Welcome Aboard Norwegian Bliss

 Embarkation Day

National Conference 2018

Norwegian Bliss

We arrived at the Port of LA (Long Beach) around 10:45 AM. We got a glimpse of our home for the next week as our bus went over the bridge. When we pulled into the parking lot, we had several opportunities to get pictures of Norwegian Bliss.


Tip: Make sure to have all your bags tagged with your cabin information, prior to arriving at the pier, in the event the porters grab your carry-on bags as well.

The bus driver unloaded our luggage and porters were on hand to take our bags to the ship. We were able to get our carry-on  before they loaded them on the cart. A short walk to the terminal entrance and we were on our way through the embarkation process.

First stop was to check our passports and cruise documents, then on to security, and finally to the checkin desk. The whole process only took about 15 minutes - it was very efficient.

Since we had a large group, and since we had an early general session on board at 1 PM, Norwegian Cruise Line had special color (purple) cabin key cards for our group. Anyone with that color card could proceed directly to the ship. After a photo stop and another security check, we were on our way to the gangway to board.

The cabins aren't ready when you board early, and the watertight doors to the cabin areas are closed.  We were able to drop off our bags in our cabin, however.   They really don't want you in the area while they are turning the ship around, but since we had a large group and were having a meeting in the theater before the ship sailed, they were pretty understanding and allowed us in the area.

Next it was time for some lunch before our meeting.  There were several venues open, but we opted for the Garden Cafe buffet since that was the fastest.   There were many choices from salads, sandwiches, to hot meals to select from.  We'll just show you some pics of the desserts, which is my favorite part of any meal.

NOTE:  Cruise lines do an excellent job coordinating large groups like ours.  We have over 1000 people attending  our #InspireConference2018.   Consider making your next corporate meeting at sea.  We can help you plan that.

We'll be posting more throughout the week here and on our other social media accounts.  It is great having some live content to share with your during CLIA's National Plan a Cruise Month #ChooseCruise

 

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