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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Mexico

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 18

Overall rating:

1.6 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 26, 2021

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

So this is our second day on this ship. I warn you please please stay away from this cruise line at all costs and this ship in particular. If you have booked it already cancel right away. We have waited in lines now for two straight days. We were promised amenities like free drinks and internet and then told they were not on our account. We have been spoken to rudely. They charged us more than the whole cruise already and it is day 2 because we were supposed to include items they just didn’t include. They don’t give one care about their guests on this ship. There is a line of 30 people complaining today and yesterday there was 50. We waited a total of 3 hours today and 3 hours yesterday in lines. I pray that you are reading my review before coming on this ship because I will be saving you the worst trip of your entire life. We have been on 20 cruises and this is like staying at a motel 6 at sea except the people are much ruder. Every step you take they are trying to take your money. They purposely close their free restaurants early so that you have to pay to eat. I don’t mind paying a little but understand that everything promised

Embarkation

1 out of 5
Horrific

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
Not edible

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5
We spent time in the casino

Entertainment

1 out of 5
Absolutely terrible show

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

1 out of 5
Worst of any cruise line

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

1 out of 5

Ship tip

Book somewhere else and if you are booked cancel asap

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

1 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

2 out of 5

Ensenada, Mexico

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5
Not disembarked yet but I’m sure horrible if it’s anything like boarding
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10 Comments

sundayfix    2 years ago

We are currently next to the Bliss in Cabo San Lucas on the MS Koningsdam now. She is a beautiful ship. We sailed on her about a month ago and although we think Norwegian is not the cruiseline for us we still had a great cruise. The crew was very nice. Food was good. We enjoyed the music also. Latin duo was the best! Sorry your cruise is not what you expected! There will always be bumps but try to have as best a time as you can!

PaulzyJC    2 years ago

It sucks you had such a bad experience, but that's why others pointed out sometimes your stateroom category will dictate the experience you have onboard. I booked a Club Balcony Suite, so my experience may be different. I booked my upcoming 14-day through a travel agency. I was always calling NCL to confirm the things on my contract (my cruise is very expensive, so I wanted to make sure I got everything that was coming to me) and I also called the agency to confirm and ask a load of questions. My particular package included excursion credit, premium dining, beverage package, internet, and shipboard credit. Since it included a lot, I made sure it was on my account. At this point with Omicron, I'm just kind of hoping that my cruise sails at reduced capacity.

dcregar    2 years ago

Did you book through a travel company or directly with ncl? Did you read your cruise contract before boarding ? Probably not. I have been on the Bliss and thought it was a wonderful 5 Star cruise ship.

jeffykins    2 years ago

Did you book a Sail Away cabin? That price category does not include the drink package or premium dining.

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

cdavid46    2 years ago

DebandMarkC    2 years ago

If you were charged anything while on your cruise, it’s because YOU chose to purchase it

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Can't be that awful. Can you verify your contract?

javawoody    2 years ago

Appreciate your view

hollysmomtravel    2 years ago

You only have 2 cruises listed. Kind of concerning

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