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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 39

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska With Dawes Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 07, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9768

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

This is our first cruise ever and it won't be our last. It was a good experience even though we had weather that disrupted our plans. The food was mostly good. I also liked that there were sit down restaurants that were not part of the specialty dining. The staff started singing outside the Garden Cafe which was delightful. Our room steward was perfect. As I just wanted to relax, I didn't avail myself of the activities onboard but will certainly do so next time. One drawback was the internet package. Although I was told (onboard) that different devices can be used one at a time, it wasn't true. And the internet was sketchy and not all links could be loaded. The line for the guest services can be quite long and you cannot combine your onshore excursion request with guest service request, so in the end you have to wait in both lines. I gave up on the next cruise or cruise next line also.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
There was a l-o-o-o-n-g line!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
One of the specialty restaurant was not up to par but I didn't go hungry

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

Didn't go

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
My room Steward, Derek Alvin Mendoza, was so attentive, always respectful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
It was a pity it rained a bit and windy, which made it difficult to be on deck much of the time. But there was plenty of areas where we could sit and chill.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
I was glad that we could put our big luggage under the bed and that Derek cleans the cabin twice a day. This makes the cabin so much more pleasant to be in, and less of a pigsty!!

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Fabulous, close to downtown.

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Did an excursion in Juneau but part of it was cancelled.

Ketchikan, Alaska

5 out of 5
The best excursion experience here. The staff was excellent, we saw eagles and the sea feast was fabulous! Everyone agreed that it was the best excursion experience for the entire trip.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Overall orderly but long lines again.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

babeyruth    2 years ago

Thank you for sharing!

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your first cruise

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Welcome to the wonderful world of cruising. Glad you enjoyed your first cruise.

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