Alaskan Cruise

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 4.1
Author: lola762

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

lola762

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.1 out of 5

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

Sail date: October 07, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10760

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We would not sail with NCL again. In our opinion the Bliss is not the ship for an ALASKAN Cruise.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Rooms weren't ready for quite some time after embarkation, luggage was delivered very late as well, crew seemed frustrated and unhappy

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

very good

The Observation Lounge

5 out of 5

Loved that they had food in here. Was nice and spacious. Hated that our Beverage Pkg didn't include the coffee bar

Savor Restaurant - Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Food and Service was great. a bit slow at times

Garden Café

5 out of 5

Really enjoyed it. Didn't wait long for food. But the general feel of it is it's crowded

The Manhattan Room - Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Only went here once. Food and Service was very good

The Local Bar & Grill

3 out of 5

Very slow, waited too long

Taste Restaurant - Main Dining Room

5 out of 5

Food and Service was very good, a bit slow at times

Maltings Whiskey Bar

5 out of 5

Perfect, visited many times

Q Texas Smokehouse

5 out of 5

Our best memories of being on the Bliss. Food is excellent and entertainment was very good

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

They advertised many activities but most were not open

Laser Tag

1 out of 5

This never opened and we were very disappointed. There didn't seem to be any good reason for it.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

we very much enjoyed Mickey Utley Band and Siglo.

Children's Programs

2 out of 5

They were very disappointed as nothing for them was open

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Everyone seemed overwhelmed and over worked. All of our other cruises were much better in this area

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Design and Layout was fine. Not spotless on the cleaning as we had experienced on other cruises.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

overall comfort and size was typical and fine. We didn't find the cleanliness and attention to detail as good as other cruises

Ship tip

felt crowded

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Skagway, Alaska

5 out of 5

Cruise Glacier Bay

5 out of 5

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

our biggest frustration was finding a wheelchair for my mother and it wasn't clear what time we had to be off the ship. Finally our room steward asked us when we were leaving and said we needed to get out of the room. It was only 7:30 AM

6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe 4 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Ladyjunecliff 1 year ago

Thanks for your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed lovely Alaska.

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javawoody 1 year ago

Appreciate the review

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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Dumfy75 1 year ago

I agree with you on the fact the speciality coffee should be part of the beverage package. The free coffee on NCL ships is pretty disgusting.

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Sorry you were disappointed in the ship and their activities. Glad you enjoyed your ports of call. Thank you for your review.

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