Disappointing Last Minute Cruise
Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas
4 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)
Sail date: January 30, 2017
Ship: Norwegian Sky
Cabin type: Balcony
Cabin number: 9043
Traveled as: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review summary
The best part of the cruise was the stop on their private island--Stirrup Cay--and the waiter we had in the dining room ... we requested him for our second visit.
The rest of the cruise was pretty bad. Found out that the ship had just come out of dry dock and they were working through the kinks. They had to test the side thrusters once we got into the ocean ... which was okay. The REALLY BAD part was that almost all public areas--including our balcony--smelled like a septic field or port-a-potty. The water in our cabin smelled like old pipes...but did get better by day 4. Talked to Guest Services on the last day because I did not want to leave without expressing our concerns. They acknowledged that there had been issues but they they work working through them. I don't expect to pay for the cruise line to "work through" issues. Amazing that they closed parts of the pool deck daily to work on things .... hmmm, just out of dry dock!!
The cruise staff was not what we would call up to par based on our previous experiences. On deck they would take a drink order and then not come back; they would look at dirty dishes on a table and walk by.
Food was ordinary and drinks were not good. I had to have a gin and tonic made three times to taste any gin and I watched them pour it out of the bottle which really concerned me. Bottled beer was fine ;-).
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
Onboard Activities
Entertainment
Service and Staff
Ship Quality
Cabin / Stateroom
Ports of call
Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas
1 Comment
JusMe 7 years ago
Try not to cruise for a month or so after dry dock. If the work is not finished in dry dock they do it while the ship is in use so you pay full price and do not get full use of the ship.