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Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

mknewman2022

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

Norwegian Bliss

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

Sail date: January 27, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin number: 5100

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Our trip was amazing. The Bliss is beautiful, when lots to do and a good flow. We heard complaints about crowded elevators, but we didn't experience that. The restaurants, bars and amenities were all really enjoyable, staff was great. The ports other than Panama weren't great. We wouldn't take this itinerary again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Very clean, great design. Didn't feel crowded except at certain times (elevators on port days, etc)

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Nice space, great bathroom area, perfect for us

Ship tip

It's a large ship. Get to know you way around first so that you aren't spending time at the wrong elevator - use stairs when you can. Try everything!

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Ports of call

Miami, Florida

4 out of 5

Cartagena, Colombia

3 out of 5

Did a bus excursion to the old city - Cartagena is crowded with lots of vendors.

Panama Canal Transit

5 out of 5

Panama City, Panama

5 out of 5

We took the Panama Canal experience by boat which took us through the old original locks. Different experience and very informative!

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

3 out of 5

Acapulco, Mexico

2 out of 5

Walked about 2 miles from the port - very sad. Beat up by the hurricane but also dirty and unsafe.

Manzanillo, Mexico

3 out of 5

Walked 1-2 miles from the port. Nice sculptures.

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Nice walk on the Malecon, stopped at Senior Frogs for a great margarita

Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5

Nice walk on the blue line through neighborhoods to a town square. Clean, well maintained city.

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Did the Cabo Adventures ebike excursion about 45 minutes from town by bus. Nice drive, beautiful beach, amazing lunch.

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

We thought they did a good job of getting a lot of people processed in a reasonable amount of time

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 9 months ago

Thanks for the review

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cruising2004 9 months ago

Yes, this is a fantastic cruise! Love going to Panama Canal! Thank you for your review.

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HeavySeas 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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karlgrgurich 9 months ago

Ya. That part of Mexico has taken a beating in so many ways.

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