My first cruise

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 4.8
Author: lawofthesea

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review

lawofthesea

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

7 Night Bahamas & Florida (New York Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 16, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11742

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Would do again but more likely from Florida. Bliss a great ship. Wife says that was her first and last cruise. So who wants to go on next one with me?

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Slower than I thought it would be.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Garden Café

4 out of 5

Breakfast was good. Not impressed with lunch or dinner.

Q Texas Smokehouse

3 out of 5

Last night was looking forward to great bbq. Was average at best.

La Cucina

4 out of 5

Was looking forward to this meal. Was average Italian. Nothing that deserves an OMG except maybe desert.

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville at Sea

3 out of 5

Was closed more than open.

Cagney's Steakhouse

5 out of 5

I would do Cagney’s daily if I could.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Bliss Speedway

2 out of 5

Made a reservation at sailing. Was last day. So far behind in time slots that after waiting forever had to leave or miss dinner reservations.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Bliss Theater

5 out of 5

Skipped jersey boys for a relaxing night. Really enjoyed crew talent show.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our steward was fabulous.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Loved the balcony cabin

Ship tip

Unless you have kids never sail during a school break.

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Ports of call

Nassau, Bahamas

5 out of 5

Atlantis was cool. Liked Nassau walk we took. Straw market a rip off but like to support local merchants

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Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5

Went jet skiing first. Could not get a beach seat after. Food was ok.

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Disembarkation

5 out of 5

A lot smoother than boarding.

8 Comments

javawoody 3 years ago

Thanks for the review and sharing

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pp1 3 years ago

Cagney's review was spot on very good and garden cafe was spot on review we sailed ncl in2019 on the breakaway and loved ncl gonna sail the bliss in 2023 staff was excellent on our cruise. Tappanyaki was excellent we would do that and cagney's every night

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CruiseQueenNH 3 years ago

Mine was the opposite.

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trenstravels 4 years ago

Thanks for sharing, thanks for breaking down your Review of your dining choices. Hope your wife gives it another chance.

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lawofthesea 4 years ago

She had a good time. Just not a traveler.

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cruisereckoning 4 years ago

Sounds liked you’re hooked just like the rest of us!!

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J60406 4 years ago

Oh no! It's a bummer when your spouse/partner doesn't want to cruise with you. Hopefully she will change her mind. Glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself though.

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Summerholiday 4 years ago

Why didn’t she enjoy 🤷‍♀️???

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