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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 11
Helpful Votes: 78

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska With Dawes Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: June 25, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9728

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Overall, the cruise was nice. Our weather was fantastic and everyone said it was not the norm. We had a nice time, but service was lacking. For the price, I expected more. I was told the ship was only at 60% occupancy, but can't confirm. Having to reserve seats for the shows was nonsense. We ate at the upgraded restaurants each night, and they weren't that special.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
It was a bit hectic trying to deal with a bs instituted because of the Canadian gov't and their added nonsense

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

The Observation Lounge

4 out of 5

Service was slow, but the ambience was great

The Local Bar & Grill

3 out of 5

It's just a bar with bar food...nothing special

Teppanyaki

4 out of 5

Good food and entertainment. The service was lacking, and they didn't have any Asian beer...LAME

Sugarcane Mojito Bar

5 out of 5

This place makes some tasty drinks...but ask for a double, they are kinda weak

Q Texas Smokehouse

5 out of 5

Honestly, we didn't eat there. We only enjoyed the drinks and the Utley band

Ocean Blue

5 out of 5

Cant go wrong with this place...the fresh fish was the best

Los Lobos

4 out of 5

The food was great, I even got a skull mug...but the service was just OK

Le Bistro

5 out of 5

This was an awesome spot...everything was great

La Cucina

4 out of 5

We actually ate there twice. The food was pretty good...but where was the Veal Parmigiana?

Cagney's Steakhouse

4 out of 5

It was pretty good. I can't say that it was superb

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We missed out on seeing SIX, but we saw the Beatles and the Jersey Boys

Bliss Theater

5 out of 5

It seemed to be great for the Beatles, jersey Boys and Bingo

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
I was really hit and miss, the wait staff seemed like they were overwhelmed. Service was slow all ALL of the venues. They just seemed to miss out on a lot. The best was when we had dinner at the Teppanyaki restaurant, but threy didn't have any Asian beers...so lame.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It was all typical...but very clean

Ship tip

This ship ports in places that need longer travel times from each port to the excursions etc. This messed up our chance to see the cities etc. What a bummer.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

3 out of 5
The place is a mess

Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5
We ended up on the paddle tour, and with travel time, we missed the ability to explore the port. This is not the tour's fault...it was the crazy off-site port that Norwegian uses

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Again, we had no time to visit the port...but we saw a bunch of whales. Chalk that of the bucket list

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER Did not visit port

The cruise line cancelled it

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
We did the ATV tour...it was cool, but way too short for the price. We really didn't see much at all. The really cool stuff came after they dropped us off. This was a cool port...but I heard the Jeep Tour was better

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5
This is the port that will definitely not allow for any time in town if you go on an excursion. We did the Rainforest Canopy Zip Line, SkyBridge and Rappel. Our guides, Daniel and Rylie we great...tip these guys for sure.

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

NOPE, not contributing tho the nonsense that is Justin Trudeau...port for just a couple of hours, what a waste. They even have the nerve to limit the places that sell alcohol to one per floor while in each port. They only place that we really wanted to hang out was the Q, to watch the band. NOPE, screwed again. I'm not a big conspiracy guy, but I also noticed that all of the news channel were available, except FOX.

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
A huge maze of absolute nonsense
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