Good cruise but some disappointments

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Transatlantic

howardf77

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

12 Night Transatlantic Westbound (Southampton To New York)

Sail date: April 21, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 12188

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Nice experience but disapoointed by the lack of ballroom dancing; no more dance floor and music in the Manhattan. Bridge teacher could not teach, although good at organising duplicate. Would like more ping pong. Staff very friendly and helpful. Thank you

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Table tennis tournament only once on programme. Very easy to organise, chance to meet other players. Just had ping oong all day on programme on other days. Not enough places for ballroom dancing on the ship. Dance floor not in Manhattan dining room - very disappointing. Had been promised to us.

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Make sure you book the shows in advance.

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Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

5 out of 5

Ponta Delgada, Azores

5 out of 5

Halifax, Nova Scotia

4 out of 5

New York, New York

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5

6 Comments

Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

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William1026 6 years ago

Wait.. How many ping pong tables are there? We went on escape cruise but never got a chance to do it. Was going to do on bliss

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CruiseLikeNcl 6 years ago

It’s because they are still working too get the cruise ship ready and all done that’s why there was no dancing.....

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Travelgirl27 6 years ago

I was looking forward to the music and dance floor in the Manhattan dining room...there seriously is none???

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brendascrusin 6 years ago

So there is a ping pong table on the Bliss? One of the couples in our group will love that!

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HalfHand 6 years ago

Never been on the Bliss, but both Escape and Getaway had dancing on non show days during later dining hours in the Manhattan don't room. It wasn't announced or on the planner, a band was just there.

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