Definitely recommend Norwegian Bliss. We used the $9.95 phone and texting package while we were on the ship to keep in touch with family. Wish the phone would notify you when a text came in. You can use this service without using any of your 300 wifi minutes. Service goes through the ships wifi.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
It went smoothly
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Manhattan, Taste and Savor all good Cagney Steak House and Ocean Blue delicious. Japanese Steak House entertaining and good. Omelets very good at the buffet. All staff very friendly.
Teppanyaki
5 out of 5
Show was entertaining. Food was good. Lots of singing and clanging of knives.
Sugarcane Mojito Bar
5 out of 5
Raspberry mojito good. They have beer nuts for snacks. Staff is friendly and quick to mix drinks.
Ocean Blue
5 out of 5
Crab cakes were delicious. All food was perfect. Staff very pleasant and friendly.
Savor Restaurant - Main Dining Room
5 out of 5
Good food, seated with reservations quickly. We were also able to for breakfast and dinner with no reservations and be seated quickly.
Garden Café
5 out of 5
Lots of good choices. Omelets were great, fruit, they served many different types of food, Indian venue, soups, salads, vegetables, fruits, coffee, tea, juices, mimosas, hamburgers, prime rib (we didn't eat in buffet the night they served prime rib.)
The Manhattan Room - Main Dining Room
5 out of 5
The waiters were spot on with their service. Food was very good. We got seated timely with reservations for 8 people every time.
The Local Bar & Grill
5 out of 5
Good reubens, chicken wings and burgers. The apple pie was delicious.
The Cavern Club
5 out of 5
Small venue, go early for shows. Good entertainment.
The A-List Bar
5 out of 5
Friendly, professional service. Drinks were good.
Taste Restaurant - Main Dining Room
5 out of 5
They seated us quickly with reservations. We were able to eat breakfast and dinner here without reservations and they seated us quickly. Staff friendly. Food good.
Cagney's Steakhouse
5 out of 5
Delicious steak. Cooked perfectly to order.
Atrium Bar
5 out of 5
Quick service and friendly.
American Diner
5 out of 5
Food delicious, burgers, strawberry shake, and bread pudding very good. Waitress was great. Lived the 50's theme and their uniforms.
Onboard Activities
5 out of 5
Pool, Deal or No Deal fun to watch. Mr. Sexy Legs competition, Line Dancing all fun.
Entertainment
5 out of 5
Jersey Boys was excellent. 1st comedians were best. Six was hard to understand them when they were singing.
Bliss Theater
5 out of 5
Lots of comfortable seating. Great shows. Jersey Boys, Beatles Experience, Hypnotist, Commedians.
Children's Programs
Adults only in our group
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Leelis room steward was excellent. He knew our names and everyone in our group right away. Friendly, helpful. All staff very friendly.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Everything was very clean. Staff was always cleaning elevators, bathrooms. They were washing ship and painting the ship to keep it well maintained.
Cabin / Stateroom
5 out of 5
Land side cabin with balcony. Excellent room and views. Plenty of room. Recommend long extension cords and magnets to keep cord off the floor if you use a C-pap machine. There are phone charging ports next to headboard of bed each side.
Ship tip
Bring battery operated tea light for the bathroom at night.
We did the US Heritage tour. We learned more about the locks. Our family took the train tour. They were disappointed they thought they would see animals. They saw 1 sloth.
Toured the Coffee Plantation. Interesting. Cobblestone path to walk on labeled as moderate difficulty. Our 80 year Mom who doesn't walk long distance was able to do this tour. She was tired at the end.
Recovering from hurricane. Our tour to see the Cliff divers by boat was great. The Cliff divers swam out to the boat and took pictures with us for tips. The shore line had boats pulled up from the hurricane. The people were all so happy to have us come into port.
We did a Yelapa Falls Tour through Trip Advisor. Excellent tour. Cruise port gave as a golf cart ride .6 miles to our meeting point for transportation, that we had to coordinate on our own. Waterfall was great...walking path would be difficult for people with disabilities.
We went on a city tour that we booked through a local tour guide for $25/person. Excellent. We saw cliff diver, cathedral, shopping area, saw many beautiful sites from different Lookout points. Went to the
golden zone for shopping, had margaritas at the Golden Zone, one if the stores. We had a shot of tequila from our tour operator. He let us determine how long we wanted to be at each stop.
Part of our group went deep sea fishing on a private tour. Seas were high, so they ended up bottom fishing. They caught trigger fish. Were hoping for Marlin or sailfish.
Whale watching excursion was the highlight of our tour. Lots of whales and some breached for us to see. We saw lots of whale tales. We saw a pod of dolphins and some sea lions also. We had time to walk around the pier for shopping, snacks, drinks.
We tried to call using the on board ship phone for $9.95. Text worked best for us. We always added the time we sent the text...everyone didn't look at them timely. And sometimes they simply didn't go through timely. Sometimes it worked great.
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