I booked this cruise for my team of employees and spouses/kids/parents to celebrate a company milestone. We were looking for a new cruise experience (this was the 10th cruise for my husband and I, but the first cruise for everyone on my team)... and the Bliss talked a good game.

We liked the idea of "freestyle" cruising as they pitch it - but in reality there's nothing freestyle about it. We quickly discovered that unless you "booked" everything about your trip ahead of time, nothing was available.

The overall feeling from my team based on the trip was "don't do anything - or you will be charged". Perhaps the all-inclusive experiences I have had in the past spoiled me, but honestly for as much as I paid for this vacation - I would have expected more included experiences. My team each had to pay additional expenses for every little thing and by the 4th day, everyone was only interested in visiting the main dining room and playing cards that we had brought in our own luggage! Read more