OK cruise - high drink prices, food ok, awesome staff

Item: Norwegian Sky
Rating: 3.7
Author: mkpville

Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Caribbean - Bahamas

mkpville

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 20

Overall rating:

3.7 out of 5

5 Night Bahamas (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 24, 2020

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 0329

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Overall the cruise was okay. If you are a first time cruiser you may like it as you have nothing to compare it to. If you have been on other cruises, you may be disappointed. There is a lack of grandeur I guess. The decor/atrium is lacking compared to other ships. The food is just ok - fish dishes use cheap fish and not much fish. The menu catered to too many different nationalities so it limits your dish selection- lots of Indian and Jewish food. The desserts were hit or miss. The staff were all so sweet and worked so hard!! The activities were sparse and people just mainly sat by the pool. This cruise is definitely for someone wanting to just take an inexpensive cruise and get away for a few days and relax.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

The lines are pretty long and take awhile to get through. Not enough agents getting people processed in.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

The dining staff were all great! I believe the menu catered to too many nationalities, limiting what average people eat. The fish dishes lacked good fish/very small pieces and the desserts were hit and miss.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

There were not many onboard activities. Lots of music in the small lounges, main activity was hanging out by the pool/hot tubs. If you don’t get off the ship, there is literally no activities... so we always got off.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Lots of music selections and all were pretty good. Only one nightly show at 9 in the theater.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Always friendly, always happy!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Very clean, but shows a little age. Layout is strange. The shops are behind the casino. Never would have found them if we hadn’t gone to the casino and happened to look over and see Starbucks. Shop hours only 5:30pm - 10:30ish.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5

Super, super small but clean, in a good location