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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 23

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Bliss

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

Sail date: December 02, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 9196

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

As mentioned, the beginning of the cruise started out horribly because NCL’s transportation didn’t show up. However, once we got on the ship and started sailing, it was a great experience. The panama canal was awesome, and we had great weather throughout!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I was a little disappointed in the temperature of the food from the specialty restaurants. Seems like everything was just warmed up, not freshly made.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
The thermal spa is a great addition to add on to your cruise!

Entertainment

5 out of 5
All entertainment activities were great!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
If you didn’t have to go to the front desk and deal with the customer service folks, everything else was excellent! They really just didn’t seem like they wanted to deal with any issues.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Very nice and clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The club balcony was great and I even had a bathtub!

Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

1 out of 5
This was the beginning of the trip. Because the transportation company that was contracted with Norwegian didn’t show up, it made the beginning of the trip a horrible experience. We waited five hours after arriving into LAX for this transportation and ended up having to get a taxi to the cruise port.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

3 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

3 out of 5

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

3 out of 5

Panama City, Panama

5 out of 5

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Extremely scenic. First time through the entire canal, and it was magnificent!

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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6 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing.

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

PaulzyJC    1 year ago

Hmm? I had a Club Balcony on deck 13, and mine didn't have a tub. A big shower, though.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Glad you enjoyed your cruise in spite of the poor start.

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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