Norwegian Bliss Launches NCL’s 2022 Alaska Cruise Season

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) kicked off the 2022 Alaska cruise season with Norwegian Bliss from the Port of Seattle.

NCL mentioned the ship is the primary to go to Alaska this season. 4 extra NCL ships additionally will discover Alaska this yr, via October 2022.

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On its cruises, the vessel will move via the 25-million-acre Glacier Bay Nationwide Park, a World Heritage Website, Mendenhall Glacier close to Juneau, and the Misty Fiords Nationwide Monument close to Ketchikan.

Norwegian Cruise Line pioneered Alaska cruises from Seattle in 2001. Together with Port of Seattle, NCL dad or mum firm Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings invested $30 million to improve Pier 66, the place Norwegian Bliss was christened in 2018. The twin funding expanded the check-in space by 300 % to greater than 150,000 sq. toes. It additionally expanded two new passenger boarding bridges.

NCLH additionally has partnered with and invested in Ward Cove Dock Group, LLC, reworking land, previously designated as a contaminated superfund cleanup by the Environmental Safety Company (EPA), right into a sustainable, environmentally pleasant and entertaining website for the neighborhood and cruise guests.

By a partnership with the Alaska Native-owned Huna Totem Company, the corporate was capable of full a second cruise pier at Icy Strait Level, in addition to broaden the vacation spot’s Wilderness Touchdown. Enhancements featured upgraded retail and eating places, in addition to a zipper line, and experiences highlighting the tradition of the native Huna Tlingit folks.

All through the 2022 cruise season, NCL will provide five-, seven-, nine-, and 10-day itineraries on Norwegian Bliss, Encore, Solar, Spirit, and Jewel.