The most talked-about feature on the brand new Norwegian Bliss cruise ship is this very cool go-kart track.
It starts nice and easy. They restrict your speed at the start.
But once you get out of the pits, you are free to put the pedal to the metal...
And go up the ramp and onto the upper level of the racetrack.
This is definitely the most innovative attraction found on a cruise ship today.
Now we're coming up to a hairpin turn here and it's trickier than it might first appear.
These drivers all make it through okay, but let me show you what can happen if you're not careful.
This guy makes too tight of a turn bumps into the wall.
But he recovers well, and continues on his way.
This group is not quite so lucky.
One driver takes the turn too tight, gets stuck on the wall, and gets rammed by the driver behind.
And then this guy takes the turn too wide and gets stuck on the wall.
The more he pushes the accelerator, the more stuck he is.
The only way out is to go briefly into reverse to get un-stuck.
Now I made it through the hairpin turn, no problem, but...
The problem I'm running into is that my sister is in the car in front of me and she's driving too slow!
I want to pass, but she's taking the turns tight and then going wide out of the turns...
Which makes it impossible for me to pass on either side
Finally, I think I see an opening on her left side...
But as I try to take advantage of it, she starts to drift left... and we crash!
But hopefully now she's gotten the message that she needs to leave a little room as she goes around the curves, so that I can pass her.
I'll watch for another opening and see if there's a chance somewhere up ahead to make a move.
After way too much of having to follow my sister at medium speed...
I finally get my chance to make a move and successfully get past the slow moving senior citizen.
Finally, I'm free to really go!
I do some high-speed driving for a while, but...
Eventually I realize that a video of me with no other cars visible in front of me is kind of boring, so...
I let everyone pass me to get them in front of the camera.
Now, let's do a lap or two around the course!
A ride on the go-karts on Norwegian Bliss costs seven dollars and lasts about 10 minutes.
I did it four different times during my Panama Canal cruise and it was a lot of fun.
Also, be aware that they have some tandem go-karts available.
Just ask one of the crew members at the go-kart check-in if you want to ride tandem.
I'm Jim Zim. Thanks for watching!
Take a look at some of my other videos to learn about other cool things on the Norwegian Bliss.