Awesome we enjoyed every minute!

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 4.6
Author: snellinged

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

snellinged

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 2-3 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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

Sail date: June 24, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9278

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Overall it was fantastic! The food was incredible and abundant, the onboard activities were fun and entertaining! Stephen in the piano bar was awesome! The only disappointment was Juneau! Not enough time! We booked the city and Mendenhall glacier tour through RCI. The tour was awesome but there was no time to explore or shop in Juneau! You need to allow for more time in the port of Juneau! We loved our cruise and Alaska! Great memories!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

SIX was energetic and electric! We thoroughly enjoyed! Jersey Boys was phenomenal amazing talent and acting! We loved every minute!

Children's Programs

We had no children with us!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone was very up beat, friendly and helpful!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Disappointed in the available space and the "pull out bed" was uncomfortable and slanted towards the floor. Poorly designed!

Ship tip

Be patient long lines everywhere you go! Get to on board events early to get a seat!

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

3 out of 5

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Exasperating! Conflicting information caused confusion. We were told we had to be out of our room by 8:00 but we were self embarking and Light Blue tag said we didnt have to leave the ship until 9:45. We compromised and left the room at 8:30 and was caught in a long waiting line to disembark. We had hotel reservations near the airport for that evening but could not check in until that afternoon so we were in no hurry to disembark!

6 Comments

RogueWaveRider 1 year ago

If you self disembark (Self Assist) you don't need a tag because you are literally the first one's off the ship because you're taking your own luggage with you. They make numerous announcements that Self Assist needs to leave the ship first thing so as not to cause congestion and block all the other passengers trying to get off and pickup their luggage in the terminal.

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rockaway 1 year ago

Thanks for the positive feedback! Did you have an angled balcony with a photo of it perhaps?

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jeffcaso25 1 year ago

Thanks for the review we are going this Saturday the 8th and can’t wait Did you guys see any whales or any animals from ship

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your Alaska experience. Glad everyone enjoyed the cruise.

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