"According to actors I met at the coffee shop, on the first day of the cruise, some people reserved every show and then decided when they wanted to attend.By 8:00 pm on our first cruise day, both dining rooms were fully booked for the entire cruise from their opening at 5:00 pm until 6:30 pm...."Read More
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.We have been on more than 20 cruises with Carnival and Royal and decided to “up our game” to NCL
We went with the all inclusive trip which included air, hotel and transfers.
Here is a 5 point summary of our experience with NCL.
1-Very long and slow lines, between waiting on our shuttle to the port at 10:30 am to actually getting in our room was 6 hours, 4 of which were waiting in some ...
A little background, I have a unique perspective as I was a previous cruise ship employee for over 11 years and passenger for many more years on HAL, Crown, Regent, Regency, Commodore, Cunard, RCCL, Black Sea Shipping and I am sure I am forgetting some.
This was our first cruise on NCL and the reviews were pretty bad that I read after booking:( I wanted to try NCL and the Bliss out of LA as its ...
Nice ship but long lines for everything. There are 8 restaurants you have to pay extra for. Five that are included, which includes the buffet. But if you want to eat beware of long lines and plan ahead. Getting off the ship is a nightmare. I've been standing in line for 4 hours with no end in sight. If you want to walk on a treadmill great but if you prefer any other kind of exercise like ...
We were offered this cruise from Miami thru the Canal to LA at a decent price due to cancellations incurred during the Pandemic.
First off this will be our last cruise on a "Mega" ship. Just far too many people with far too few staff. Cabins are now cleaned only once a day, drink and food service in all dining rooms were lengthy. Waits exceed 20 minutes to simply get a glass of wine, and coffee ...
We recently completed a 15 day Panama Canal crossing trip on the NCL Bliss. Overall, this cruise was an excellent and enjoyable experience. That said, some improvements could be made:
Two excellent plays, “Jersey Boys” and “Six” were each shown 4 times. However, the ticketing computers indicted all shows were sold out the first night of the cruise. Given the theater seats nearly 1,000 ...
We have sailed with Norwegian many times it seems to be getting worse. They clearly do not have enough staff. You wait in lines for everything you do. You could wait an hour to get sat for dinner. There are too many people on this ship. If you can find a place to sit and relax for the day you are fortunate. Many people will take up a whole couch in the lounge or on deck all day so no one else ...
This was my second cruise with Norwegian and probably my last. I let Norwegian book my flights to Fort Lauderdale and back home, big mistake, I will never let a cruise line book my flights again. I was booked on the first flight leaving for Florida that day and it got cancelled. Booked a later flight and the departure time got changed over a dozen times. This airline does not have a good ...
What an amazing disappointment! After going on the Escape in April of 2022 we thought the Bliss would be even better. Were we wrong! The ship was clean, staff was kind when you could find them, but overall it was ok. This was the second cruise in a row that a port was cancelled, Costa Mia due to winds, which I agreed with. But it would have been nice to get some type of compensation or at least ...
We booked this cruise for our 25th wedding anniversary. It was the worst vacation in 25 years!! To begin we haven't had a vacation since covid began in 2020. We were given assurance when NCL said they require vaccination certificates and / or a negative covid test and they would be checked . But they completely failed to do so, not caring about guest health or safety.
Then our itinerary was ...
Our trip started with a nice, early-arriving (11:00am) air flight from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale. It was all down hill from there…
- A 2.5-hour wait for the transfer shuttle bus to the Miami port. That’s after we had already obtained our baggage from the baggage claim area.
- Upon arrival at the port, we brought our 2 suitcase bags to the porters. Before taking our bags, the porter asked if ...