Stressful

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 2.8
Author: antro2002

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

antro2002

Contributor Level: Deck Hand

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 15

Overall rating:

2.8 out of 5

15 Night Panama Canal - Eastbound (Los Angeles To Miami)

Sail date: December 02, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 11308

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

Until they get their transportation and disembarkation sorted I would pass.

Embarkation

1 out of 5

It took the shuttles between 4-6 hours after airport arrival to ship. Many people ended up taking private car services. Police arrived on behalf of the airport to get wheelchairs and luggage carts back from passengers still using them.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

Boring very quickly. Seemed consistently over salted

Q Texas Smokehouse

1 out of 5

We didn’t get what we ordered and the food was not too good.

Los Lobos

5 out of 5

Very good food and great service. We went more than once.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Six was amazing

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

1 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

3 out of 5

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

2 out of 5

Panama City, Panama

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5

Miami, Florida

1 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Terrible, over 3 hours. All passengers flowed into a single line to customs. Guests that were to leave first for excursions wished them or they were very late

6 Comments

AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Sorry this experience was so disappointing.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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jeffykins 2 years ago

For the shuttles do you think it was an LAX construction traffic delay or a cruise-line delay? LAX is a nightmare so I'm guessing the former, but 4-6 hours is crazy.

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WhippetMum 2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback. Does sound really stressful ☹️

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FunPhil 2 years ago

Very informative. Leaving out the summer 2023. Is there something I can do to make it better?

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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