TravelGal01 Cruise Review on Norwegian Sky on May 21, 2018

Norwegian Sky Cruise Review

TravelGal01

Contributor Level: Purser

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 10

Overall rating:

1 out of 5

Sail date: May 21, 2018

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

I recently traveled to Cuba on the Norwegian Sky. This was my first time on Norwegian (I usually cruise Carnival). Firstly, I was disappointed that the cruise was advertised as two days in Cuba. Yes, I understand that I dropped the ball in reading the small details but why even advertise it that way. I spoke with several others on the ship who thought the same as I did. It was deceiving. In the future, list day 1: Cuba, day 2: at sea, etc. The check in process was pretty exceptional. Possibly because this was a smaller ship but getting on board was a breeze. Two thumbs up for that. Upon getting on the ship, we went straight for the food......which was mediocre. I was hoping it was only the first lunch but the trend of bad food continued for the duration of the trip. I’m am not a picky eater by any means and I was not satisfied. When we boarded we made reservations at the steak house for the last night. All week we were looking forward to it because the other food was so poor. Thursday night came and we were served two medium rare ribeyes grilled to perfection....But they were bland. I will say, the shrimp cocktail appetizer with the homemade sauce was delicious but everything else....blah. I lost 4 pounds while on this vacation. That should speak for itself. The entertainment on the ship was lacking. There was only one show at a time and a few of those were even cancelled. Maybe this is typical for Norwegian, but again, I’m accustomed to Carnival ships where there are so many options you can’t even choose just one. The shows that were available were hardly even entertaining. However, there was ONE. The dance competition (like dancing with the stars) was phenomenal. Sonny and Ms Delores made that show the highlight of my trip. Kudos to them! I would also like to suggest having some type of entertainment at the Great Stirrup Cay island. At minimum, place speakers around the beach so the music can be heard by all. What else?.....the casino. Well, I can honestly say that I have NEVER been charged a fee to spend my money in a casino. Norwegian charges a daily service fee for me to give them my money. Outrageous! Just when we were ready to pack our bags and leave Norwegian behind us, we headed to the gift shop to collect some last minute gifts. At be register, we were told our account was closed. This was baffling because the card on file had more than enough credit available. Plus we hadn’t purchased anything but a case of water since boarding. The clerk stated she didn’t know why but sometimes this “just happens”. The guest in line behind us stated that it happened to him on his last cruise. Once at guest services, they were able to quickly rectify the situation but also could not offer an explanation as to how or why the account was even closed. They only knew that it had been closed the day before. This was inconveniencing and could have been a much more embarrassing situation had we not gone to the gift shop before visiting the steakhouse. Overall, the Norwegian Sky was a disappointment. I’ve concluded that perhaps I am too active for this cruise line. Maybe Norwegian is mainly for those who want to go on vacation and do absolutely nothing. I go on cruises to be entertained and enjoy myself. The best feature of the ship was the open bar special and even that isn’t enough to encourage me back onto a Norwegian Cruise ship.

TravelGal01 Cruise Review on Norwegian Sky on May 21, 2018

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