Norwegian Bliss Review
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First, let me say that we have not cruised in about 10 years. We are retirement age people who cruised often as a family with our 2 children. They enjoyed it more than we did.
Recently, we decided to give it a try again and visit some cities we've never been before, namely Victoria and Vancouver in British Columbia. In the past, we cruised on Royal Caribbean, Celebrity and Princess. These were standard size ships (2,500 to 3,000 passengers). The Bliss is a new (almost 1 year old) "Mega" vessel with a capacity of over 6,000 passengers (although the ship lists it at 4,000 passengers). And despite its immense size, no matter where you go, you were always jammed in with a huge crowd of people. On this ship, be prepared to do a lot of walking. From the back end of the ship to the front (or other way around). Or going up or down stairs from one deck to the next. The elevators on the ship were always jammed with passengers all day and night long. My wife found it very difficult to get around, having had knee replacement surgery recently.
• I'll list all the "pros" of my experience first:
Cabin Review
Balcony Stateroom
Our Cabin: we ended up upgrading to a balcony cabin and found it to be the best cabin we ever had on a cruise ship, The beds are new and very comfortable. We slept great the whole time. The showers were terrific, however bring your own shampoo and conditioner. The one they supplied were disappointing. Being a new ship, the cabins were very tech friendly with USB connectors all around the cabin, Plus your interactive tv monitor allows you to book reservations, check your expenses and get information. Very helpful.
• Our cabin stewart: despite the fact that I couldn't pronounce his name, he was outstanding, keeping our cabin neat and orderly and always being friendly and helpful
Port Reviews
San Francisco
We rode in a trolly with hard wooden seats. At the end we were very sore.