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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska: Dawes Glacier Juneau & Ketchikan (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: May 06, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11792

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We enjoyed our cruise to Alaska's inside passage very much. The ship was beautiful, the service excellent, the weather superb (very fortunate), and loved seeing the sights and the wildlife.

Embarkation

2 out of 5
The 1st key they made for me didn't work when boarding the ship do they sent me back to check-in (without my husband). Then the man making new keys for those of us this happened to kept telling me they couldn't find any booking info under my name at all (or my husband's - who was already on board). I asked him several times to check the spelling of my name that HE was typing and he kept spelling it incorrectly but saying he was spelling it right. Turned out he wasn't and when he did spell it correctly he found the reservation and made me a new key. This part was frustrating for sure.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining rooms were awesome! A little disappointed with one of the specialty dining experiences, didn't spend much time at the buffet, The Local was very good.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Observation lounge was perfect for viewing the scenery. Played DEAL or No Deal and was lots of fun. Casino was good (too many progressive slots tho). Parties were fun. Loved watching Alaska "go by" while sitting on the balcony of our cabin with a cup of coffee in hand.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The 2 main shows (Jersey Boys and Six) were great! The performers were very talented and show enjoyable to watch. Musicians/DJs were great, missed the comedy show 😏, magician wasn't the best.

Children's Programs

We didn't have any children sailing with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Excellent - couldn't have asked for better.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Beautiful.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Plenty of closet space, extra room in the bathroom, comfortable bed, mini frig and coffee pot were great to have, and the very best part was the balcony. Coffee on the balcony in a.m. and a glass of cabernet at night ... all while enjoying the scenery and seeing whales.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

Have been there many times

Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5
The excursion was fantastic. Wasn't too impressed with the town/port.

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5
Enjoyed the excursion. Would have loved to have more time in port to see the town too.

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER Did not visit port

Captain had to turn the ship around before we got to the glacier because there were too many iceburgs in the water.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5
Loved this excursion AND the little town. This was our favorite stop.

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

4 out of 5
This excursion was disappointing. The town looked beautiful but again, we weren't docked long enough to see it too.

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

We docked around 9:00p.m. and we're having a late specialty dining dinner with some friends. Have been to Victoria B.C. before tho, and it's beautiful.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed and informative review. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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