We were on the inaugural sailing of the Bliss from Southampton to New York in a mini-suite. We generally book the mini-suite for the extra space with three adults but was really surprised at the amount of space available in the cabin. We had extra cabinet space available after putting everything away for a 12-day cruise. The only drawback to the cabin is the lack of counter space making laying things out very difficult but we survived.

The ship has 3 main dining rooms which serve the same dinner selections. The one thing strange was the ship retains only one menu for the entire week for lunch in the dining room. Most other ships have a unique menu each day especially with the number of sea days more people had the opportunity to enjoy a sit-down lunch over the buffet. The ship took away the standard extra fee for most of the specialty dining locations making them simply al-a-carte locations. This makes it difficult to determine if the cost of adding a specialty dining package onto your cruise is a bargain or not. We will have to really think about for our next cruise.

The entertainment was actually a disappointment for us. The biggest disappointment was The Jersey Boys The Musical and not The Jersey Boys the singing group which was who we thought was going to be on the ship and the reason we booked the cruise. The musical from the start was obvious it was not family friendly with the overuse of vulgarity when there was no reason for it. This is a very long dull show that never improved from the first scene to the last. The other main show was Havanna which was also not family friendly and while this show was a little better than Jersey Boys it was another that one viewing was enough. This sailing was 99% adults but with the summer season approaching more children will be on board with families wanting to enjoy the evening together. These shows make it impossible for families to enjoy the show together. Read more