Great first NCL cruise. Will be booking more!

Item: Norwegian Bliss
Rating: 4.4
Author: channalee

Norwegian Bliss Cruise Review to Mexico

channalee

Contributor Level: Purser

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 6

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

7 Night Mexican Riviera (Los Angeles Roundtrip)

Sail date: March 03, 2024

Ship: Norwegian Bliss

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 9246

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 8 months ago

Review summary

Fun experience for first time on NCL. I did not want to come home!

Embarkation

4 out of 5

A little slow but my check in time was 9:30am. Waited until about 11 am to board. Waited in a holding area.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Main dining good, but speciality was much better.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Richard the cruise director was great! The bands sound the ship were really good.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Bands were great!

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Room steward very nice and helpful. Saw him daily. Everyone was nice and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Beautiful ship. I saw someone cleaning the rails daily. That’s a plus for me.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

A little arrow but nice.

Ship tip

It’s a nice ship with lots to do.

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Ports of call

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

4 out of 5

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

4 out of 5

Mazatlan, Mexico

4 out of 5

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

4 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Quick

8 Comments

rockaway 8 months ago

The Bliss is our favourite ship. Glad you enjoyed your cruise!

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Gwbigdog 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing

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RogueWaveRider 8 months ago

Glad you had such a wonderful time on your cruise. The Bliss is my favorite ship in the Norwegian fleet. I've been on her 17 times and 140 nights. Just a tip for your future cruises that CHECK IN TIME and EMBARKATION are two separate items. You're check in time you chose was 0930 which is fine but because customs and immigration has to clear the ship, unless you're in the Haven, embarkation and boarding the ship rarely starts before 1100 am. If you don't want to wait around for 90 minutes prior to boarding them you might want to choose a later check in time like 1030-1100 am. That being said if there's something out of the ordinary that takes place with customs and immigration it could take awhile to board. Panama Canal cruises and the end of transatlantic cruises can add to the waiting time in the terminal as it takes customs and immigration a longer time to process the passenger list. Continued good health and safe travels.

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ZATHROS 8 months ago

Sounds like a Blissful cruise. Thanks for sharing.

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javawoody 8 months ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise

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bubbles60 8 months ago

Love the positive review

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cruising2004 8 months ago

Glad you had a wonderful time! Thank you for your review.

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HeavySeas 8 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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