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Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Panama Canal, Central America

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Sky

11 Night Panama Canal: Mexico Costa Rica & Belize (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 06, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8316

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

This was my 5th cruise and third cruise line company. It was also the smallest and oldest cruise ship. The vibe is laid back, friendly, fun and well organized. You can't help but to meet people and have fun with any of the activities. The only complaint was the internet was slow and unreliable so plan to be mostly disconnected during the cruise. I've worked remotely from the other 4 cruises for a total of 9 weeks and I would not have been able to work with this satellite internet service. TV was pretty spotty too but good channel line up when it was working (for a cruise).

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Smooth

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Good

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Pools, gym, clubs, superbowl party, dance lessons, casino

Entertainment

4 out of 5
musicians were great!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
the layout made the ship seem bigger than it was without losing the more laid back and intimate vibe with other passengers on the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

3 out of 5
a little dated but very clean and comfortable.

Ship tip

participate in as many group activities as possible. They are very well run, organized and fun! The staff is amazing.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5

George Town, Grand Cayman

5 out of 5
One of my favorites! snorkeling and stingray excursion. Great tour guides and memories!

Cartagena, Colombia

4 out of 5
City and Fort tour. Very interesting but traffic was insane. Street merchants and beggars were constant and our guide deliberately took us through areas and to specific vendors to recommend buying stuff and giving money. I ended up giving them my cup of mangoes after caving to hours of constant bombardment. But beautiful city and people with a sad amount of poverty and desperation.

Panama Canal (Cruise Into Canal)

5 out of 5
Bucket list experience! The narration on the ship as we passed through the locks on deck from 5am-9am was surreal. Did the New locks and San Lorenzo fort excursion. Both were great.

Colon, Panama

4 out of 5
Did the New locks and San Lorenzo fort excursion. Both were great.

Puerto Limon, Costa Rica

5 out of 5
Absolutely breath taking!!! Rain forest and river boat excursion were overwhelming in a good way. Too much for your eyes and mind to process but you feel it in your chest, lungs and gut. That's the closest description I can give. Highly recommend!

Harvest Caye, Belize

3 out of 5
Independence and Mango Creek village excursion. Highly recommended! Unique experience of life in Belize. The Cay was beautiful too but expensive and like most private islands.

Cozumel, Mexico

5 out of 5
Secret River excursion was one of the coolest things I've done. The write up during booking made me think it was more for kids but this is something all ages will never forget. Getting there is a journey but well worth it!

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Sooooo smooth and organized.
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4 Comments

Cruisers4Lyfe     5 months ago

Thanks for sharing

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed your cruise. Appreciate your informative review.

javawoody    1 year ago

Appreciate the feedback

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