Panama Canal very cool

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 22

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5
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Norwegian Bliss

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

Sail date: January 27, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9252

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Entire trip was great. On deck 9 with 11 foot waves ship seemed stable and did not know waves were that bad. At pool deck it was not bad unless you looked at the waves in the pool. At the buffet they were hiding the cookies, you had to ask if they had cookies then they had to serve them to you

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Unorganized due to ship not at Norweigan terminal

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Unable to get specialty dinner early reservations as a bronze level member near bottom of any list. Main dining room long lines to get in. Don’t understand why reservations and walk in’s need to wait on same line making wait to enter even longer.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Too many overlapping events. Too many pool chairs reserved all day. You have to get up early to claim your spot. Race cars were cool to ride. Miss the sports court

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Shows were great but too many overlapping and unable to get reservations as again the lower your latitudes level the harder it is to get reservations

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
99 percent of them were great. Only one or two not so great. Maybe a bad day

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was well maintained. Common bathrooms always clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Our room was good for us as there was only two. Bathroom was a goo sizw

Ship tip

On your phone calendar add all your reservations and activities you have or want to do. Also what floor and forward or aft or midship

Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

5 out of 5
Only issue on the viewing the cliff divers by boat was that we were too far. Good and drink was plentiful and good

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

4 out of 5
This was a nice and informative excursion. Nice museum

Panama City, Panama Did not visit port

It was cancelled but don’t know why

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5
Great experience. But unable to hear or understand the narrator’s explanation of the canal need better or clearer speaker or speaker system at all viewing locations and on the big screen at the pool deck

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
Fun tour. Lots of drinking, singing and dancing. But not enough time at stops to shop or see attractions. There was only one bathroom in one store and tip was required a long wait which took away from time to shop or view attraction. Need better bathroom facilities

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

4 out of 5
Tour was interesting but most of the guides rush down the river and don’t give you time to enjoy the river experience. They rush because they get paid by the amount of trips they make. Also bathrooms are not the greatest. Bus guide was very good.

Miami, Florida Did not visit port

Needed to get home

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We got off ship with our own luggage as soon as possible and that was easy. The less luggage the better
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7 Comments

envy1219    1 year ago

Great tip, thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

4everncl    1 year ago

Great review. Thanks for the details. Really enjoyed the Panama canal. It's amazing. For specialty dining, book your reservations prior to your cruise. Saves alot of frustration 🌞

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

Ship2Shora    1 year ago

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your detailed feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

GriffFamily    1 year ago

Sounds like a good trip.

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