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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Bliss

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

Sail date: July 22, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8710

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

In all a great experience. The Buffett was awful for temps, food poisoning just waiting to happen. My entire party of 7 got sick. But around almost 5,000 people the odds were high. The ports need to be rethought. Too short of time in ports, long lines to take busses and not enough busses. Looking at a similar carnival cruise and the amount of time in port was significantly longer. Not enough seating in buffet and main dining rooms were booked. Large ship but needs more dining options.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Leaving Seattle was a breeze

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Buffet food was Luke warm at best. Would fail a health inspection. The lounge don’t go unless you have lots of time. Took 15-20 minutes to get a coke. They close the entire buffet so options to get anything during those times is very limited. Hours aren’t posted that we saw. The 2 specialty restaurants we went to were great.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Great but needs more

Children's Programs

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Signup for activities as soon as you get on. Also signup for excursions months before or there booked up

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

1 out of 5
Too an hour to get a bus. Not handicap friendly.

Juneau, Alaska

1 out of 5
To short at piry

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

2 out of 5
Too short at port

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5
8-12 pm. Come on way to short and late

Disembarkation

2 out of 5
Bathrooms were closed on waiting areas deck 6,7,8
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