was a great cruise. ship is small but we liked it.

Norwegian Sky Cruise Review

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 9

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
Norwegian Sky

9 Night Eastern Caribbean (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: December 07, 2022

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

First cruise with NCL would deffently go again. One bummer we got feeling bad late last afternoon night wasn't sure if it was just too much sun and fun or. Yeah was the Or made it almost 3 years with out catching covid and we got it. Who knows where or what glad it was last night and not in the middle of the cruise. Not blaming the ship or NCL just happened

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Went pretty smooth had a 10 am appointment. Went right thru that part,had a bit of a wait befor they started boarding the ship. Probly hour to hour and half. Went had lunch in the MDR then our room was ready befor 2 pm.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Food was a little hit and miss service was always very good . La Cuchina was a bit of a disappointment

Cagney's Steakhouse

4 out of 5

Was a solid meal. Service was great . Steak was cooked well . From cattle country so steak has to be outstanding to wow us.

Le Bistro

5 out of 5

By far and away the best meal we had on the ship. Was not really even planing on going there but sure glad we did.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Nice thing about being on a smaller ship more ances to participate and win.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The Rock you show was not great we stayed for 2 or 3 songs then left. The people playing around at venues were very good if you get a chance the catch Dave he was great. Comic/ magician was good first night he was on didn't see his second night The stand up comic was very funny again missed his "adult " show the last night.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Every one was super nice worked very hard . Ship always looked great. Wasn't hardly a speck of rust anywhere seen the crew out painting several times

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Older smaller ship bobed around a lot in the seas. If you need lots of toys, bells and whistles. This is not the ship for you. Super well maintained for a 30 year old ship

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Seemed a touch smaller than the 2 on Carnival cruises been on . But layout was good. USBs in the lights on either side of the bed. Not a lot of drawer storage. Bed was super comfey.

Ship tip

Not a ship for everyone. Dosnt have all the water slides and things. But was not what we were after we enjoyed it alot

Ports of call

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Beautiful city so much history. Walked to the forts just so much to see.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas

4 out of 5
If you go on the Kayak tour check the wind first they take you to the windward side of the island. Stuck the 2 biggest guys well over 500 # what the weight limit was together didn't end well. Snorkeling was amazing so much to see wasn't super deep , water was clear. The island was beautiful be an easy 5 star except for the Kayak tour

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Went to swim with the Stingrays was quite an experience went outs few miles in the ocean to a coral reef area lots of stingrays showed up

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
Original excursion was canceled due to sea state. Went on a city bus tour / Beach stop was a little touristy. Many vendors on the beach hounding you.

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

4 out of 5
Snorkel and Sail Seen a lot of fish, star fish ,other sea life. Went to a diffrent beach cause of the surf was so high was still hard getting to the beach and off

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

4 out of 5
Went on a snorkel/sail on a cat. Was fun .

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Had a city tour booked disembarkation day went really smooth .

Traveler Photos

Went on a 90 min  boat tour of the island  mansions.   Got to see some wild dolphins . Lots of big beautiful  houses/boats. Pink alley Umbrella  street Swim with the stingrays Stingray  swim Old fort in San Juan Statue  out side the fort San Juan Great Sturip Cay
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6 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Jorbra    1 year ago

Thanks for the review!

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your feedback. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

WhippetMum    1 year ago

Love the smaller, quieter ships

javawoody    1 year ago

Great attitude, thanks for sharing your experience

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