Agree that Alaska is beautiful, leaving for #5 Alaska cruise in a few weeks, #6 later this summer.  But then there's Antarctica - and they have penguins!

Okay, you've got me there - Antarctica is a place I've never sailed...

[Travelling2Some]

Norwegian fjords, Hawaii, New Zealand, Greek Islands in that order.  But we have not done Alaska yet.  Best sail-in was Malta. Will be doing that sail-in to Stockholm in June.  Most scenic sail outs have been Venice, Sydney (Australia) and New York.

Edited April 29, 2023 by Travelling2Some

[Seas2mountains]

Alaska 

[9tee2Sea]

Most scenic sail away was cruising out of Venice ( when it was still allowed).  Opera blaring in the Observation lounge, seeing all the beautiful buildings glide by as you slowly cruise thru the Canal.  

 

Most scenic cruise is of course, Alaska.  Just beauty for days and nights.  

[MagnoliaBlossom]

So many beautiful sites, each spectacular in their own way.

Napoli Coast in Hawaii

Evening lava flow on Hawaii

Glacier Bay Alaska

 Misty Fjord Alaska

Swedish archipelago departing Stockholm

NOrwegian Fjords

Kiel Canal, Germany

[Barb Nahoumi]

Alaska and Hawaii were my most scenic cruises.  Other places that we visited by plane, so we could stay longer, The Azores, Majorca, and Madeira offered some of the most spectacular sights imaginable.

[alanstarr]

Antarctica. Just the Magellan Strait alone is stunning, and that's before you even leave South America! 

[Monica887]

Alaska. Planning to go back and don't even care if it's the same ports - I could sit on my balcony and stare outside all day and never get bored. 

[Go2SeaTheWorld]

Since we've only done 2; On the NCL Star out of Venice-Montenegro, Corfu, Santorini, Mykonos, Dubrovnik & because of airline snafu, got an extra 2 days at AA's expense with a whole day in Treviso, Italy. 2nd was the Pride of America Hawaii cruise. Both were so different, impossible to pick a favorite. Looking forward to adding the beauty of Alaska Inner Passage in June on the Bliss. Have December scheduled on the Epic with 2 days in Rome before heading to Israel with stops in Florence,Naples,Athens, Kusadasi & Istanbul Turkey, Patmos & Rhodes, Greece, Limassol, Cyprus, Jerusalem & Tel Aviv. I seriously doubt there will be one that stands out over the others. Each will have it's special place in my memory, based on the 2 we've experienced so far.

[AK Dreaming]

Another vote for Alaska!  Spain and Italy were beautiful also. Finland, Sweden and Copenhagen were all disappointing imo

[casofilia]

For me always the last one; that is till I am getting close to the next which WILL be the most scenic!!!!

[BigRedFan]

For me it was definitely Antarctica followed by Alaska, Norwegian Fjords.  I agree with the "sail-in" to Malta, exquisite!  Next year will be sailing to Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia and a transpacific back to Alaskan ports I haven't been to.  I am sure that these will offer many more stunning vistas.

Genzi

[julig22]

3 hours ago, BigRedFan said:

For me it was definitely Antarctica followed by Alaska, Norwegian Fjords.  I agree with the "sail-in" to Malta, exquisite!  Next year will be sailing to Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia and a transpacific back to Alaskan ports I haven't been to.  I am sure that these will offer many more stunning vistas.

Genzi

LOL, great minds think alike. Just back from Antarctica, going to Alaska (again) soon, went to Norway a few years ago.  

Bookd on the Japan to Alaska transpacific next April, Australia to Indonesia next December.

[ChiefMateJRK]

I'm a big fan of Alaska.  I haven't been to a lot of places, but AK will likely remain at the top of my list.  We've sailed AK twice on Pearl, twice on Encore and twice on Bliss.😎

[BigRedFan]

19 minutes ago, julig22 said:

LOL, great minds think alike. Just back from Antarctica, going to Alaska (again) soon, went to Norway a few years ago.  

Bookd on the Japan to Alaska transpacific next April, Australia to Indonesia next December.

I'm sailing on the NCL Jewel Japan & transpacific next year and on the NCL Spirit Australia to Bali & Bali to Singapore next December 🙂 Are you on those sailings?

Genzi

[julig22]

1 minute ago, BigRedFan said:

I'm sailing on the NCL Jewel Japan & transpacific next year and on the NCL Spirit Australia to Bali & Bali to Singapore next December 🙂 Are you on those sailings?

Genzi

2 out of 3, not continuing with Bali to Singapore. 

A taste of Asia, plus northern Alaska - been booked since they first posted it (still paying DSC rates from 2 increases back!).  And I've been waiting for awhile to find a cruise that actually spends time in Australia - not the usual NZ with a side of Sydney!

[Amazingjag]

Do you know which port in Tokyo the Jewel is sailing out of next April, we are booked on the transpacific leaving on April 10th and are trying to book a hotel as we will be arriving a few days before departure date.  In an online chat, the NCL rep said we would be departing from Yokohama, and then in the next breath told me to check our itinerary for exact details as they have two terminals.  Everything I have found online suggests that we are going from Tokyo port and not Yokohama, the itinerary does not say.

Thank you.

Jane

[omahabob]

Yokohama is often used as an alternate terminal for Tokyo, since it's only a few miles away. But the schedule I see still says Tokyo. That could change though.

[YVRteacher]

On 5/2/2023 at 7:32 PM, julig22 said:

LOL, great minds think alike. Just back from Antarctica, going to Alaska (again) soon, went to Norway a few years ago.  

Bookd on the Japan to Alaska transpacific next April, Australia to Indonesia next December.

Hi @julig22 Did you write about your Antarctica cruise? I appreciate your posts and would love to hear about this cruise.

[graphicguy]

Alaska for me, too…simply stunning!