NCL Cruise to Alaska: Pros and Cons (2024)

I went with Norweigan Encore last month. Did a bunch of research. Almost wished I saw this video. Really summed everything up great in a short video. I love the itinerary and it worked well for me as a solo traveler. As big* as the ship was, I saw several solo travelers several times by accident without plans to even meet up!

13 days before I go on the Bliss to Alaska, for a short, 7 day cruise. I'm a plan ahead person. I'm a first time Alaska cruiser, so I agree that NCL is great for first timers. I love the $50 excursion credit at every port.

So I actually took a Norwegian cruise for my first time going to Alaska. I fell in love with the state learned photography and now I'm an Alaskan photographer.

Solo cabins are a plus for me.

we did the Bliss alaska cruise Sept 22 definitely turn us into NCL cruisers we are doing a panama canal cruise on the bliss in Feb

As well as the very nice Studios, NCL also offers solo oceanview and solo balcony cabins which I appreciate. They all get access to the solo lounge. They sell out fast so don’t hesitate in reserving if you’re interested.

Congrats on 100,000 subscribers, and thank you for your review! 💙

Taking my first Alaska cruise on Celebrity Edge in an infinite veranda suite.

Just noticed that your channel had a huge spike in subscribers in May...congratulations on sailing past 100K! 🙂 Been a fan of your channel for quite some time. Proud of your success. Cheers!

Congrats to 100,000 🎉🎉🥳🥳

Here is additional information about Ward Cove. This village is an extension of the settlement area of Ketchikan northwest. The land and water scenery around Ward Cove is amazing. You find there the Tongass National Forest and sailing into Ward Cove Bay is great. There are also excursions (land and sea based) offered, starting directly at Ward Cove. Having built the new berth and bringing history of Ward Cove back, helps the small village a lot, which is overshadowed by Ketchikan itself. Btw at Ward Cove Mill incl. museum you will have great shopping possibility with best choice and price.

Great vlog ❤ I’m headed to Alaska on NCL Bliss in August. It will be myself, husband, sister and nephew. First time to Alaska and first time cruisers. We want to plan a Mediterranean cruise with NCL in 2026 if we end up liking the cruise line. Can’t wait!

Thank you for slowing down your speech, your videos are much more understandable and enjoyable to view! Great content as always. Thank you.

My husband and I are going to Alaska on RCL ovation of the sea at the end of Aug ... I got it as a casino comp. I'm trying to plan a family reunion on an Alaska cruise for 2025 and I'm feeling a lot of pressure to get it "right" as many of the family members have never done a cruise before and will probably have a little bit of a sticker shock but I also think it will be a cruise of a lifetime for some of them and really want to get this planned. My husband and I have only started cruising since Feb and I've gone to 3 cruises already with RCL and celebrity and therefore was planning on just doing RCL for Alaska 2025 however, you gave me something to think about with NCL… And with using a TA..... Thanks for your vids!

Going there in sept can't wait

Were on crown princess right now and there playing your videos on the big screen...very cool.

Thanks for the video. I'm loyal guest to NCL for decades, so having a lot of free perks with specialty dining, free laundry, discounts etc (including dinner with officers 🤩). When cruising with NCL (family/friends/solo), we always book free at sea promotion - especially drink package within free at sea booking has a great value - around 160$ gratuity per person for a 7 days cruise, nothing else to pay on board. So, my next cruise with NCL (again as solo traveller, they have simply the best value) is in October 2024 for 9 days Alaska. So excited. 🚢

Doing my first Alaska cruise next year. Although I’ve been on both the Bliss (Panama Canal) and the Encore (eastern Caribbean) I decided to try the Discovery Princess for a change.

Our NCL Jade booking from Vancouver in 2025 misses Glacier Bay but goes by the Hubbard Glacier on its way to Whittier. I have seen some of the videos of horrendously backed up tender and shuttle bus line-ups. As a handicapped person, I’m not too happy about that. Plus the pre-paid gratuities and the rates were difficult getting my mind around what NCL is doing these days with customer satisfaction. So at this point I’m more excited about our self directed tour once landing at Whittier. After hearing about the NCL debacle on the alleged itinerary changes to their Antarctica trip, I’m not sure I’ll book with NCL again. The free at sea is the only reason we booked in 2025. The Jade is useless for kids.

Did they offer the luggage valet service when getting off the ship?