Shops on Bliss?

[annmarz]

Bliss Cruisers - can you give me some info about the shops onboard? I am not interested in high-end, luxury goods. I just want some fun logo-type merchandise, souvenirs, clothes, books, items specific to the itinerary, etc. On the Getaway, the selection was pretty meager. They had the predictable $10 blowouts of purses, watches, etc. And lots of expensive things. Do people really buy these items on a cruise? Are they really a better deal than buying online at home? I don't go on a cruise to shop, either onboard or ashore really, but it can be a fun diversion.

 

I guess all the ships, not just on NCL, would not devote so much space to these types of goods if it wasn't profitable, but it boggles my mind.

[Oceansaway17]

Were rather boring. Did not even have postcards of the ship yet for Panama Canal recently.

 

Get a hat or tee shirt and call it a day. And even those were boring just a bit.

[Moby0215]

It’s called duty free. People are not specifically on the cruise to buy these type of items but certain things can have quite a savings. For example: I bought two bottles of Johnny Walker Blue for $132 each whereas at a liquor store where I live they can fetch as high as $240 per bottle. Similar for cigarettes, $30 a carton where they would be $70+.

 

The savings might not be as drastic for other type of items that don’t have the type of taxes associated with alcohol and cigarettes but there is definitely a savings. Even if it is just the savings of sales tax, a $1000 camera would get you a savings of approx $60-$100 on sales tax alone.

 

 

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[BirdTravels]

Shops are the same with regional items. Eg, smoke salmon vs rum cakes. And Wyland gear vs Leno gear.

 

Shops https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=56260700&postcount=408

[zqvol]

OP: The shops are pretty much the same across the entire fleet. Don't expect much different on Bliss, than what you saw on Getaway.

[Sand and Seas]

Is there a Margaritaville shop onboard the Bliss?

 

I thought I saw one in someone's post, but I'm not sure. I do know there wasn't one onboard the Escape. Escape did have a 'Margaritaville at Sea' T-shirt and probably a couple of other items.

[BirdTravels]

Is there a Margaritaville shop onboard the Bliss?

 

I thought I saw one in someone's post, but I'm not sure. I do know there wasn't one onboard the Escape. Escape did have a 'Margaritaville at Sea' T-shirt and probably a couple of other items.

They were in the regular gift shop. Don’t remember if I saw t-shirts.

 

Kinda a mix of Wyland items, NCL logo items, Margaritaville items, lifes’s good items, and Alaskan items.

[barbatkins]

Is there a Margaritaville shop onboard the Bliss?

 

I thought I saw one in someone's post, but I'm not sure. I do know there wasn't one onboard the Escape. Escape did have a 'Margaritaville at Sea' T-shirt and probably a couple of other items.

 

Yes.....they have a small Margaritaville shop that is connected to another shop...