Excellent Alaskan Adventure! Fabulous Ship!

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 144

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska Highlights (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 01, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12535

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Looking forward to my next Bliss cruise. The ship makes Alaska a wonderful experience. Great for a first cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth. Prompt access to waiting area. Porters available early to accept luggage. Plenty of registration agents available.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Garden Buffet special nights were excellent. Specialty restaurants were great! Food was very tasty and appealed to a broad range of interests. Variety available throughout the ship was great. Really enjoyed snacks and drinks in the Observation Lounge.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Something for everyone all of the time. The Alaskan scenery was the true star of the cruise. There were so many places from which to see the changing views. Atrium activities were fun and enjoyed by tons of people.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
I mainly saw the comedians. They were great.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every staff member was gracious and engaging. They made an effort to know you. Room steward was gracious and helpful. Restaurant wait staff were awesome in responding to special requests and looking after each person.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship still feels new and shiny. Not even a dust particle was to be found.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Studio cabin was very comfortable and perfectly sized. Very efficiently organized. The Lounge is nicely laid out with an espresso machine and room for several people to meet and mingle.

Ship tip

Definitely enjoy the Observation Lounge. Ship opens the outside bow deck for the trip up the passage. The Bliss is so well organized that you never feel like there are 4000 passengers on board.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Fun. Best shopping of all of the ports. The totem pole tour was very informative.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Tours to the Mendenhall Glacier are highly recommended.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Whale Quest tour was fabulous. Best whale watching experience of the whole trip. Saw whales from the Ship, but not as great as during the tour.

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5
It was a rainy day, but the city is beautiful. Highlights tour was just enough, but did not include the gardens.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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