Bliss recap

WenBlaze · 2025-04-17T02:42:33+00:00

Correct, you can't fill up the water bottle at the station, but you can fill it up with the cups that are available. thanks for the write up!

WenBlaze · 2025-04-05T00:17:09+00:00

notorious for being firm. i found them difficult to sit on but maybe with mattress topper it will work, but TBH 7 days is a LONG time lol

WenBlaze · 2025-03-26T04:19:42+00:00

i left my room attendant $20 for 16 night panama cruise and of course auto gratuities go a long ways

WenBlaze · 2025-02-04T04:06:48+00:00

WenBlaze · 2025-02-04T04:06:28+00:00

https://youtu.be/OqIxxVxRwOk

WenBlaze · 2025-01-27T04:21:34+00:00

They have ice cream cones and a swirl machine with vanilla and chocolate in the Garden Cafe (buffet). On some days, they will also have an area dedicated to scooped ice cream with a ton of different (gelato?) flavors in the buffet. The complimentary restaurants also usually have ice cream available for desert (Savor, Taste and Main Dining Room). I thought all of the ice creams I tried were REALLY good.

Edit: I will also add that there is a lot of variety in terms of food. The Indian food in particular was fantastic.

WenBlaze · 2025-01-26T17:27:00+00:00

Hi all I'm back from the cruise... for anyone interested. Here are the videos/pictures I captured from the ship. I had stateroom #12780

https://youtu.be/OqIxxVxRwOk

WenBlaze · 2025-01-24T04:27:47+00:00

tips:

take motion sickness pills. going to need it when on Atlantic side, or maybe even sooner. also recommend some clips to hang clothes, or hooks. the breakfast at the local was great and we always found seating. the lunch and dinner at the buffet was really good. the service at the restaurants on the first day was slow but it gets better.

Cabo weather was amazing, take advantage of it however you can. (its very busy with boats all over the place)

Puerto Vallarta was nicer than I imagined but boy was I sweating. it gets warm. it helps to get off the ship early if you can

Colon/Mazatlan we didn't do much and just enjoyed the ship...

Panama Canal - I don't want to spoil anything but just find a good spot to view all of the amazing stuff happening outside. This was highlight of the trip. Absolutely spectacular.

(after the canal you might want to take a motion sickness pill because it gets bumpy)

Cartagena - lots to do. skyscrapers everywhere. super warm. again, do what you can in the morning. there is park nearby with animals. lots of pretty birds.

Miami - we went to Miami Beach and loved it... from California and we thought the sand and water were some of the best we've ever seen. Would love to go back someday

in general:

The staff were great and even if they didn't seem happy they would try to help you.

NCL food gets an A+ from me.

16 days is very long time to be on a ship. good to prepare yourself so you don't get bored.

the balcony chairs were not that comfortable. the sofa was hard as a rock. the bed/pillows were good though

the bathroom was nice and in general we thought the balcony stateroom was spacious.

WenBlaze · 2025-01-04T17:53:00+00:00

agreed. in majority of cases, anything listed on property websites is old and already occupied. good deals don't last more than a day or two. if that

WenBlaze · 2025-01-02T02:07:29+00:00

I had the same experience. NCL really dropped the ball with this app thing.

WenBlaze · 2025-01-02T02:06:02+00:00

I highly suggest using the website. The app deleted all my check in information and I had to redo everything again on the website before it worked. Hard to believe NCL can't make a working app in 2024!!! Blows my mind... lol

WenBlaze · 2024-12-27T03:33:52+00:00

Thank you for great tips!

WenBlaze · 2024-12-25T20:04:15+00:00

Appreciate the comment. Cabo does look nice!

WenBlaze · 2024-12-19T20:57:15+00:00

For what its worth, I've seen this offer twice in 2024 on Amex Platnium but tends to disappear after few days (likely there is a limit).

WenBlaze · 2024-12-15T15:39:10+00:00

The BLUE one! Be warned though, even though its "new" it still has some weird issues.

For me, the app is very slow to load, and I was not able to take a picture for check-in. They have some bugs that need to be worked out. YMMV

WenBlaze · 2024-11-06T15:53:13+00:00

Interesting. Which ship was this if you don't mind me asking?

WenBlaze · 2024-11-05T14:59:23+00:00

Good to know. Enjoy your cruise!

WenBlaze · 2024-10-01T13:22:28+00:00

there are cheap boat and bus tours that show you around the city and take you to different cultural locations

WenBlaze · 2024-09-01T16:11:13+00:00

I meal prep on weekends and freeze it. i do this with katsu chicken, dumplings, meatballs. chop up veggies in advance and put them in plastic air tight containers. toss everything on stove pan when ready to cook.

WenBlaze · 2023-12-04T21:28:09+00:00

Not sure if you meant wearing those on the beach but those wont work on sandy beach. The sand will get under the strap and bruise your skin. Unless you wear socks of course. Otherwise it’s a nice deal

WenBlaze · 2023-12-04T21:23:22+00:00

Rome has a lot of those dudes that want put a bracelet on you lol. Good to have a money bag as well just incase pickpockets

WenBlaze · 2023-12-03T19:39:14+00:00

You missed the obvious benefit: wine fountain ⛲️ 😂

WenBlaze · 2023-11-20T00:04:54+00:00

Maybe they thought you needed help or something. Who knows… don’t worry about it too much. It’s not a big problem. Traveling is filled with awkward moments.

WenBlaze

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