I'd do Norweigen again, but might upgrade to a larger room. it really was tiny. Trump will ensure you won't be able to go to Cuba after 9/15, so hurry up!
Embarkation
5 out of 5
EASY.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Was on board 2 1/2 days before I figured out it was open bar!!
Onboard Activities
3 out of 5
Here things fell down a bit. Activities were sporadic and predictable. The "Game shows" were kind of lame.
Entertainment
2 out of 5
Nothing special or memorable as on other cruises we've taken. The Grand piano badly needed tuning and the piano man didn't know some standards. That just doesn't happen. Missed not having wall - to wall live music. Also just synth, drums, guitar, bass, vocals. No horns, so no real Jazz. Certainly no classical. Even Holland America had a violinist and a sax guy. The 4 lead singers in the evening show(s) were very good to outstanding. One of the dancers will have a life off-ship.
Children's Programs
no kids
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
This was the best part. With one exception, EVERYONE smiled and seemed to want to provide us with a first rate experience.
Ship Quality
5 out of 5
Even though the Sky is 17 years old, it is well maintained and clean.
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
Small and spartan....but Norweigen is Scandanavian, n'est pas? Wife preferred the larger commensurate (inside) rooms on the other lines we've cruised. She is harder to please, but she isn't wrong.
Ship tip
Know that it is open bar from the minute you embark. Get a room as we did in the stern area - closer to the stage and dining areas.
It was as expected.....except I thought it would be touristy outside the terminal. Nope. Know that Cuba is a 3rd World country and it's still communist and it is still crushingly poor. If you are looking for a 1940's experience when Havana was hot and happening, you will be disappointed.
My cousins got sick after they went to Cuba. One had food digesting problems and stomach aces, one had a cold, and my moms friend went to Cuba and got sick and was sick for a week or two. Wouldn't go.
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