Alaska Cruise 2026 - Day 1: Boarding Norwegian Bliss in Seattle | Sail Away Day

Day 1 of our August 2026 Alaska cruise aboard Norwegian Bliss — from Pike Place Market and the Seattle waterfront, through boarding and the stateroom tour, to sail-away under the Space Needle. Casino, Spice H2O, the observation lounge, and sunset over Puget Sound. 🚢 Welcome to Adventures with the Hiltons! In August 2026 we sailed Alaska aboard Norwegian Bliss — this is Day 1, Seattle embarkation day. 🎬 Coming next: Day 2 — our first sea day and a full tour of the ship. 0:00 Seattle sail-away — Day 1 intro 0:04 Seattle: waterfront & Pike Place Market 0:31 Fish toss at Pike Place 0:46 Market selfies & the Gum Wall 0:55 Heading to the port 1:20 Boarding the Norwegian Bliss 1:30 The stateroom hunt 1:46 Room tour — Space Needle view 2:47 The atrium reveal 3:03 Teppanyaki dinner 3:15 Model of the Norwegian Bliss 3:37 The Bliss at blue hour 3:49 The casino 4:13 Casino & Skyline Bar walkthrough 4:33 Mixx bar 4:59 Top deck tour 5:33 The pool deck 5:46 Spice H2O — adults-only deck 6:28 The observation lounge 7:20 Muster drill 7:39 Sail-away from Seattle 8:00 Texas heat vs. Alaska air 8:21 Day 1 closer — the motorcycle trip tease 9:13 Outro — wake behind the ship Music: "Happy Alley" — CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons