Norwegian Bliss Review
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I chose this cruise due to the itinerary as coming from Europe and having family in Vancouver meant I could visit them before heading off on our adventure.
Big NCL fan and happy to be trying Bliss it was very exciting to see it in Vancouver port. Boarding process was very smooth and easy and as the cruise had come empty from Seattle the day before very nice to have our cabin ready and waiting for us. Our cabin steward was always friendly and on hand to help us with whatever we needed.
The cabin was superb, very comfortable and clean and a wonderful view from the balcony. Very important on this cruise due to the spectacular views sailing under both Lions Gate bridge in Vancouver ( A first for Bliss and very scary when you see how close it looks to be to the bridge going under ) and also the Golden Gate in San Francisco.
Cabin Review
Balcony Stateroom
Great cabin, no complaints. It was comfortable, spacious, warm and the cabin steward very friendly.
Port Reviews
Victoria
I found this port to be a bit boring. I wish I had taken a shore excursion in order to fill the day out a bit more.
San Francisco
The disembarkation was a farce. we waited hours to disembark due to customs and everyone was complaining. We ended up pushing our way to the front and explaining that we had tickets to go to Alcatraz. Once off the ship we sped through customs and over to teh pier which thankfully wasnt far and just made our boarding time. Alcatraz was everything I thought it would be and would have been very angry to have missed it. I heard that a lot of people did miss out due the customs and we had been to Alcatraz and back and people were stil just getting off the ship
We then opted to go to Fishermans Wharf and on to the tour bus so we got to see as much as possible. Great experience of San Francisco and sailing under the bridge was just fantastic
Los Angeles
We disembarked smoothly enough in LA and made our way to the hotel.