The First Voyage of the Norwegian Bliss to Alaska

So,,,, this is not a normal embarkation. Reportedly, there were only 1200 people on the VIP / PR 2-day christening cruise (not verified) ending this morning. So, they called Group 1 at 10:45 this morning.

 

 

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We just got off of the christening cruise - it was three nights (there was a 2 nighter in Los Angeles.) and we thought that there were around 2,000 people but the number we heard could be wrong.

Looking forward to reading about the experiences on the first "real" Bliss cruise!

We got off of the Bliss this morning. Hope that you have a great cruise on this very beautiful ship!

You must be either celebrities or travel agents. The 2 day voyage promoted daily on our local news said it was a promotional cruise to introduce the new ship to those in Seattle involved in the travel industry.

 

 

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Wow, Bulgari toiletries in a Mini Suite?? We have only been able to get those when we have booked an actual Suite. Also, on our local news station, they showed dining with lobsters. I thought NCL no longer served lobsters. I guess you can confirm the change or was this just for the VIP Cruise.

Just got off the Bliss this morning... AMAZING ship!

There were just over 3100 passengers on our 4 day/3 night sailing with VIP's including Pitbull, Jason Derulo, Wyland and his family and of course many top executives with NCL, Oceania and Regent.

Have a great sailing to Alaska, I'll be following along! :)

Dining Preview.

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Thanks for all the pictures. I love ❤️ them. I’ll be on the Bliss in September.

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Now underway in Puget Sound.

Dining Facts: By 1 pm, Prohibition and Cagney’s were sold out for the duration of the cruise.

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Have an amazing time!! :)

Dining Facts: By 1 pm, Prohibition and Cagney’s were sold out for the duration of the cruise.

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Ouch. I'm really hoping to see Prohibition, so I guess we will try to get those reservations as soon as we get on the ship. Thanks for the heads up and I hope you have an amazing time!

I am curious to find out how crowded or not the ship feels with such a large amount of pax.

Cagney’s Platinum Dinner

Oysters Rockefeller

Lump Crab Cake

Ahi Tuna Tartare

Traditional Caesar

Petite Filet

Porterhouse

Cream Corn

Charred Carrots

Baked Potato

Cheesy Soft Polenta

Seven Layer Cake

Caramel-Butterscotch Cheesecake

Complimentary Wine List

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You must be either celebrities or travel agents. The 2 day voyage promoted daily on our local news said it was a promotional cruise to introduce the new ship to those in Seattle involved in the travel industry.

I am neither a celebrity or a TA. There were also many people from NCHL, NCL, Oceania and Regent. We were part of the "friends and family" group. It wad an amazing cruise.

Main Dining Room

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If you know, where were the embarkation photos taken? In the terminal or on the ship?

Following along thank you for sharing!

We saw a backdrop (1) downstairs before going to checkin. No photographers. No photos being taken when we boarded around 11:00. But there was a special if you buy the embarkation photo (that wasn’t taken) tonight.

We found it fascinating that the restaurant photographers came back quickly with printed, framed dinner pictures,,,, and were able to sell a lot.

Day 2

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In another thread somewhere, someone asked about the Port Valet. Here’s the details

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fantastic pics and tips!

BirdTravels

Interesting pics of door 1 or door 2. Could you please tell me if they had latitudes priority boarding after separating by decks???

Thanks

Great pics of everything. I appreciate what you have posted so far.

Another question, on your platinum voucher what did they replace Moderno with?

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If someone can post the beer menu in the district that would be great. If not I can post on Saturday when we board :)

Day 2

 

 

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Thank you so much for all the exciting information! I don’t believe I’ve seen anyone put out so much helpful info. We will be on the ship 9 June!

Thank you so much for all this wonderful information!

BirdTravels

Interesting pics of door 1 or door 2. Could you please tell me if they had latitudes priority boarding after separating by decks???

Thanks

Great pics of everything. I appreciate what you have posted so far.

Another question, on your platinum voucher what did they replace Moderno with?

 

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First cruise. A few terminal hiccups.

We are Platinum Plus, so I know what you’re asking. I did not see where the priority boarding seating was. I looked. I didn’t see the banner-up. There was a single priority entrance to the checkin line. And we were in line when we heard them call Group 1 at 10:45. I did not hear them call priority boarding, but that is sometimes done with an escort from the waiting area.

After checkin, we waited in the boarding line and the agent asked for our Group card. I showed her my key and said that we were Platinum members and could board at any time. She looked at us like we had two heads and got upset. She said she never heard of platinum status. We just kept walking.

Checkin ran out of boarding group cards, so the late comers were all swarming the boarding line before the early arrivers. There are 4700 passengers on this cruise (vs 4000 capacity).

The Moderno certificate is shown below. Los Lobos and Q.

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