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Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 34

Overall rating:

2 out of 5
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Norwegian Sky

Sail date: January 14, 2013

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 11 years ago

Review summary

The Norwegian Sky cruise to the Bahamas was semi-enjoyable. The food was the same in the buffet all five days, including powedered eggs and powdered potatoes (at least, that is what they tasted like). The freestyle dining was a 20-30 min. wait every time. My dinner was cold one night. The interior room we slept in was freezing cold. It took four phone calls before they fixed the issue. The bed squeaked from the rocking of the ship, keeping us awake at night. They did fix that on the third day. The excursions were expensive. We purchased the Blue Lagoon excursion for $130 believing that the the floatation devices for the water were included, Turns out they were EACH anywhere from $20-$30 EXTRA to rent. So, we paid $130 to sit on a beach for 3 hours. Absolutely ridiculous. The Garden of the Groves was a 35 mins tour, each way, looking at car dealerships, hospitals and gov't buildings, and being told about a man named Wallace. The Garden Tour, itself, was another 30mins of a guide pointing out ducks, trees and telling the same story of the man named Wallace. The two stops between the tour and Garden were tourist stops for you to spend more money on the same over-priced souveniers that you had already seen at the port stop 2 hours before. Overall, this was a sub-par experience. We will not be cruising with Norwegian for a long time.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Onboard Activities

n/a

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Children's Programs

n/a

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Ship tip

If you want good dining service and food, don't do a freestyle cruise.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

1 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

1 out of 5
Ridiculous you have to RENT floatation devices after paying $130!
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Mrneal    11 years ago

All excursions let you know that rental fees apply in the handouts. Whether it's snorkel gear or life vest rental they don't hide the extra fees. As far as dining the main dining rooms do have wait periods but that is why you have the option to make reservations so you will have a table ready. The first night I had a 10 minute wait but I made reservations for the next and we were seated promptly. For breakfast you have a choice of 3 buffets. Each offering different sets of items. That way you never have to eat the same thing each morning. Room service options are really lacking but if you look around there is always a new food option. Wish you had a better time. Enjoy you next cruise!!

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