Alaska 2023

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 10
Helpful Votes: 50

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

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

Sail date: May 06, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12515

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The views are absolutely beautiful. Going through the Fords is stunning. We did not make it through Edicott Arms due to ice.

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Terrible. The shuttle service drops you down the street and you cattle your way to check in. The wheelchair assistance was a disaster.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was average at best.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Need to make use of more space and not just crowd everything into atrium where there is never enough seating.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
Jersey boys was the only show I enjoyed. Six was a terrible performance. Very juvenile.

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Service was consistently slow. The bartenders at The Local should really be used in another position. So unfriendly.

Ship Quality

2 out of 5
Not designed for people with limited walking abilities that need to rest along the way. Never enough seating. Observation lounge was filled with window hoggers.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
For a solo cabin it was perfect for me. Loved the outside viewing screen. Loved the solo lounge and gatherings.

Ship tip

Save yourself the money on the glacier and whale watch in Juneau. Not worth the money. Bring chapstick because the ship does not sell. Prepare for long lines. Go to observation lounge or outside for viewing your passage through the fords.

Ports of call

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

3 out of 5
Cancelled my excursion because of anticipated rain. Had the lumberjack show scheduled. Did get off ship and head to mill where I purchased some nice souvenirs.

Seattle, Washington

2 out of 5
Average big city. No excursion.

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

2 out of 5
Not much to do. Gondola excursion was good.

Juneau, Alaska

2 out of 5
Save your money on the whale watch and glacier experience. Not worth it. The sound system was terrible. The staff uninformative. They take you to a known feeding place for one whale that breached about every 8 minutes and you sit there and wait. By the time you get to the glacier you have very minimal time to explore. Horrible excursion.

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5
Beautiful city. Had the horse drawn carriage scheduled but cancelled at last minute. Only had two hours there due to ship being late.

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5
Get you camera out. The sights are overwhelming.

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5
Absolutely loved this port. Did the whale watch and wilderness excursion. Absolutely 10 out of 10 experience. Breathtaking. Very professional staff.

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Disaster
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5 Comments

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

We took the Beautiful Bliss on a west coast cruise it's inaugural year & just love that ship 🩵

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate your 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 feedback. Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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