Live From: Bliss 5 Day Coastal Mar 31-Apr 5 with Hollywood Pre Cruise

[ceilidh1]

3 hours ago, marksind said:

ceilidh1,

Thanks for all the posts!  Any thoughts on favorite bars?

 

 

3 hours ago, marksind said:

ceilidh1,

Thanks for all the posts!  Any thoughts on favorite bars?

 

Observation Lounge bar is great, especially toward the end of the night. The bartender lady at the Casino Bar was so fun yesterday at the bar crawl - she was in the Atrium Bar this morning and remembered me (no surprise there) and asked how I was feeling…🤣 I can honestly say every bar and bartender (except the one grouchy one that reprimanded DS for being at the pool bar while waiting for his drink?) have been great. Zero complaints. I miss the Chocolate Cowboy, though..,

[ceilidh1]

1 hour ago, YVRteacher said:

I think she likes them all!!!

You, my friend, know me far too well! The Getaway will never recover after we sail her…

[ceilidh1]

DS and I spent a chill morning in The Ateium doing various trivia’s and games. You know when you are so confident in your answers and then fail miserably? That was me today. lol.

 

For lunch, I had to go to Garden Cafe as I can’t miss NCL Indian food. Hands down the best. They didn’t have my face butter chicken, but what they did have was excellent! 
 

We docked n Victoria around 1pm and there was another delay for disembarking. This time all around the Canadian clearance. Once again, huge lines started forming and folks getting angry at ship staff who have zero control over this. If you want to get angry with someone, get angry at your fellow passengers who didn’t f do o what they were asked - fill out and return the clearance/customs form prior to today! Announcements all morning for those folks to go to guest services. Come on people. Get it together.

 

On a side note, I DID fill out and return the form and yesterday got a phone message to go to guest services as something was incorrect. Now I’ve filled out that form a billion and one times (and I wasn’t drunk when I did it this time) so was 99.9# sure nothing was wrong. I couldn’t deal with it last night as I was slightly less than coherent so I went first thing this morning. The lady at the desk insisted I needed to fill in the box that was marked “visitors to Canada”. I explained I wasn’t a visitor. I live there. She insisted that I had to as I had a US passport. No. No I don’t have to. I wasn’t going to get into an argument, but I also wasn’t going to complete something that might land me at secondary inspection in Vancouver (we aren’t getting off in Victoria) so I politely said, “No. I’m sorry. If there’s a problem you can have a CBSA officer speak with me.” Nothing since then…

[ceilidh1]

Happy to report that although Veuve is no longer available on the plus upgrade, the 66 Prosecco is almost as good. I’m on glass 5 today. We had WA tax all the way up the coast but in Canadian waters nothing apparently? Only one bar per deck as Canadian rules. I knew that. DS just ordered me to get a Banana Rum-Ble. It’s good. Not great. Doesn’t taste of banana but very pineapple-y

[ceilidh1]

Folks are starting to get off the ship now. It’s a nice day so we may try to hit the slides and hot tubs if lots of people go into town. If not, we will chill and go to the arcade or play games. And drink. Dinner tonight is Los Lobos!

[DraesMiran]

6 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said:

Happy to report that although Veuve is no longer available on the plus upgrade, the 66 Prosecco is almost as good. I’m on glass 5 today. We had WA tax all the way up the coast but in Canadian waters nothing apparently? Only one bar per deck as Canadian rules. I knew that. DS just ordered me to get a Banana Rum-Ble. It’s good. Not great. Doesn’t taste of banana but very pineapple-y

Yessss. This is the review we need. I miss the Veuve, but some bubbly is better than none. 

[ceilidh1]

Rude!

 

[ceilidh1]

Courtesy of DS - a Pineapple Surplus! Not bad at all!

 

Judt spent an hour in the arcade and then trivia. The trivia was super hard - we got second place with 3/20. The winning team got 4! 
 

There’s a family music mania thing on now and I’m already done with the kids being annoying! lol. Just as well I need to go get ready for dinner soon!

[YVRteacher]

Can I pick a drink for you?

Try the Honey Lemonade at Maltings. Don’t worry: it’s alcoholic!

[ceilidh1]

54 minutes ago, YVRteacher said:

Can I pick a drink for you?

Try the Honey Lemonade at Maltings. Don’t worry: it’s alcoholic!

I’m going to try that tomorrow- Maltings is closed tonight cause…Canada! I had the Getaway there years it was really good!

[YVRteacher]

When do you leave Victoria?

[shuang6]

Do you mind take a picture of the Starbucks menu? I love Matcha Tea Latte, but I am not sure if they have it on Bliss.  TIA!

[Lively_Sea_Turtle]

Do you have any idea if the Vibe bar would be open or not while in BC? I would think the Haven would likely be open so probably not Vibe then.

 

Really enjoyed this review! Thank you so much for taking the time! 

[ceilidh1]

Oh my. Last night became quite the night. I actually wrote all about dinner but obviously forgot to press submit as it appears to have disappeared. Let’s just say, I’m not feeling my usual energizer bunny self this morning!

 

Dinner was at Los Lobos. I feel that this was where things began a downward spiral. I ordered a glass of 66 Prosecco (Veuve adjacent) and he brought me the whole bottle. Ummm. Ok! 
 

For dinner we ordered the tableside guacamole- amaze balls! Chicken quesadilla, beef burrito , and fish tacos. Oh, and the street corn! Soooo good! The tacos weren’t fantastic but everything else was. DS literally devoured everything on the table. I got the tres leches cake and DS got a scoop of each ice cream for dessert. The avocado ice cream was amazing! I also got handed a Mexican coffee and let me tell you, that stuff is STRONG!!! 
 

This was the first time for us at this restaurant and will not be the last! Thanks @YVRteacher for telling me I had to do it!

[ceilidh1]

[ceilidh1]

After dinner we went to the theatre to watch a 3D showing of Guardians of the Galaxy. Love those movies so I was more than happy to go with DS. From there, down to the Atrium for Siglo and more drinks. Siglo were as great as always. I remember them from our very first cruise on Bliss - I loved them then and have been lucky enough to catch them every sailing!

[ceilidh1]

DS was ready for bed after Siglo. I needed water so told him to go ahead and went in search of an open bar (only one per deck). I stumbled in to the Observation Lounge and got greeted like a celebrity by a bunch of folks from our bar crawl. The rest is history. We closed down that bar, then relocated to the Atrium. Drinks literally just kept appearing and many new friends were made (all over legal drinking age). 
 

I honestly have zero recollection of leaving or getting back to the room. I’m amazed I even found it! At one point I woke up and had to check I was actually in the RIGHT room!!! Oh What A Night 

[ceilidh1]

[ceilidh1]

I slept (passed out?) until 10:30 this morning. I’m pretty sure I have never slept this late on a cruise. Needless to say, we missed breakfast. I slowly got myself together and headed to Starbucks. By now it was time for lunch so we headed to Garden Cafe where I was thrilled to discover my favourite butter chicken! So so good! 
 

I grabbed a vacation hero card for my room steward and left her a nice tip. These folks work so hard and I know this has been a tough sailing for many. So many grumpy guests complaining about lines and waiting time and who knows what..,

[ceilidh1]

14 hours ago, YVRteacher said:

When do you leave Victoria?

We left at 11:30 last night. Currently circling around in WA waters, so 10.25% tax. Not that I’m ever drinking again 

[ceilidh1]

14 hours ago, YVRteacher said:

When do you leave Victoria?

We left at 11:30 last night. Currently circling around in WA waters, so 10.25% tax. Not that I’m ever drinking again 

[ceilidh1]

42 minutes ago, Lively_Sea_Turtle said:

Do you have any idea if the Vibe bar would be open or not while in BC? I would think the Haven would likely be open so probably not Vibe then.

 

Really enjoyed this review! Thank you so much for taking the time! 

It was closed yesterday but I’m not sure anyone is even using Vibe on this sailing! Too cold!

[ceilidh1]

12 hours ago, shuang6 said:

Do you mind take a picture of the Starbucks menu? I love Matcha Tea Latte, but I am not sure if they have it on Bliss.  TIA!

Sure! It’s the standard menu but they will make any drinks not on it. Today I got the Oat milk lavender latte, which wasn’t on the menu!

[ceilidh1]

13 hours ago, shuang6 said:

Do you mind take a picture of the Starbucks menu? I love Matcha Tea Latte, but I am not sure if they have it on Bliss.  TIA!

 

[shuang6]

42 minutes ago, ceilidh1 said:

Sure! It’s the standard menu but they will make any drinks not on it. Today I got the Oat milk lavender latte, which wasn’t on the menu!

Thank you so much!!! I am glad they have my favorite drink on the menu. 😊  Thanks for your review on Bliss and share your journey with us.  I really appreciate it!  Thank you! 🤗