Cruising on a New Ship, Norwegian Bliss!

In December, for our 6th wedding anniversary, we cruised the Caribbean again.  Only this time, we cruised on the Norwegian Bliss, Norwegian's new ship with 20 decks, laser tag, and go cart course on the top deck.  Wow!  It was an amazing ship.  We were so spoiled.  This was the first time that our cruise package included an open bar and wifi at no extra cost and boy did we take advantage of that.  I love morning mimosas! 
This ship was AMAZING! It was 20 decks of fun.  There was always something going on and often we felt torn between two and three different events happening at the same time.  We have been on large ships before and often there are food lines, event lines, and no chairs to be had anywhere for sun bathing.  This was not the case on the beautiful Bliss.  The gym was large and had a full and holistic weight section.  We worked out every day and always had machines to use as well as the weights available for our workout.  We ate well and never had to stand in line or miss breakfast due to long lines.  The lido buffets were fresh, diverse, and well stocked.  We did eat at Taippan for our wedding anniversary dinner.  This is a specialty Japanese restaurant on the Bliss where the chef cooks and performs right in front of you type of a steak house.  We loved every minute of it.
We were not happy about reserving for specialty restaurants and shows before boarding our ship however, we did get to do standby for many comedy shows and were able to get into the shows.  The Havana show was absolutely amazing and it brought you back to Cuba in the 50's and 60's with the big band and beautiful dancing and singing.  We loved it and were so impressed with the production.
We are platinum members with Carnival but we have noticed the quality of food and overall cruising experience has significantly declined with Carnival.  We have tried Princess and Norwegian and both stood above and beyond Carnival for food quality and lido dining quality.  If you all remember back in March of 2018, we went on Princess for our birthday cruise.  Although we loved the ports and the food, the entertainment was lacking in so many ways and the ship was a ghost ship after 10 pm at night.  Norwegian on the other hand was a lively and a constant party.  Every night there was a number of fun activities to attend.  We loved it! We actually entered a dance contest on our anniversary night.  It was something like dancing with the stars only it was the cruise entertainment stars.  My name was selected and I came in 3rd place with my partner.  It was a lot of fun and Kevin enjoyed filming the entire contest and cheered me on.  What fun!
The only two negative points was the casino and reserving for shows.  The casino was large but we did not play.  The limits were just way to high for our taste.  That and reservations for the shows were the only negative aspects of our cruise.  Most of the shows were sold out by the time you boarded the ship.  But like I said, we were able to do standby for the comedy shows and that worked out just fine.  The Havana show I had reserved ahead of time. 

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