Extremely Disappointed

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

PapaMG

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

2.1 out of 5

7 Night Alaska (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: September 16, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 12513

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Ruined my 1st cruise experience and 1st trip to Alaska Very minimal porting time No time to see anything local or shop, etc Internet didn’t work for 3 days and then was terrible Their baggage pick up upon leaving ship was horrible, took 2 hrs Caused me to miss my flight home

Embarkation

1 out of 5

Not what it could have been

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Le Bistro was very good Q Smokehouse was terrible Cagneys was ok

Q Texas Smokehouse

1 out of 5

Horrible food

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Too cold to enjoy pool that wasn’t very warm Piano player singer at The District, Horrible Arts & crafts, boring Trivia, mostly dull

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Mediocre

Children's Programs

Didn’t bring children

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Bartender Jenny on Observation deck, fantastic The best!! On and off crew, rude Hostesses restaurants, most unwelcoming

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Designed well, but no fun

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Extremely small Only for sleeping

Ship tip

Dull, boring, lifeless

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

1 out of 5

Sitka, Alaska

1 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

5 out of 5

Ketchikan, Alaska

2 out of 5

Victoria, British Columbia

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Rude staff

10 Comments

Doglvr77 1 year ago

Sorry you did not enjoy the cruise. We loved our first Alaska cruise on the Joy and are headed back in May. We had plenty of time in the ports, and we booked NCL excursions when our port time was shorter, so we knew we would get back in time. We also used the Seattle service that takes your bags to the airport, so there is no delay in retrieving luggage.

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StuPedasso 1 year ago

It is what it is I suppose

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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CruiseQueenNH 1 year ago

Any experienced cruiser will tell you two things, neither of which are the fault of the cruise line: 1.) Booking flights: NEVER book a flight so close to Debarkation Time. Grab a later flight if you can. 2.) The cruise line CLEARLY tells you when you'll be in port in their apps, emails to you, etc. You HAVE to read them. If there's a change, that's how they'll let you know before the cruise. On the cruise, they make several announcements on the PA system, newsletter, app, and cabin TV. You're responsible for finding a way to remember what they tell you. All those things you mentioned in your review could have been avoided by doing a little more research, something I suggest you do more of if you decide to cruise again.

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Jerrec 1 year ago

Hard to feel bad when someone clearly didn’t do any research beforehand. Every cruise line tells you not to book a flight before noon. When you book it tells you where you are going and the times you will be in port. No room to complain when you were told when you booked.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed with your first cruise.

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PaulzyJC 1 year ago

In my experience, I read that cruises that embark from Seattle tend to have short porr times, especially when doing an International Port from Canada. This is why my first Alaskan cruise was roundtrip from Vancouver.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Sorry your first cruise experience was a disappointment. If you try again please do some research.

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cruisent 1 year ago

Your fault for booking a flight only 2 hrs after disembarking. And the port times are always clearly shown in the itinerary before you book the cruise so I don't know why you're disappointed there. Please do basic research before booking your next cruise.

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daviddaut 1 year ago

Sorry you did not enjoy your cruise. In the future: 1. look at port times before you book. 2. You went to Alaska, not a big swimming pool cruise when you get that far north. 3. You can carry off your own luggage if you know you have a tight travel schedule. Cruising is an amazing way to travel! Give it another shot some day.

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