Cruise was nice- would not go with NCL again

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Alaska - Inside Passage

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

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

Sail date: July 20, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 5100

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 3 months ago

Review summary

Love cruising Alaska but would not recommend this cruise.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Bags are left throughout the hall so you walk around finding them

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was just ok, sometimes disappointing. Drinks we fine- nothing spectacular but nothing to complain about.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
Having a 17 yr old- there really wasn’t much for him. He did the go karts and laser tag (both an additional fee) but otherwise there wasn’t anything else. Only 2 ping pong tables both outside.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
Dining room service was slow and not the friendliest. They were not personable at all. The host/hostesses were rude at times. Compared to other ships- overall the staff did not see to enjoy their job.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Balcony- it was clean however seemed smaller than the balcony on Royal Caribbean

Ship tip

The observation deck was the best part of the ship and where we spent most our time. Without that- the trip would not have been enjoyable

Ports of call

Seattle, Washington Did not visit port

Visited before

Sitka, Alaska

4 out of 5

Juneau, Alaska

4 out of 5

CRUISE ENDICOTT ARM & DAWES GLACIER

4 out of 5
Very quick. Our last cruise spent more time there

Icy Strait Point (Hoonah), Alaska

4 out of 5
Did the whale watching and seafood fest excursion. The whale watch was very disappointing as we just rode down on way and back. We saw whales twice- once was close like we hoped for. It didn’t feel like we were really trying to find whales. My sister did an excursion at same time and they saw more. Supposedly the captains are in touch with one another and tell you where to find them yet we didn’t see the ones playing she did.

KETCHIKAN (WARD COVE), ALASKA

3 out of 5
Was a quick stop which was fine for us since we had been before but you should get in line early to catch the bus back.

Victoria, British Columbia Did not visit port

We didn’t get to port until 8 pm and based off last cruise- things were closing so we didn’t get off.

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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7 Comments

Sogmoore     2 months ago

Thanks for sharing

RC2cruises     3 months ago

I’ve been on the Bliss and on that cruise and every one that I’ve been on my luggage has been left right outside my door. I’ve never had to go searching for it.

Gwbigdog     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing

javawoody     3 months ago

Thanks for the feedback

cruising2004     3 months ago

Glad you enjoyed Alaska. Thank you for your review.

AuntPinkie     3 months ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your Alaskan cruise in spite of some hiccups.

HeavySeas     3 months ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise experience

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