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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 17
Helpful Votes: 172

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Norwegian Bliss

15 Night Panama Canal: Mexico & Costa Rica (Miami To Los Angeles)

Sail date: January 07, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 15818

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Glad I did it and NCL did a great job. Other than getting sick everything was perfect and meet lots of nice people from around the world and little or no children!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Cruise was awesome, loved the canal even though it was raining. Ship is very nice and clean with lots of options.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Dining room was slow and hectic, only went there twice, the buffet was much better for us and very large.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pools were always crowded but lots of chairs about. Mostly did the Casino.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
Beatles and 4 seasons were great. They had Madison Wisconsin marching band do a couple shows and they were Fabulous! Went to everyone of them and was standing room only!!!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Other than the dining room all the Bartenders and Service desk staff were top self.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Liked the layout as you can walk from now to stern on most decks. The observation lounge was great, many windows and couch s and tables to sit at. Breakfast danish and cold cuts in the morning.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Nice balcony and great setup. Bed was very comfortable and room very quiet. Lots of storage and bathroom was good for the 2 of us.

Ship tip

Big ship, take the time to explore it and book your shows and dinner times as soon as you can.

Ports of call

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Off my bucket list. Very interesting and the ship had a local expert on the ship intercom telling us all about the history and daily activity

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5
Only walked off boat and went to the wildlife park close by. Got bit by some bug and spent almost 3 days in the Ships hospital. Body rash and bowl problems. Doctors were very good but $8,000 later. Glad I got insurance hope it takes care of it.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

5 out of 5
Did Wale watching, great day as some wales were showing off and jumping out of the water

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

5 out of 5
Busy port. Picked up Uber to car rental.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

5 out of 5

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5
Spent the night before and had a nice dinner. Very busy. Took Uber to ship in am $40.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very easy, had breakfast and hung around for a while and walked off.
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5 Comments

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

rockaway    1 year ago

Is the continental breakfast room service still free or is there a charge? I heard a new fee of 4.95 is being implemented on some NCL ships.

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

Wow, I love your positivity even after becoming ill you managed to have a wonderful cruise😊

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed review. Sorry you were not by something and became ill. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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