Not our favorite. We have done this cruise 5 times and this one by NCL was not our favorite. We have done many other cruise lines and we have never been in such a disorganized departure as this one. As well as the boarding and tendering process in Cobo.

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 2.2
Author: tbohin

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review

tbohin

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 5

Overall rating:

2.2 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 11, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 11786

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

We have been on other cruise lines and we have been on NCL a few times before. This cruise was ok. Some things were great and others were not

Embarkation

2 out of 5

We were thankfully gold status which gave us a separate line once inside. But the lines were ridiculous up until that point.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5

The food was ok. Nothing to really brag about. The best food we had was in Tepenyaki. Johnathan was our chef and he was literally the best part of our whole cruise.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

The show Jersey Boys was very good. We enjoyed watching them and the actors did a great job

Service and Staff

2 out of 5

Unfortunately we have had way better. We have cruised a lot and maybe our expectations are a little higher than some. That being said we never had anyone go above and beyond.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

It was clean and well kept. Nothing was broken or damaged

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

For being a junior suit it was just ok. The best part was the larger bathroom with double sinks. Our overall experience was just ok on the Bliss

Ship tip

Don’t book an early flight. And don’t have to high of expectations

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Ports of call

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

1 out of 5

Our port was way too short for the tender Process. The early arrival of 6:30am and departure of 1:30 was not enough time to really enjoy our day.

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Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

3 out of 5

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

3 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

2 out of 5

Disembarkation

1 out of 5

The absolute biggest joke we have ever been a part of. We had an early flight so we chose to carry our luggage off ourselves. Which has never been an issue in other cruises we have been on. The line was ridiculous and no one could move. The elevator area was so jammed up that no one could get on or off on the level of departure.

8 Comments

Gwbigdog 9 months ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

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javawoody 9 months ago

I always look at the port times in itinerary before booking.

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cruising2004 9 months ago

Sorry this cruise was not the best. Hope your future cruises will be more to your liking. Thank you for your review.

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Dumfy75 9 months ago

The Bliss was our least favourite NCL ship in terms of atmosphere but still really enjoyed it. What we found with disembarkation was, no matter how many times they were asked not to, people went to wait in the area we were getting off at until their colour was called, which caused a huge bottleneck and held up the people currently trying to get off. It was just chaos for a while, but largely down to the fact people wouldn’t listen. Hope your future cruises are better

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karlgrgurich 9 months ago

How. Hope your next cruise is better and that you made your flight. We always do the walk off too… generally easy

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HeavySeas 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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Skooby 9 months ago

Thanks for sharing your experience.

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lsbs 9 months ago

Hope that your next cruise experience is better. Thanks for sharing.

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