Panama Canal & Central America Norwegian Bliss Panama Canal & Central America Cruise Reviews

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Separate bedroom in Haven Aft with Large Balcony.  Room can be closed off from the living area.  Has its own flat screen tv and it own balcony access.
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Separate sitting area with flat screen, mini bar, table and chairs for dining, sofa,and balcony access
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Nice ship, good entertainment, ok ports.

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MrFish
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Even the engineer in our group wasn't completely wowed by the canal, we've cruised other canals, know how they work...other than the history and kinda cool engineering of recycling the water it wasn't that exciting and made us wonder why it was a "bucket list" thing for some. There are other smaller canals around the world that are much more fun to navigate because there are sights along the way, ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Never again

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Lisa D G
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Nightmare starting at arrival at Port of Miami and basically sitting (or standing due to lack of chairs) in a human warehouse; given numbers without explanation when we checked in. Little did we know that thousands of people would be waiting for their number to be called because they were yelling that they were running behind in getting people from the previous cruise ship. That's at least what ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Mid-ship Balcony Stateroom


Disappointing

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agroom
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We picked this specific itinerary, and because Celebrity does not do a FULL transit, in the winter. We did do a Princess Cruise in 2020 but did not like it at all. Having not sailed with NCL since 2018 (previously 6 cruises), (we did 3 Celebrity, and 1 Princess in between), we definitely noticed the cut-backs, and the nickel and diming that NCL has been accused of. Embarkation was a ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Not impressed with Bliss

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9tee2Sea
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

This was my first time on a Mega Ship. I was not impressed. All the food came out cold and had to be sent back many times ( Including MDR, Specialty, and even Haven). I prefer the smaller ships of NCL ( I am Sapphire on NCL, so I know what to expect). The entertainment venues are very closed off and behind doors. You will not stroll the walkways trying to find a bar to sit at and listen to a ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


Excellent Cruise

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frankijnr14
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Overall a fantastic cruise with very good itinerary. We stayed in Pullman Hotel outstanding Miami airport the night pre cruise. The hotel has a free shuttle from airport to hotel and a $30 shuttle to the port which was great. The ship was brilliant and very Marc large which was good for not too many people in the same place at the same time. We did have one day when the weather wasn’t very good so ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Balcony Stateroom


Great Cruise. Bucket List Shorter Now.

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pete_coach
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

This is a big ship. Very nice. Nicely appointed and newish. Getting on and off was quick and easy. The staff everywhere were friendly, helpful and a pleasure to deal with. The cabin steward did a really good job, had a lot of cabins to do but, he was inconsistent timing. Sometimes cabin was cleaned at 9 AM and other times it was still undone at 2:30 PM. He did a very good job though. The ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Family Mini-Suite with Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


A bit disappointed

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Jakz73
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

I went with my son to celebrate his birthday. We have been on many cruises before, all on Carnival. Chose this cruise for its itinerary, also looked like a great ship. The ship was beautiful, cabins were nice, Stewart was great. Very disappointed in the food, all the carnival cruises I’ve taken the dining room food is so good. The dining room here was ok at best. When you are on a 15 day cruise ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with disabled person


Long cruise, Nice Ship and good experience

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nancy5695
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Sailing on the Bliss for a 15 day Panama Canal cruise from LA to Miami. Overall the ship is very nice--well maintained and nicely appointed. Embarkation was smooth as butter--we bought the priority embarkation option and it really took us less than 10 minutes from drop off at the port to getting our keycards and getting on the ship. Dining options are plentiful with several specialty ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


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Fun A-Float
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We enjoyed the Bliss and had a good balcony room the food was good and the service was excellent. We would go again! OH we did we went back to back we went from LA to Miami and back to LA 30 Days. It was fun we will do it again some day!! I cannot post this because not use enough words so I will add some. We had a very good time. We liked the ship, we liked the beer, we liked the food, we liked ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


15 day Panama Canal Cruise

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Dcruiser72
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We paid extra to be in a balcony cabin so we could look out and sit outside while cruising . It took a long while to get on, and even longer to get off. Our cabin was not thoughly cleaned before we were allowed up. We found a makeup brush on the floor. Our sliding glass door, the glass balcony and the balcony rail were all caked with salt and I couldn't see through them. When sitting in a ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Mid-ship Balcony Stateroom


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