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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

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Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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7 Night Alaska With Dawes Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 06, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin number: 14152

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Was happy with cruise experience But will not advise to book through Cruiseonly.com. We went on this cruise with two other families. All three families booked similar rooms on the same floor at the same time. We did through cruiseonly.com, one family did through their travel agent and one booked directly through Norwegian. The other two families got a better deal than us. One of my sister’s room was next to us.(exactly same room. , we paid the same amount) my sister was given free internet package plus speciality dining and other stuff. I asked at the guest service on the cruise on why my family didnot get all the additional benefits first I was told that the other family must have paid more. My sister was with me and said that was not the case , the guest service rep then said it was because we booked from different sources. So I would advise to book directly through Norwegian or local travel agent as they may get you additional benefits . The staff on the cruise was truly amazing .

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children in our group

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

3 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

We should have been given more time to explore the city

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

3 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

3 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

9 Comments

Gwbigdog 11 months ago

Thanks for sharing.

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RGrajeda 2 years ago

If you and your sister booked on different days, perhaps one got the "Sale offers" and they weren't available when you booked.

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Dumfy75 2 years ago

Glad you mostly enjoyed your cruise! When booking you should have had the option to add on free at sea which entitles you to the drinks package, specialty dining, WiFi etc for a set fee. It’s not a massive amount to pay upfront, and rooms on the same deck can be different prices for forward, aft and mid, so even if the amounts you paid weren’t that different they could have had free at sea added and you didn’t. You will know for future cruises anyway!

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise. There will always be people who got a better deal for a variety of reasons. Don’t begrudge this. If you feel comfortable with your deal to start with, be happy. Ask what others did and try it for next time!

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woody20 2 years ago

I have always booked through cruises only and NEVER had a problem. I have always had the same deal as booking directly with cruise company, sometimes get extra depending on what cruises only offers. As far as Norwegian cruises, the free package is offered in your cruise along with drink package.

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for the tips

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PaulzyJC 2 years ago

Ssssoooo, this was a booking agency review. Not a cruise review. OK Glad you enjoyed the cruise

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yk07us 2 years ago

It always makes sense to compare different offers and choose what's best. Very often booking agencies add their own perks to the ones offered by the ship so you get a better deal.

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