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Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Cuba

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 8

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5
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Norwegian Sky

4 Night Cuba & Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: August 07, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8247

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Overall we were very glad we did it. It was a great way to initially experience Cuba! And we did really like the all-inclusive freestyle dining method!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Quick, efficient, simple

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Loved the all-inclusive for the drinks and casual dining. The buffets were mediocre at best. The main dining rooms were decent and the service was good. Specialty restaurants weren't that much different from main dining rooms, but the sushi was fairly priced.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
The pool and hot tubs were small and extremely salty, not very enticing. Although I don't know how you keep them clean with that many people.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
The talent was not good.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Our steward was great! Dining service staff was good, except for one slow experience in the main dining room for lunch.

Ship Quality

3 out of 5
The ship was clean and the layout was fine, but it's ready to be updated. The state rooms and main dining areas are very outdated.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
It was always clean. Just a little too small.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

3 out of 5

HAVANA, CUBA

5 out of 5
I loved the ease of getting on/off the ship. We loved Havana and can't wait to go back. However, the excursion we did was not good. The evening stroll through Havana. Our guide "Tony" was unprepared and didn't share enough information about the city at all! He didn't offer to take any pictures of anyone, he didn't tell us how the tour route would work, he didn't give us any time to enjoy any live music we saw. And he went off on rants about the country twice! It was awkward and annoying. I'm sure he's a nice guy, but not the right guy for that job!

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
Enjoyed just relaxing on the nice beach with food and drinks!

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
Easy as far as getting off the ship. Customs was slow, but that probably can't be helped.
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