Kfakennedy Cruise Review on Norwegian Bliss on Dec 08, 2018

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review

Kfakennedy

Contributor Level: Purser

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

4 out of 5

Sail date: December 08, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We sailed on the Bliss on the December 8 sailing. Embarkation was super easy and quick but shuttle ride to the port from Holiday Inn downtown was chaotic. Not the fault of the cruise line though. Disembarking was also chaotic and ship’s bus shuttle to airport required waiting in the sun for more than an hour. We very much enjoyed our dinner at Le Bistro but were disappointed with our meals at Cagneys and Q. Food was pretty good overall. We preferred to eat at Taste or Savor because of the smaller, more intimate, venue. The bar outside (Mixx) was our favorite but we usually did not find it open until dinner time. We also enjoyed playing in the casino but were not happy that the 3-card table in the non-smoking section was a $10 minimum while the 3-card table in the smoking section (which we could not tolerate) was only $5 minimum. It is wonderful though that the ship has an entirely non-smoking casino. We truly appreciate that. The observation lounge is marvelous and we spent a lot of time there enjoying the view. Most days we just grabbed a salad or some snacks there for lunch. Nice bar there too! Our room (aft balcony on deck 9) was pretty small but the balcony was massive and very comfortable since the ship itself blocked the wind. Our room steward was good and usually serviced the room while we were at breakfast even when we didn’t request it. Jersey Boys and the Beatles cover band (we saw them in the Cavern Club and in the main theater) were fabulous! Really good, don’t miss them! All in all, we enjoyed this cruise very much but still prefer smaller ships.

6 Comments

debs281268 5 years ago

Thankyou

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Kfakennedy 5 years ago

We were in 9324. We had no problems with noise and yes, there is a small coffee pot in the room 😊

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debs281268 5 years ago

What room , we will be 9288 aft with balcony , and is coffee machine in room , and how are the noise levels , thanks

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tboyswinegirl 5 years ago

I use Uber from the Holiday Inn. The most I've waited is 5 minutes. $7.

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Kfakennedy 5 years ago

Holiday Inn is fine and is the perfect location since Bayside Marketplace is right across the street. Bayside has everything you could want — shopping, restaurants, bars and boat and bus tours. Fabulous location. The hotel’s paid shuttle is inexpensive but we waited in the lobby and at the street for over an hour before one of the employees steered us to the right area to wait. Otherwise, we were very happy with the hotel. Dated but clean and wonderful location. Get a bay view room so you can see the ships arrive

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jessiecake 5 years ago

Oh no! We are staying at the Holiday Inn and we'll be using the shuttle to the ship. What happened?

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