Outstanding cruise..but excursion to Danali was terrible

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska With Dawes Glacier (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 13, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15832

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Bliss was great…will do it again! But….the pre excursion from Seattle to Danali was a nightmare! Poor communication, NO forthcoming information on trip! Even Norwegian could not give information, we called multiple times ahead. Not until we arrived at hotel day of..did we receive itinerary….alll food was on our dime, no senior discounts (don’t eat that much). Every morning had to be up at 6:30am or earlier (Saturday 13th up at 3am….not into town Till 11pm night before). Average age was 60-70 year olds. I would NOT have signed up for this, if all information was forthcoming!!! Getting on & off bus constantly was horrific….the train ride was the only good thing (not till last day of day 4, only 3 hours). Was under the misconception that this was a full train ride…..not a constant bus ride.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Really enjoyed the cabin, excellent sooo happy we got a balcony

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5
Check in was a nightmare all the stations! It took hours…exhausted beyond belief!!

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
Wish someone would have notified us on mileage to city of Sitka…what we read it was .5 miles but was over 5 miles!

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5
Whale watching so worth it!!!!

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5
Wish I could have been able to hear better on tram ride, speaker poor quality. But loved the ride, tour guide was great.

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5
Crab feast worth the $$, but not at 7:15am! Lumberjack show enjoyable.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
Beautiful….but arrived at 8:15pm…everything closed!!! Disappointing

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the info

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Glad you enjoyed the cruise portion of your trip. Sorry the pre-land portion was a bust!

PaulzyJC    2 years ago

Hm? How could they NOT have had the cruise itinerary before the cruise? Its printer within your cruise documents, and in the site when they booked it. 🤷🏿‍♂️🦆

WhippetMum    2 years ago

Thank you for your feedback

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