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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 12, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Do away with Victoria stop and spend full day in Ketchikan

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Kind of disappointed no crab

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Unless you gamble not a lot of options. Too cold to enjoy pool

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Room steward excellent other service personnel not so much

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
15248 spa suite. Tiny bathroom barely room to turn around

Ship tip

Be prepared to pay daily gratuities even if you prepay them

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

3 out of 5
Melting away smaller than expected
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Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5
8:30 pm arrival 11pm departure and everything closed at 8pm. Wasted stop
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Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Port valet excellent
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.
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Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.
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Txbookworm    5 years ago

Because of the ship's origin and registry, by law it has to stop in Victoria. A real waste for excursions. I have heard that the private limos on the docks are aren't too expensive and give a nice tour. Will find out in September!
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CruzeFan    5 years ago

The Jones Act requires at least one stop at a foreign port. This is one reason I would never do a 7 day Roundtrip Cruise to Alaska from Seattle. The port times for all ports are shorter than the one-way itineraries and you have to stop at Victoria, usually for a few hours at night.
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majmom96    5 years ago

They can’t do away with Victoria if you want a casino. They have to incorporate at least one international port in order to host gambling.
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