Norwegian Cruise Line - Norwegian Bliss Reviews

Horrible short stays: Victoria 8PM to 11:45 PM. Can't see anything at night. Ketchican: Parked ship 7 miles from city, View of old sewer plant, industrial area, nothing scenic there. Icy Straits: Ways for Norwegian Line to make more money off visitors. They controlled restaurants, souvenir shops and general shopping. Nothing much to see. One free Salmon Canning Factory to visit. Walking trail shut down and 45 min to 1 hr wait in line for 8 person gondola. Terrible. Almost 4,000 people on board, lots of lines for elevators. Have to reserve ahead most entertainments. Food, entertainment and crew were good.

We took our first Norwegian Cruise this month. It was a short 5 day repositioning cruise which only stoppped at Victoria Island and ended in Vancouver. The Norwegian Bliss is a nice ship and our balcony room was very roomy and nice. The Cagney Steakhouse (specialty dinner) was very good, the main dining was very good, the buffet was ok (your typical buffet) and the Q was good as well. We normally travel on smaller ships so it was an adjustment to a 4,000 person ship. For the most part it was not too bad except at dining times where you had to wait for seating. We paid for the priority access and it worked well on disembarkation. It helped with embarkation in that we didn't have to wait to checkin, but the the rest of the process was a nightmare. We waited until 2:00 to get on the ship, 4:30 for our room and 6:00 pm for our luggage. The struggles of larger ships I guess.

Our cruise was the trip of a lifetime. It was the perfect opportunity for my daughters and I to bond and spend quality time together. The ship was breathtaking, food was to die for, excursions a blast, staff phenomenal and our memories are priceless.

My main reason for selecting Norwegian was that it went all the way through the canal. I was disappointed in that they didn't have a lecture on the canal herto Vallarta, I did not get from the shore team until the group had left. I did get an apology aistory and building challenges . Also getting a good observation spot was verfy difficult. I went back to my balcony room and took pictures from there. I only went on 1 shore excursion in Guatamala, which was my fault for not booking early; however, a 2nd excursion which was Pund money back. The service was excellent and the food was good, but, my major complaint was debarkation. With so many My main reason for selecting Norwegian was that it went all the way through the canal. I was disappointed in that they didn't have a lecture on the canal herto Vallarta, I did not get from the shore team until the group had left. I did get an apology aistory and building challenges . Also getting a good observation spot was verfy difficult. I went back to my balcony room and took pictures from there. I only went on 1 shore excursion in Guatamala, which was my fault for not booking early; however, a 2nd excursion which was Pund money back. The service was excellent and the food was good, but, my major complaint was debarkation. With so many travelers (4000, I believe) the luggage retrieval and the customs queue was slow and cumbersome. This will disctravelers (4000, I believe) the luggage retrieval and the customs queue was slow and cumbersome. This will discourage me from taking a very large ship again.

We stayed in The Haven and it was worth every penny.

They reduced the ports over many months and didn’t even stop in Panama City. Sort of a let down, ports-wise

This was a very nice cruise. However two of the ports we really wanted to see were cancelled. Costa Rica was replaced with Ocho Rios (a dump) and our stay in Panama City was just cancelled. The stop in Guatemala was a wast of time in our opinion. It is a dirty, foul air working port with piles of coal etc. Any excursion meant at least a 90 minute ride from the ship. There is actually nothing there except a man made bunch of tourist shops. It is not a destination port at all. I asked why we stopped there and was told basically to help the local economy. Having said that, we had a lovely aft suite and being part of the Haven was spectacular. I plan to ask NCL for a partial credit for the missed ports of call. By cancelling Panama City, we actually on the shop from our Guatemala stop to our Columbia stop - which was four days.

what a beautiful ship. meals were amazing. buffet was very crowded. took one excursion and it was horrible. isla de pasion! air travel was great. hotel in miami was perfect! great trip all around

Patricia was very patient and helpful in helping me select the right ship and stateroom for my family. She even called back after booking with her saying she had found us a better deal! We had a great time. The ship was immaculate and the staff was so nice! This was our first cruise and My family is already looking forward to our next cruise! The only thing I was not expecting and a bit disappointed by was the lack of things on deck that were free for my children to do. The waterslide was more for adults and the only children's pool was not very large. To do anything else on the ship there was a fee. We still had a great time and would do it again.

Wonderful cruise!!! Everything was awesome ? Loved the trip. Highly recommend this trip and the Bliss was an amazing ship. Entertainment and excursions were fantastic!!

I loved the ship. It was beautiful. However it was all couples and family and groups. I went single/solo and expected more people who were in the same category. That was a huge disappointment since you had 3600 people aboard.

When we traveled to the Canary Island on NCL, the ship would arrive in a port in the morning and we would spend all day exploring the port city. Alaska was different. The last shuttle to return to the ship from Ketchikan was at 11 AM. What? Many people from the ship and from the town were extremely disappointed. They count on the tourist dollar and we wanted to eat something besides the cruise menu. Maybe drink some local beer at a reasonable price. We arrived in Victoria at 8 PM. What? Everything was closed except the souvenir shops. We were so disappointed. Have heard what a beautiful city it is. Bouchard Gardens is not to be missed. Absurd to arrive at night. My wife and I were verbally attacked by a homeless person. We were scared and immediately went back to the ship. We have loved NCL in the past but would not recommend this itinerary to anyone. NCL does a fabulous job with food and entertainment but a poor job with this cruise.

Impressed with the staff, so congenial and eager to help- reflects the training by Norwegian- wish it would have included more northen areas and less of Victoria - which was a waste of time for the time spent

Cruising the Glacier Bay area was spectacular. However, we did not get up close to Dawes Glacier and not enough time at the ports.

NCL Bliss has too many people and not enough common area seating. Additional charges for everything. Terrible Wi-Fi. Choice of glaciers disappointing. Ports mostly shuttle buses to city centers with terrible planning and organization - waited an hour in Ketchikan. Buy the time you pay for just the basics it’s the same as a more expensive shop. Wouldn’t go back on this ship.

This was a bucket list trip for me - going to Alaska and 1st time on a cruise. If you have never done either, you need to talk to Avoya Travel - Honey Revitz and get it planned!!!!

Was a little disappointed in the shopping at the ports, the fact that someone messed up and put us on the wrong excursion bus and we didn't do what we signed up for and also that we were not able to go see the glaciers - that was what I was most excited to do.

Our stop at Ketchikan was 4 hours and the town is 30 minutes from the port. Waist of time. Beautiful port not enough time to enjoy it. Our stop at Victoria was a slap on the face. 3 hours. Really. 45 minute walk from the port at 7:30pm. Thank God I did not spend money on the tour of the Gardens that no one that went was happy about it. Since they could not see anything. This is not my first NCL cruise, but I don't think I will be doing NCL for a while.

The trip seem so rushed. From having to exist to get enough shore time to rushing to get back and stand in line to board. It is a waste of time and effort.