Norwegian Bliss Review
4.0 / 5.0
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10+ Cruises • Age 40s
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Sail Date: Dec 2018
Cabin: Balcony Stateroom
The Ship was nice looking, at first it seemed smaller on the inside than other cruiselines we've experienced. But we realized that it had more social areas, which was a big plus side as it did not feel overcrowded although it was fully booked. There were no big lineups and things moved fast so we could enjoy our vacation instead of waiting in line all the time.
One thing we liked was that with an all inclusive alcohol beverage package, they stopped handing us a receipt to sign everytime we ordered a drink. We liked not feeling pressured or cheap if we didn't leave a tip on the paper for each beverage which actually made us want to hand out a dollar or two once in a while to show appreciation of good, friendly service.
It would be great however, if cruiselines could introduce a no additional tipping policy all together as in resorts such as Sandals. Keep in mind that the daily gratuity that is shared amongst all employees is $14.50 USD per person AND we are charged additional 20% on any dining, single drinks and beverage packages when purchased (even if its included in the cruise cost, the 20% is added as if the entire package was paid for).
Cabin Review
Balcony Stateroom
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Positive: Good size bathroom and shower. We appreciated the simple wall switches that allowed to show if we wanted housekeeping or privacy instead of hanging something on our door.
Negative: bed and closet were too close together, closet doors were awkward to open. Balcony was a little tight, but acceptable. A/C shuts off automatically every 30 mins or so, so we needed to keep getting up at night to turn it back on as we'd get too warm.
Port Reviews
St. Thomas
We love St-Thomas. This was our 3rd stop at that port. The first time we went we rented jeeps (we were a group and rented 4 jeeps) and drove around the island to see more of it. We just made it back running to the ship on time, which was really stressful, but it was pretty fun. The last 2 times, we went as a couple so we just took a cab to Megan's Bay and spent a few hours there.
Tortola
It's a nice island to look at and take pictures from port with all the catamarans and sailboats and mountains everywhere. When we sailed out, the blue water was gorgeous. There are not too many great beaches here. We rented a scooter and drove around a bit and came back. We still had fun as we did something of our stop. But otherwise there is not that much to do here and we didn't see any excursions offered for this port.
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