We took this cruise at the end of June. Since we live close to the port it was a short ride to downtown Seattle. From the moment we entered the ship we were totally mesmerized!
We've been on over 30 cruises, but his was the first time that we had a balcony. The room was the perfect size and being a new ship everything worked. Our cabin staff was the best and everywhere we went the crew ...
We had a roomy balcony room, starboard side. Fast and easy to get on and off.
FOOD: Cagney's was the highlight, the only specialty restaurant I would do again. We saved Ocean Blue, the seafood restaurant for after our first Alaskan stop, thinking they would stock with Alaskan salmon. Wrong. Only farmed, Atlantic...a disappointment. Food just ok. La Cucina, worst veal marsala ever. Only ...
Our travel agent recommended this cruise for our 25th wedding anniversary. We have gone on 7 cruises before but this was our first on a ship this size. We didn't know what to expect but after reading several reviews beforehand, was worried that we made a bad choice. Not so! Everything was great and better than we were expecting. The only 2 things that were a little off, but certainly were ...
This is our fourth cruise on NCL, and it has left us wanting. After getting on the boat my wife and I instantly noticed that the Joy was lacking compared to the other ships. Below is a list of glaring issues that made our overall experience less than desirable.
1. Despite the fact that the website shows pictures of a thermal suite on board, we asked the staff where it was and they informed us ...
The food in the dining halls has gone way down hill, and the buffet food was ok. Manhatan and the other formal dining rooms were awful. We returned ordered food back to kitchen and stopped going there.
Never seen a cruise ship with so very few entertainment programs. Elements and Lavity Comedy were very good. Other shows were so boring and waste of time. We were glad had good friends with ...
I chose this cruise because it included Glacier Bay and we wanted to depart from Seattle. Embarkation was incredible! Left Kimpton Monaco hotel at 12:05 and we were in our room by 12:45. Line moves so fast I didn’t have time to unzip a pocket to grab papers! Very organized! Truly amazing!
You could be as busy as you wanted or as relaxed as you wanted. We enjoyed the schedule which allowed ...
Chose this ship bec ots the biggest n newest ship for alaska
Chose alaska bec theres no scenic beauty ss stupendous..
Embarkation waa suchhh a long tedious process with extended paper works - we could not book go karting- pne of the main atteaction on bliss
Disembarkation waa a breeze in comparison
Cabin-
Mini suite with balcony 12828- midship starboard-perfect location as all ...
We are /were first timers and were torn between Celebrity and NCL. We chose the Bliss primarily because it would be going to Glacier Bay. And also doing extensive research including these reviews on Cruise Critic and seeing consistently good reviews. We were also attracted to the Freestyle and no formal concepts that NCL offers. The short review is that if given a choice, we would sail on the ...
This cruise has best Indian food, both South Indian and North Indian.
They have a dedicated section for Indian food "TASTE OF INDIA",with 5 chefs, who made awesome break fast,lunch and dinner.
If you are Indian ,especially going with parents to a cruise , go to Norwegian Bliss.
The staff said, they are going to start the same type of Indian food section, in they new cruise, Norwegian ...
We cruised on the Joy on 6/15/19. We had an expiring cruise next certificate to use and decided to try one of the newer ships. I still think I prefer the smaller ships, but this one was still a nice cruise. This was our 5th cruise to Alaska, doing basically the same itinerary, and I think I need to find some new ports for our next cruise which may mean looking at a different line. This was our ...