Frogger22

The decor and size of the Vibe on Viva is lovely. There are many loungers, circular couches and table seating (convenient to the buffet). You can see both port and starboard and there is a "hot" tub on each side which are large (but not very hot). Compared to Encore and Bliss, we had some disappointment. They do not have the proper glasses for Prosecco or martini style drinks and serve in plastic cup rather than plastic flute or flared glass. The area is not as private with folks at Speedway viewing down, but this may change as they convert that space to the Entourage Teen lounge (or possibly worse?My guess is teen lounge will be inside and not impact Vibe, but hard to tell). Beware, some of the cabanas on the port side are near the Haven smoking section.

We booked Viva at 16 months out and added BOGO at about 6 months out. It was a little more expensive at that time but still a great deal. Our friends who added it at 16 months for better direct flights than we did but ours were still fine!

My 14/16 year old boys just got off. They have been on bliss and encore and preferred those bc they have the entourage. However, viva is now converting the Speedway bar to an entourage so we would sail again. The race track on viva is way better than Breakaway plus ships and the Stadium is a free outdoor game area they enjoyed.

Yes indeed! This picture was taken by the catamaran excursion staff who was taking pictures throughout to sell us - $20pp so my family of 4 paid $80 for this pic and about 50 more - via a download link that worked just fine!

What about the thermal suite? It has padded loungers and heated tile loungers. Most of the time people were quiet but everyone once in a while.... Sorry that the teens discovered the non-vibe side. That was not the case on New Years Cruise, but they were all in the regular hot tubs (my teens included).

Sorry about no Vibe! On Bliss it's only one side, the other side is open to all - it has a bar and hot tub - you can try to make it "vibe" lite!

I found a dead spot in the Atrium a few times - went toward Starbucks and it worked! It definitely got better after day 1!

Yes we booked thru ncl but there were others there not from the ship! Do you might be able to book direct

Spa day in PV should be good! We had a beach pass to a day resort. I think it was Sabal. Others with us got massages and liked them. We did beach. Kids did jet skis.

Kids liked the racetrack fine. You have to buy the unlimited pass or book a time.

The bliss vibe is only one side so only one bar side, one hot tub. It was good. We’d still get it again. The thermal suite should be available to purchase on board. They even offered three and 1 day passes half way thru.

Whale in Cabo and GoCart docked in Ensenada (I know you’re not going there)

Love your live post so far! We did Bliss this past New Years with my parents and teens. All enjoyed! Saw lots of whales in Cabo. Tender line back was long but you’ve done all your research and got priority! They did let my parents board with Haven due to mobility issues. We had vibe but didn’t enjoy it as much as the larger one on Encore. Loved the thermal suite!!

Thank you for posting the dailies! We are 4 in 2 rooms end of March. Different flights on way there same in way home. If I booked flights would have been 1600 each. NCL flights 450 so feel it’s okay.

I used it every day on Bliss Mexican Rivera and Encore Caribbean. I booked it for March 24 viva. I love the therapy pool, loungers for reading.