Alaska was GREAT - Bliss was OK

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 44

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 05, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12822

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Recently did a cruise to Alaska aboard the bliss and overall the ship was great. Now that everyone is pointing out all the postive aspects about the ship, I’d like to point out a couple of things that upset me. 1. My father twisted his ankle going down the stairs on the first day during the muster drill. When he tried to see a nurse for some ice and a wrap he was told the nurses are only on staff from 6pm-730pm. If he wanted to be seen by the nurse off hours it would be $200. This is ridiculous; there should be a nurse on staff at all times. 2. Buffet during my cruise closed down way too early. After 9pm all I was able find was pizza and burgers; after 10 it was closed. I expected it to be open later than that. 3. Water slides were rarely open, even during a full day at sea in 60 degree weather. Could never get a straight answer from any of the crew about when we could use them. Other then that the cruise was amazing.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Greating in the boat was easy, but getting off took considerably longer

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Depending the time in can be very crowded. Recommend going to eat on off hours. Buffet closed down early.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Slides were hardly open and go carts/ lazer tag always had a wait.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Everyone was friendly and tried to be helpful but could not answer question about things unrelated to there duty.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
Boat is big and beautiful

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Very nice but alittle too small for 4 people

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5
Seattle is great, I recommend you spend the day here before or after the cruise.

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5
Room with a balcony is great on days at sea.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
I Ziplined through forest, it was great.

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5
Went on a train ride up and through the mountains; fun and beautiful views.

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5
Having a room with a balcony is a big plus during this day.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
Do the RAIN BIRD trail hike!. It was almost like a rain forest.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
The boat only stopped here for a few hours. Wish it was longer.

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Getting off the boat took a lot longer then getting on. Wish they had a better system.

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2 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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