Norwegian Bliss Review
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The Bliss is not handicap friendly.
If you are on a scooter or in a wheelchair, with no companion traveling with you. It's almost impossible to get into the forward elevators. The busy areas, like the buffet, pool area and observation lounge are all above the room decks from mid ship to the front of the ship. Also, below these room are disembarking/embarking at all ports, the atrium and the theater. The elevators seemed to always be packed by the time they get to the room decks. If you are on a scooter or wheelchair. You have to wait through so many elevators to get one that you could fit into. I had to wait as long as a half hour at times. I found kids playing on the elevators, pushing all the buttons, and totally rude people that would crowd past the scooter I was on, leaving me stranded again.
The buttons to open sliding doors are mainly in the center of glass doors. On a scooter you can't reach over the front of scooter to reach the button. If you pull up sideways to push them. You can't get backed around fast enough to go through before the door closes again. Smoking casino has no button to push at all. You have to just sit in front of the glass doors and wait for someone to go in or go out, to hold the door open for you.
Cabin Review
Mid-ship Balcony Stateroom
Balcony room was nice and comfortable.
No drawers at all. Only small closet and shelves.
TV sound is terrible. You have to keep holding the remote to adjust sound constantly. Balcony has no air venting below railing which doesn't allow for wind to escape, therefore the wind just whips into them.
The coffee maker only makes one cup at a time.
The bed and bedding was great.
I didn't like the new system of having to leave your key card in a slot to power the electricity every time you walk in. It's easy to walk out the door with your key card locked inside. (I found out, you can use any card in the slot).
The colors in the room are very nice. Peaceful neutral colors.
The rooms are not very sound proof. I had a lot of odd noises like pipes rattling in walls and creaking of metal. I guess this all may be because of it being a new ship. Maybe things just need to settle in place. You can also hear people from rooms on all sides of you. When sliding door is closed, it must be locked or you get a loud whistling sound in the room.
Toilet wouldn't flush during busy times like mornings and evenings.