Terrible WIFI and night shows

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

donnasmithmd

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 7

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5

7 Night Alaska: Juneau Ketchikan Sitka & Victoria (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 02, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 13800

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Took a trip to Alaska the first week of September aboard the BLiSS cruise ship. Very disappointed. Terrible drinks, mostly syrup. Terrible WIFI. NCL app not working most of the time. Only 2 shows on board and terrible. They are trying to comply with equity and inclusion and I understand, but please learn from Royal Caribbean entertainment selection, even Carnival Cruise lines shows are better than the kindergarten shows SiX and Jersey Boys. If history is thought same way you conducted your shows, I can understand why youngsters don’t like learning about history anymore. Terrible cruise director, needs to spice up and sheer up. Port of calls were tourist traps and nothing to see. ICY STRAIGHT was our longest stop, nothing to do or see other than a zip-line adventure they ended up selling out because there is nothing else to do. Overall a luxury destination. Expensive tours and poor quality. FYI: ALASKA destination average age is 65+

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Terrible and poor

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

dusty, never saw the stateroom person

Ship tip

Do not book NCL

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

1 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

1 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

2 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

1 out of 5

This stop was is new and mostly for NCL, nothing to see or do

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Ketchikan, Alaska

1 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

1 out of 5

the cruise stops after hours, the whole town is closed by the time the ships arrive. nothing to do

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

11 Comments

Dolly1918 1 year ago

Oh you are a bundle of fun 🙄

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jeffykins 1 year ago

I agree with a couple of your points but not the entertainment criticism... Jersey Boys easily won the Tony Award for Best Musical... and that was back in 2006! It's been a blockbuster hit show for almost 20 years.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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dixietino 1 year ago

“FYI: Alaska destination is 65+”. Cruises? Hotels? All visitors? Under 65, avoid seems to be the advice. The secret is out!

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StuPedasso 1 year ago

Just can't please everyone

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Davinci1978 1 year ago

Stick to medium size ships. What can you expect with over 5,000 people on a boat

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bubbles60 1 year ago

We went to Alaska and enjoyed it very much. They have varied excursion, anything from bus tours to helicopter tours.

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RedDawn55 1 year ago

Pretty harsh there with your review. I am a cruise consultant who was just on the bliss to Alaska the week of 6/17. Yes there were some negatives, but I could find some positives like the service was outstanding, The ribeye steak at Cagney's was spectacular, and quite frankly I thought those girls rocked it out of the park in "Sixt" and I enjoyed the Latin band El Duo and the "Jersey boys"production too.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were so disappointed with your cruise.

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pjweth 1 year ago

You researched the fact that had Alaska destinations are 65 plus but you did not research your port of calls that's freaking hilarious

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javawoody 1 year ago

One star for the ports? Interesting?

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Awful experience

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