Despite some very clear discrimination it was ok.

Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

3.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Sky

4 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: November 20, 2017

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 8258

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

The cruise overall was nice. We noticed on multiple occasions throughout the week that we were treated differently from other guests. There would be servers walk right up to a table next to ours and not even look twice at us to ask us if we TOO needed or wanted a refill. This happened multiple times by the pool as well as the time we spent at Dazzles. I waited patiently, attempting to make eye contact each time and was never acknowledged. I had to wave my hand and yell excuse me to even get noticed. I grew up in a military family overseas, so imagine my excitement when I saw how diverse the staff was. I really wasn't expecting to be treated the way we were. This was my husbands first cruise. And after this he said it's his last, at least with this cruise line.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
I enjoyed the variety of options available on the ship.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

2 out of 5
We never got to meet our room steward, however I appreciated the cute little towel animals. We noticed on multiple occasions throughout the week that we were treated differently from other guests. There would be servers walk right up to a table next to our and not even look twice at us to ask us if we TOO needed or wanted a refill. This happened multiple times by the pool as well as the time we spent at Dazzles. I waited patiently, attempting to make eye contact each time and was never acknowledged. I had to wave my hand and yell excuse me to even get noticed. I grew up in a military family overseas, so imagine my excitement when I saw how diverse the staff was. I really wasn't expecting to be treated the way we were. This was my husbands first cruise. And after this he said it's his last, at least with this cruise line.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The location wasn't bad at all. We were close enough to everything we wanted to access.

Ship tip

I'd advise anyone of color to wait until Norwegian provides their staff with additional training on avoiding discriminatory practices before booking with them.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Freeport, Grand Bahama Island

3 out of 5

Nassau, Bahamas

3 out of 5
Once you get past the constant people in your face asking you the same questions over and over it was a nice stop.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

5 out of 5
Beautiful and relaxing.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

gdawwwgcruising    6 years ago

I noticed some of that too. My parents were on the same cruise. Whenever we sat with them we experienced really good service. When we weren't with them, not so much. And I'm in my 40s!

TERRI1962    6 years ago

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