It’s time for some Margaritas, NCL Bliss Mexican Riviera LIVE review, October 24th 2021

[greatestvalue]

8 hours ago, aubreyc1988 said:

went to Taste

You are making me hungry with the menus.  Are the "Featured Entrees" an extra charge or is that all included in dinner too?  -

 

Converging with the people from Stone Island who booked thru the ship, did they share if they enjoyed their time? -  TIA 

[AndyCapn]

1 hour ago, greatestvalue said:

Are the "Featured Entrees" an extra charge or is that all included in dinner too? 

All free in the Manhattan Room, Taste, and Savor restaurants. The featured entrées are different every day of the cruise, while classic entrées are available daily. 

[aubreyc1988]

3 hours ago, greatestvalue said:

You are making me hungry with the menus.  Are the "Featured Entrees" an extra charge or is that all included in dinner too?  -

 

Converging with the people from Stone Island who booked thru the ship, did they share if they enjoyed their time? -  TIA 

I didn’t talk to them, I just kept quiet to get back to the ship lol, didn’t want to piss anyone off

[coastcat]

12 hours ago, aubreyc1988 said:

I think it’s on Deck 6, I’ll search for it tonight 

 

had a lovely dinner with coastcat at food republic tonight and we are going to wings at the local tomorrow, she’s buying 😉

It’s only fair since you bought the mojitos!

 

It’s 7:30am and the Pastry Twins are making the rounds of the buffet. The ship is really rolling this morning. I mean, it’s nothing like a Day 2 on a Seattle sailing, but nevertheless some focus is required to walk in a straight line. 

[www3traveler]

To anyone currently on board:  Early this morning someone was reporting that they missed returning to the ship and were left in Cabo.  Does anyone know if this is really true ???  Totally dumb if it is true.

[ShineOnYouCrazyDiamonddd]

Love your review, Aubrey! It’s hilarious and getting me psyched for my 11/14 solo cruise on Bliss. Thanks for taking the time to post all this. 

[aubreyc1988]

Starting the morning out right in the casino with some botanical spritz drinks and a few wins to keep me playing in casino. I am a little peeved that the bars won’t let me get just normal drip coffee, they will let me get whiskey in coffee but not normal drip which is just crazy imho 

[aubreyc1988]

I know I’m missing a day or two but I’ll try to scan all the dailies I saved when i get home 

 

idk if I posted Cabo or not, days and drinks are blending lol 

 

 

 

[aubreyc1988]

Housekeeping keeps sending me strawberries and doing so much cleaning in my room. I guess I’m a dirty girl 😂🤪😉. 
 

Im having the worst time getting my friends 20.00 LeBistro charge removed. I’ve went to guest services 4x, each time they say they have removed it and it’s still there, getting very old. In 2 hrs, if it’s not gone I’m going to guest services to complain. Frankly it’s ridiculous that I have to wait in line 5x to get a bogus charge removed when each time I go, they swear they have taken care of it 

[coastcat]

1 hour ago, www3traveler said:

To anyone currently on board:  Early this morning someone was reporting that they missed returning to the ship and were left in Cabo.  Does anyone know if this is really true ???  Totally dumb if it is true.

Ever-enticing Cabo + early boarding time = not that surprising. IIRC there were at least seven names in the “please contact Guest Services” announcement after the last Bliss-bound tenders returned to the ship. 
 

 

[aubreyc1988]

Day   7

 

 

 

 

[galliegirlie]

Thanks for all the posts. We will be on the 11/7 sailing. 
 

are you able to post the Day 5 dailies? 

[greatestvalue]

12 hours ago, AndyCapn said:

All free in the Manhattan Room, Taste, and Savor restaurants.

I will be a fat & happy camper after my Dec cruise. 

[jimdee3636]

@aubreyc1988

i know you're an avid and frequent cruiser, and I hope you'll do a similar "Live from the..." thread on your future cruises. It's been a delight to follow you around for a week. Thanks for taking the time to entertain and inform us.

Jim

[Sherrica]

Thank you so much for sharing! We are on the 11/28 sailing.  Do you have any dessert menu photos? Or have you noticed any sugar free dessert options?

 

Glad the pastry twins are back!

[dobiemom]

18 hours ago, aubreyc1988 said:

 

@aubreyc1988 may I share this on the “meta” book of faces? Someone is saying the arch is gone. 

[aubreyc1988]

4 hours ago, dobiemom said:

@aubreyc1988 may I share this on the “meta” book of faces? Someone is saying the arch is gone. 

Yes go ahead! 

[brad0576]

5 hours ago, dobiemom said:

@aubreyc1988 may I share this on the “meta” book of faces? Someone is saying the arch is gone. 

 The arch in Puerto Rico collapsed a few years ago - maybe they are confused.

[aubreyc1988]

had La Cucina tonight, pretty meh, ONDA is def a big improvement. I got margherita pizza, fettuccini Alfredo and the filet. Filet was good, everything else average. The pizza tasted like it came from the buffet 
 

 

[aubreyc1988]

Pre Halloween party, lots of people dressed up, ready to have a blast 

[Oakman58]

17 hours ago, coastcat said:

Ever-enticing Cabo + early boarding time = not that surprising. IIRC there were at least seven names in the “please contact Guest Services” announcement after the last Bliss-bound tenders returned to the ship. 
 

 

 

I always feel sorry for passengers that get left behind in a port.  It's not like they are late coming back to the ship intentionally, they simply made a mistake.  I'm sure those folks made the mistake of thinking the ship would be departing at 5 or 6 PM like it did at the other two ports it visited instead of the 2 PM departure.  Perhaps they didn't realize the last tender would be 1 PM. 

I enjoy watching the pier runners and like others I will hoop and holler at them, but seeing someone get left behind would make my heart sink.  Missing the ship causes so much stress and hardship.

[dobiemom]

@aubreyc1988 did you itinerary change from when you originally booked? I’m on the Nov 14 sailing and our port dates are different… and NCL added Ensenada. 

[Kimnick87]

We are on the 11/21 Thanksgiving sailing for this ship and itinerary.  Thank you for your review!  We got checked in for the cruise this morning and were able to register with the port testing company and choose our embarkation time.  We found it challenging to get completely checked in for some reason.  Lots of parts and pieces to watch, click, verify, etc.  We are arriving at the port 9-9:30, so getting our vacay started early.  Getting super excited!

[aubreyc1988]

1 hour ago, dobiemom said:

@aubreyc1988 did you itinerary change from when you originally booked? I’m on the Nov 14 sailing and our port dates are different… and NCL added Ensenada. 

No whenever I booked, stayed the same. What are your ports? I wish this one had more ports

[phillygwm]

Just a question which occurred to me:  Is it preferable (recognizing it's largely a matter of opinion) to be on the port or starboard side?

 

For instance, going out of NYC, you get a good view of the skyline on the port side, but the Statue of Liberty is starboard.  Does it make a huge difference on this itinerary?