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1 minute ago, SDPadreFan said:

Both are an option. Guessing @ $12 for a regular taxi (each way). FYI - cabs are very high in Cabo. The taxi cartel controls the city.

Thank you. I've heard that about the taxi union.

How easy is it to find a pedicab to take us from Marina to Medano if you know? My husband (who doesn't swim) would rather avoid the small boats plus we have a young child which may make it difficult (although he knows that we have to tender off our cruise ship...🤪).

Thanks

5 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

If you have a wifi texting application (like Apple iMessage or those mentioned above). iMessage may work connected to the ship's wifi, but not logged on. 

 

Wifi calling may require an upgrade to the basic wifi package included for free. 

Thank you; so we wouldn't have to waste our free minutes to use imessage from iPad?

We have Android phones (we weren't going to be carrying around our ipads outside the room most likely)  so I assume then we cannot text each other from our android phones onboard even with the basic internet package?

We are staying at the Crowne Plaza this week for our cruise and I believe they have a parking area for cruise goers.

Crowne Plaza and Double Tree are the only real decent hotels in San Pedro.

5 hours ago, zuccarc said:

Does anyone know the cost of the ship transfers from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to NCL Bliss for 3/12 cruise? Tried to find it on the NCL site and couldn't. Would also like to know cost of taxi or Uber/Lyft to compare.

Thanks in advance.

I'm not sure what the NCL transfer price is but we are sailing this week and taking a Lyft ride from LGB to the Crowne Plaza which is right near the San Pedro port. I read it's about a $30 fare one way but I will confirm that after our trip. I imagine NCL charges a lot more than that (as it is per person).

1 minute ago, dmccue said:

Before you travel get Whatsapp or Signal (which are free to download and use) and then when onboard when you have internet access use that to message each other on the ship.You can also make calls.

Thank you. Our cellphone provider (Verizon) said we can use wifi texting/calling so I assume that will work just as well? (of course, our phones will be in airplane mode so we do not incur any data charges!).

Also, if we decided to do land transportation to Medano from the Marina instead, is a Pedicab or regular Cab an option?

Thanks 

Thanks everyone. 

Another option we're thinking about (since my son has never been to a beach) is to go to Medano Beach...do we just take a water taxi from the tender area?

Hello:

My husband and I both have the 75 minutes each basic internet for our Bliss cruise next week. Few questions:

1) Do the 75 minutes we each have limited to 1 device each (or can I just both my phone and iPad?)?

2) When we went on a Princess cruise a few years ago, there was a messaging app where we could message each other onboard. I thought I read somewhere that you had to pay for this on NCL?

If so, would our 75 min free allow us to send each other text messages (via Android phones)?

3) Do we login/logout through the internet browser or the NCL app?

Thanks

Hello: 

We are arriving on Tuesday on our NCL cruise.

We have a 4 year old in tow and was wondering what the easiest way was to get to the beach...water taxi? I assume Medano Beach would be the best beach to go to.

What is the typical water taxi fare (do they accept USD or just Pesos?) how long is the water taxi ride to Medano?

Thanks 

Hello:

Headed to Cabo next week on our NCL Bliss cruise. I was hoping to obtain some pesos, mostly for tips, small purchases, etc. 

Does NCL have a currency exchange onboard or is there a currency exchange area near where we tender? (which I imagine would be a better exchange rate)?

Thanks 

Does anyone know the cost of the thermal spa (for a day) on the Bliss? We are going next week. 

Do they let you purchase just for one day or are you obligated to buy for all week? Thanks

Hello:

I was wondering if one can book an excursion (that is no longer available online) while on board? Did they keep spaces open?

We are in Cabo next week and both the whale watching tour and coastal deluxe cruise show as unavailable on NCL.com. 

And if I do onboard , will they automatically subtract the $50 excursion credit that was part of the promo?

Thanks!

Thinking of self disembarking next week at San Pedro after reading all this...what's the latest they let you stay on the ship if you self disembark?

thanks 

28 minutes ago, lisettebw said:

Hi all,  Im traveling on the NCL Bliss in about a month.  Wondering how many have sailed on this ship and if they enjoyed it and what they liked most.  My child is a pre-teen and hoping that the kids club will be fun enough for him to want to go, so I can have some "me" time.

Also, food...I have a picky eater, but wondering if they have kid friendly food choices.  

Thanks in advance

We are going next week (with a 4 year old) so I can let you know after about the Splash Academy and kids stuff.  I do know that all restaurants have a kids menu with the usual kid food (chicken fingers, mac and cheese, etc.). 

Any where to obtain the dallies for the Bliss 5 day Mexican Rivera? We go next week. Thanks!

1 hour ago, curlstravel said:

It is so nice on embarkation day to sit in the dining room and relax after the chaos of checking in  and waiting to get on the ship then booking restaurants or shows etc.  Last month on the Bliss there were only 5 or 6 tables while we were there.  A great way to start your cruise.

Which dining room was open on the Bliss? (we go next week). Thanks!

3 minutes ago, Travelling2Some said:

Thank you.  It is confusing as NCL has nowhere indicated that we should go anywhere but the address given on our e-docs.  If I were not on Cruise Critic I would not even be aware of the conundrum.  I was (am?) hoping that they had realized the shuttling was problematic and gotten things together so that people could check in at the Outer Harbor.  That still may be the case but there is no communication (as usual with NCL!) 

 

We (and many others from our Roll Call) are staying the night before at the Crowne Plaza, which is very close (walking distance) to the normal cruise terminal.  We spoke to the front desk there and alerted them that we would sail from Berth 46 and we were assured the were aware and would have a shuttle going there.  So we will see what actually happens.  I'm guessing the hotel will take an interest in where they should be sending their shuttle and be motivated to sort it out.

We sail the week before you (22nd) on the Bliss and are also staying at the Crowne. I will check back in if we take the shuttle and let you know the process.

Have a nice cruise!

Sorry if this has been explained as I'm still confused...so is B92 the main area that does NOT require the shuttle?

It looks like the Bliss is leaving from B92 next week but then on the 27th (disembarkation) it is at B50 (so we need to shuttle then)?

Thanks 

Thank you all.

May I ask what time you recommend as the earliest time to be safe for a tour... 1 p.m.? (ship arriving into Cabo at 11 am).

3 hours ago, wildcats40 said:

We had a wonderful cruise on the Joy to the Mexican Riviera and have lots of positive feedback (cleanliness, layout, friendliness, food, entertainment), but I felt like I needed to express our dissatisfaction with the embarkation and disembarkation in San Pedro.  We did put this in our post-cruise survey.  It was a cool, rainy day when we were getting on the ship and we were kept under a tent at the port for almost 3 hours without any communication on why we were delayed.  We were quickly checked in and given a number for boarding and sat in the folding chairs expecting numbers to be called out.  People in the Haven were sitting in a section to themselves but in the same situation.  FInally, someone got on the microphone which was barely audible in addition to an accent we could hardly understand.  They started taking the Haven people first which is understandable.  At this port, you had to take a shuttle bus a short distance to where you actually board so it was very time consuming.  When they started calling numbers for everyone else, it was hard to hear.  It didn't help that probably 3500 people were gathered in the tent.  People who had higher numbers started complaining and the employee started trading higher numbers for lower numbers so they could skip ahead (for instance, trading number 22 for number 4).  We were trying to patiently wait for our number (10) to be called but it was very unfair and chaotic.  Not a good start to our cruise experience.  

At disembarkation, we lined up by the theater at the time we were given but no one seemed to even check that we were there at the right time so it was irrelevant.  There were very few people to ask questions of.  There were no chairs for elderly to sit in while they waited.  Other cruises, we gathered in a dining room or other public area that was comfortable.  When I went to use the restroom, I found out they were all locked on this deck (guess they'd already been cleaned for the next cruise).  I would have had to get out of line and go to another deck to use the bathroom.  Again, no one told us when we would be let off.  Once we got off, we went to pick up our luggage.  They were organized and we found one of our two pieces.  We had to have help finding the second suitcase because it had other luggage piled on top of it, even though it was the smallest carry-on size.  The worst part was there were large puddles of water and they had suitcases sitting in it.  I attached a photo.  We weren't happy about that at all.  It was under a tent but they should have swept away the water or put tarps over it or something.  I hope this isn't a common occurence.

I'm sorry to hear that but glad you enjoyed your cruise.

We are sailing out of that Port next week (Bliss) so I am hoping it will be better. Based upon the scheduled posted above, it appears that the Bliss is the only ship at Port that day so I would imagine no shuttle would be necessary (one would hope).

May I ask what time your check in time was although I know they really don't check those. We have the first check-in slot and will have a small child with us so I hope we do not have the same difficulties as you.

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Hello:

I had a couple questions about the tender experience onboard the Bliss in Cabo.

1) Is it first come first serve to reserve your tender tickets? Do you just do that at the kiosk?

2) Our ship does not arrive in Port until 11 am; I assume the earliest tour we should book is 1 p.m. to allot for tender time? Do you think a 12 p.m. tour would be too early? There's a few interesting whale watching/pirate ship tours (non-NCL excursions) that look great but the latest time they have would be 12 p.m...just not sure how fast we could tender (we have a 4 year old in tow as well).

Thanks!

3 hours ago, luv2kroooz said:

My understanding is that certain menu items carry a dining plan supplement or surcharge.  The printed menu is in this thread. If you select one of the surcharge items, you will be charged the supplement price as stated on the menu. For your convenience, NCL will also add an additional 20% gratuity or service charge on top of the 20% you've already paid pre-cruise.

But they will only add an additional 20% gratuity (above what we already paid pre-cruise) to SURCHARGE ITEMS, not what would be included under the FAS items allowed, correct? 

We have the 2 "free" specialty meals on our Bliss sailing next week and have reserved at Cagney's. We already paid $20 in gratuities when we booked our cruise.

Do we have to pay more gratuities/20% service charge or was that it?

Also, I assume our 4 year old son can just eat off the regular kids menu there for no charge?

Thanks

On 1/3/2023 at 5:49 PM, cfitch said:

I have tried to figure out how you are looking at this site to figure out the count of rooms left by class. Any pointers?

Bumping this thread up...I'm curious as well. How can we find out how full the 1/22 Bliss sailing is? Thanks!

5 hours ago, riffatsea said:

Hmm?

Where are you cruising that you need a test?

I thought those requirements were mostly gone now

Here in California we've been testing at local cvs pharmacies

I'd use Google to find one

I think you commented on the wrong post 🙂 but I was going to ask that poster the same as we are leaving out of San Pedro soon and as far as I know, no testing requirements (at least for NCL).