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Lashby89 Cruise Review on Norwegian Sky on Mar 13, 2017

Norwegian Sky Cruise Review

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2 out of 5
Norwegian Sky

Sail date: March 13, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

My husband and I just finished a four day cruise to the Bahamas on the Norwegian Sky after recovering a "free cruise" offer from Wyndham. While we did enjoy ourselves, be advised that an independent travel agency books blocks of rooms from the second week of March through the first of April (Google "College Party Cruise") and advertises this cruise to college students as all-inclusive for a cheap, group rate. While we did expect a fair amount of college students (especially considering this is an all inclusive cruise), we weren't expecting that 85% of the passengers would be college students. Luckily, we found a majority of the college students stayed around the main pool so we had the "kiddie pool" to ourselves (there weren't many children which was a good thing, I would not want my three and five year old to be on this cruise). The CPC passengers were given blue wristbands which gave them extra "privileges", but really it allowed us non-CPC passengers (or "old people") to jump lines at the bar (huge bonus!). The staff did a great job at monitoring the front (family) deck and turned away the wristband wearing students so we were separated from the party crowd. Overall, the ship was in good shape considering its age, but the overall service was a bit lacking, though this was likely due to their frustration with the rowdy crowds. During our cruise, 24 passengers were escorted off at the ports due to unruliness just to give you an idea of what to expect during the CPC weeks! The food was mediocre compared to other cruises I have been on, but the steak was consistently the best menu selection at the the main dining rooms. The meat at the buffet was often dry and uninspiring. Also, they tended to be slow to replenish the items on the buffet when they became low. Ultimately, it would be difficult to judge our experience as a gauge for typical cruises on the Sky as we unfortunately selected the absolute wrong week to go. Morale of the story-think long and hard before you book a cruise in March!
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