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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

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Reviews: 3
Helpful Votes: 85

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

16 Night Panama Canal - Westbound (Miami To Los Angeles)

Sail date: February 04, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10168

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

An excellent trans-canal cruise. A couple of ports were dropped due to COVID. Cabo was our favorite port. The ship was a destination in itself, absolutely loved it.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
New Miami terminal was clean and comfortable.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Love this ship. Restaurants and entertainment were top notch

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
I lived in the Thermal Suite. The Snow Room was fantastic after steam or sauna.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Absolutely fantastic entertainment.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Same high level of service and friendly staff I've come to expect from Norwegian.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
A big ship, well designed, and fun.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
No real complaints. Steward was great. Cabin seemed a bit small, but could have been my imagination.

Ship tip

Best Thermal Suite I've seen.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
We went in two days early and got some time in the Everglades and Keys.

Falmouth, Jamaica

3 out of 5
Jamaica just does impress me.

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5
Interesting city, but tour was mainly trying to get you to shop

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5
Few real tours. We went ashore to the duty free shopping area and had a good time.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
A bucket list item.

Puerto Caldera, Costa Rica

4 out of 5
We met family and spent the day in Puntarenas.

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

4 out of 5
We've spent a lot of time in Guatemala, so didn't do an excursion. The shopping area at the port was nice.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5
A good excursion, but could have done with less shopping.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Our favorite port. Excursion was good.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very fast. Terminal is nothing compared to Miami
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

javawoody    2 years ago

Thanks for the review

AuntPinkie    2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback on your canal sailing. Glad you enjoyed your trip.

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