Worst vacation of my life

Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 38

Overall rating:

1 out of 5
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Norwegian Sky

Sail date: August 24, 2015

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 0307

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 9 years ago

Review summary

This was the worst vacation of my life. My husband and I, along with a close friend took some much needed time off of work for a vacation with Norwegian cruise line. Once we got to our first destination, my husband and I, along with our close friend, proceeded to go on our first island excursion. Unfortunately, the bus we were on along with a few other ship members lost its breaks and we nearly killed us. It was a near death experience. The bus crashed into a tree and the woman who was sitting in front of us started gushing out blood. my Husband and I were badly bruised and beaten. We had to seek medical help right away. It is now 4 weeks after the cruise and we still have not fully recovered. After going through such a terrible experiance on the bus, my husband and I, my friend, along with a few other people on the same ship were left behind even after explaining to the ship employees the horrible accident we had just undergone.  we were all forced to purchase plane tickets back home and cut our 4 day vacation to a 2 day vacation. upon hearing of our horrible experience, my husband and I felt like the ship should have accommodated or showed us some sort of customer service. I was appalled at the level of service and lack of empathy I received from the employees and management. People on the same bus accident as us who were on other ships were accommodated and showed some sort of customer service for the terrible experience they had undergone. I'm truly shocked at Norwegian cruise. We held them to a much higher level of superiority before this tragedy occurred.  

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5

Onboard Activities

1 out of 5

Entertainment

1 out of 5

Service and Staff

1 out of 5

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
we didn't get to really have a chance to enjoy our cabin seeing that our trip ended very shortly. i give it a fair rating for cleanliness.

Ship tip

Don't get into an accident off the boat. The Norwegian cruise line won't care about your pain and suffering.

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8 Comments

bermudababe    8 years ago

that is why you purchase TRIP INSURANCE. Norwegian will wait for you if the excursion is theirs.

Kristy2    9 years ago

How was the cruise ship itself? Items such as excursion if booked thru ncl and they did not help would be an issue but 3rd party you kind of are on your own. Was it a third party? This example is a good reminder to ALWAYS get travel insurance especially if you are leaving the U.S. Did you have the travel insurance?

marilynmartini    9 years ago

jimstout    9 years ago

Some of the excursions you book third party and some through Norwegian but the only excursion operated by Norwegian is Great Stirrup Cay. The buses traveling to and from the ship are not in any way linked to Norwegian.

JusMe    9 years ago

Very sorry for your accident,  glad you did not get severely injured and are healing well.  Why did the ship say you were getting put off ? Was it for medical attention that the ship could not offer you ?

CrusinTim    9 years ago

Question, was the excursion booked with the cruise line or did you book it privately?

angfette    9 years ago

that's horrible. thank you for sharing so others can know the risks they're taking. I'm glad you're alive and hope you continue to recover. just curious, was this an excursion offered by the cruise line or one you found on your own. not that it should matter on them helping you, but just wondering since they claim they'll wait for you if you're on one of their excursions. I'm now wondering if that's true or not. So sorry

reesy49    9 years ago

omg. That is terrible! I am so sorry.

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