Everything was gret until I needed urgent medical attention!

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 4.4
Author: DaleRussell

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

DaleRussell

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 68

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska Glacier Bay (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 19, 2019

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15818

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was a very nice Alaska Cruise (my 6th) until I needed urgent medical attention at the NCL Bliss' Medical Center. Its totally state of the art and the doctor and nurses were great - until I got the bill and they extorted almost $3300 from me! The charges are horrendous. I guess they want to pay it off right away. Just hoping I'll get some reimbursement from my Aetna Medicare Advantage Plan!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Pretty much quick and easy.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great food and restaurants, as usual with NCL. Love the new forward lounge and Buffet

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Didn't really use

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

good and attentive

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Love the new layout on the Bliss with the forward lounge on Deck 15 and the forward Buffet

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

I sware they keep getting smaller. The beds are horrendous, as usual, even with a "topper". NCL needs to address this, in my opinion.

Ship tip

Enjoy it!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

4 out of 5

Didn't do anything except go from the airport to the ship and return to the airport.

Thumbs Up 3

Cruise Inside Passage, Alaska

5 out of 5

Tough to beat Alaska!

Thumbs Up 0

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Ride the sky Ride

Thumbs Up 0

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

What ever you do, ride the White Pass Yukon Railway! Even though the cost has become redicuously overpriced, it'll be the highlight of your trip.

Thumbs Up 4

Cruise Glacier Bay

4 out of 5

Very disappointed! I was there 18 years ago before the glaciers melted - it was much nicer then, but that's not NCL's fault.

Thumbs Up 2

Ketchikan, Alaska Did not visit port

I was in the Medical Center!

Thumbs Up 0

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

Evening tours are not my thing.

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Absolutely LOVE Seattle's new "Port Valet". They pick up your luggage the night before Disembarkation and you don't worry about it until you arrive in your home airport location. Awesome, amazing, wonderful - I can't say enough about this FREE service!!! Thanks Seattle!

2 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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CruzeFan 5 years ago

It’s always a good idea to have a comprehensive travel policy that includes good medical coverage. Most people are only concerned about getting reimbursed for their trip if they have to cancel, but medical costs can run several times the cost of the actual cruise. A Medical evacuation can run $25-$50,000 or more.

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