Disappointed

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 3.2
Author: slez1

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

slez1

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 54

Overall rating:

3.2 out of 5

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14 Night Panama Canal Eastbound (Los Angeles To Miami)

Sail date: November 03, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 10834

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Changed first stop to Ensenada ( instead of Cabo). Not worth the stop. Only 5 stops over 14 days and for the most part they were lousy stops. I did not like Ensenada or Mazatlán.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Activities during the day for 8 days at sea were lame at best. I don’t want to learn Russian or Portuguese, do art auction or learn to decorate cupcakes! You better like sitting by the pool all the time because activities during the day were extremely poor - especially for 8 out of 14 days at sea.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Jersey Boys was outstanding as were the Beatles cover band. But Beatles were in a very small venue and would not allow reservations so you needed to arrive at least 45 minutes early. Bliss theater for Jersey Boys and Havana took reservation ( as did comedy club) but we still needed to arrive 30 minutes early or longer to get good seats and not lose out to standbys.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Very clean. Ship is new which was nice but I question the design because venues for entertainment and dining had difficulty handling volume of guests. Good luck finding an available seat for any decent entertainment in the atrium!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ship tip

Very good entertainment in evenings, but lousy activities during the day. Be prepared to wait and arrive very early to popular events/ entertainment and dining. Ship accommodates more people then it can service effectively.

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