Cruise to Alaska

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Alaska: Glacier Bay Skagway & Juneau (Seattle Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 07, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 12798

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

The service and food was excellent! It was too crowded. You could often not find an open elevator or a place to sit. Two of the shore excursions were canceled due to weather. I would have been much happier if they had offered an alternative like a tour of the town/city. The amount of time in Skagway was too much. We did our train ride and walked through the town in the morning and went back to the ship which didn't leave until evening. The opposite was true in Ketchikan. We were rushed through a Native American village because the bus drivers had additional routes. We rushed through picking souvenirs and didn't even have time to use the bathroom before we were rushed back on the bus. Since we went through the town to get to the Native American village, we saw that there were many things we would have liked to explore but there was not time. The Beatles cover group was scheduled to play at the Cavern club but when we got there 1/2 hour early, it was standing room only. Why did Norwegian not give this extremely popular group a larger venue? Jersey Boys and Six were wonderful shows, we thoroughly enjoyed them! Glacier Bay National Park was amazing and the forest rangers that came on board were very knowledgeable about what we were seeing. Since our main purpose for taking this trip was to see glaciers before they melt, this was the highlight of the trip!

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Very chaotic!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The food and drink was wonderful! We primarily ate at the buffet because we wanted to try a variety of foods.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The shows Jersey Boys and Six were excellent as was the Beatles cover band.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone was friendly and more than willing to help in any way.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
Everything was kept clean. The elevators and common areas were too crowded. It would have been nice if there were more indoor observation areas.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The cabin was kept immaculate by Richel. It was comfortable and large enough for us to move around.

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

4 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth disembarkation. We barely had any waiting, the line kept moving.
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5 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

gmcguire    1 year ago

Thank you for the review, planning a cruise can become a major planning event, nothing is organic. Venues, dinning, excursions all require a strategy unfortunately. I honestly enjoy learning about a ship or destination more then the sailing…my last trip I never should have left the Havana area with exception for dinning (Carnaval Panorama)

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruise to Alaska.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback

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