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.

Yes duplicate card would work too. He was 15 there alone with phone in other room! lol what did he do without his phone for an hour!

Our connecting club balconies on bliss and encore were similar to what’s been explained. Make sure you keep both doors open if you want access to both rooms. My kid was “stuck” on one side when one door got closed but his key card didn’t open the other room from the outside. You can get cards programmed for both rooms at guest services but we hadn’t done that yet.

Thanks for this semi-live despite your mom’s injury! I had my 76 yo mom and dad in bliss thermal suite over new years. Fortunately all was okay. Did your mom slip on wet floor or maybe hit one of the loungers? They have parts that protruded a bit into the walkway. We are heading on Viva next and excited to check out that thermal suite.

I would try on board first day. Will Bliss be in Alaska then? If so it might be sold out. Over New Years in Mexico, it did not sell out and mid week they offered 3 day and later a 1 day pass.

Did you end up doing this excursion? we are looking for feedback too!

Should no be a problem. We got to Orange County by 9am in a taxi after our lax flight got delayed

Not necessarily, for San Juan, I looked as soon as Delta opened our date (about 11 months before cruise) and flights were over $1000 each. About 6 months out $1600 so I added NCL air for the first time. Crossing fingers.

I am having a glitch in the app and now browser when trying to book the spa/thermal suite. I will probably try calling to book it soon. In the past I have had no problem booking thermal suite as well as massages ahead of sailing.

We love both the Vibe and the Spa, found we were able to get a lot of time in each on the Encore Caribbean itinerary. Booked both for upcoming Bliss Mexican Rivera. Still on the fence for the Viva all port San Juan itinerary.

Hi CC Community - last night at midnight at 125 days out for two Club Balcony suites we went on the browser to get reservations for 6 people for the 12/31/23 Bliss Cruise. There were already pretty limited options. Do you think that more will open up at some point to adjust the times below? Any advice appreciated. I sent a note to my Group Sales PCC. Do you think that or calling NCL directly might work? 12/31 New Years was able to book 5:30 pm La Culcina. This would work but prefer 6:30-7:30 range. We were able to book good times at Le Bistro and Cagneys for later in the week but only for 4 people, not 6 (do you think we can adjust to 6 people)? Surprisingly we could book Manhattan and Savor (but not Taste) for 6 people, but only at 8:30, and would prefer earlier. Thank you!