A Very Interesting Trip...

Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

3 out of 5
Norwegian Sky

3 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 06, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 7 years ago

Review summary

Interesting.... There would be some things I would change such as the hotel stay (Red Roof Inn) and some of the crew (rude, mean lady that worked in Dazzles and the rude guy working the casino during the redemption points time frame). I didn't like that they did not tell you about the room fees upfront. Best to pay the $19.00 per day upfront with cash or they will suspend your account and send you a letter.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

1 out of 5
The "fancy" dining food was always cold. I went more to the buffets where they had more choices, but the food was hot.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
I didn't do too much.

Entertainment

3 out of 5
The white party was great! Everyone had fun and the DJ was keeping the party moving. It did not seem to be the case during the after party. Some of the games were cute (The Newly not so newlywed game and Deal or no deal).

Children's Programs

No children were on the trip

Service and Staff

4 out of 5
Some of the staff were friendly. I like to thank Kloyd (I believe that's how you spell his last name) who always greeted us with a smile!!! He made the trip worth while. He was very friendly, answered any questions we made had regarding places on the ship, things to do on the private island, etc. One of the staff that cleans the room (I didn't get his name) was very friendly, laughs and jokes every time in the hallway with me. He made me feel like a family member! On the other hand, the lady that worked on in Dazzles was rude, cutting her eyes on individuals who order drinks and showing lots of attitude. I always dreaded sitting in her area and would try to avoid it at all costs.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

1 out of 5
We stayed at the Red Roof Inn and it looked like they were still under construction. The staff was very rude and pushed us away if you asked any questions. Will not EVER stay there.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
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3 Comments

cacoup    7 years ago

You can sign into NCL and pay these before boarding if you wish. Or perhaps ask at check in. Debt cards can be a bit scary due to “holds”. Also, the reason the room fees are higher than normal is due to the open bar. The fees also serve as bar tips.

Msgunn35    7 years ago

So emprenger628 this will be my first cruise with NCL if I used a debit or credit card when I board for charging..will there be an issue for the cabin fees? That's what I usually do on Carnival

emprenger628    7 years ago

We are cruising at the end of this month and they gave us an option to pay for our gratuities (which go to behind the scenes workers you do not have a lot of experience with) when we made our final payment. This will be our 3rd NCL cruise and we always pay gratuities up front. I'm sorry you were unaware that was a choice in sure that was a big surprise! You can't let the crew (2 members from what it seems) dictate your experience either. Everyone has bad days! Hopefully you can cruise again and plan a bit better next time

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