Good cruise, but without glacier

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 4.2
Author: kzambrano59

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

kzambrano59

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5

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

Sail date: April 06, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin number: 21635

Traveled as: Large Group

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

Overall good cruise, but missing the glacier was a major disappointment.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Smooth, had a wheelchair for mom.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Great main dining, though menu was the same.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Danced, lounged and worked out.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Good shows, wish there were more though.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Great personnel, took care of us

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Spotless

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Too tight for 4 adults.

Ship tip

Ger separate room if more than 2

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Ports of call

Seattle, Washington

5 out of 5

Easy to get to

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Sitka, Alaska

5 out of 5

No excursion, just visted the museum

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Juneau, Alaska

5 out of 5

Good shopping

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CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

1 out of 5

Captain turned the boat around, this was supposed to be the highlight of the trip.

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Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska Did not visit port

Not appealing

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KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

5 out of 5

Crabfest was great

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Victoria, British Columbia

3 out of 5

Good, but not enough time.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Chaotic. Not enough personnel, could not get a wheelchair for 90 year old mom. No instruction

8 Comments

CruiselineAdmin 7 months ago

@luvthesealife Here are excursions https://www.shoreexcursionsgroup.com/results/?shipid=2772&arrival=2024-04-27&nights=7&click=40821 for your upcoming cruise. They are offered from our excursion partners that offer the same guarantees as the cruise lines.

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AuntPinkie 7 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. As others have mentioned, early in the season can be disappointing. You learned that and the size of a cabin is important. Hope your next adventure is better.

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javawoody 7 months ago

First of all season too much ice to get close enough to see Dawes glacier.

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Luvthesealife 7 months ago

Hello, ill be doing this cruise next week. When you exit each port, where there tour operators trying to get people to sign up? Trying to figure out excursions

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Gwbigdog 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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BPRD2696 7 months ago

Interesting.. thanks for the review.

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HeavySeas 7 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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cruising2004 7 months ago

Sorry you didn’t get to see the glaciers. Must have been a reason why. Thank you for your review.

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