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Norwegian Sky Cruise Review to Caribbean - Eastern

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 21

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
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Norwegian Sky

9 Night Caribbean: Dominican Republic & Antigua (Miami Roundtrip)

Sail date: October 30, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Sky

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 8334

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We really enjoyed our cruise. Loved the destinations that we went to. Had a blast on the ship. Loved not only the cruisers but also the crew. I loved the laid back attitude on the ship. I think they call it free cruising. You eat when you want, go to shows when you want, sleep when you want. Loved it.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
The lines were fast, no fuss and no muss.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Our first dinner at the Crossings wasn't great. The meat was tough and felt overdone. The buffet was great but would like to see more variety on various days. After the first night both the Crossings and the Palaces food was delicious. We ate at Cagneys and that was amazing. We also ate at the italian place for the pizza and it was good. Over all I enjoyed the food.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
We went to the pool and even found seats :D We also did the Effy pendant collection and collected them all. My mom won the raffle on the last day and won a panther pendant and necklace. It's gorgeous. We also enjoyed the newlyweds show and the dancing and yeah there is a lot to do on the ship and we loved it all.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
We went to all the shows that we could and immensely enjoyed each and every one.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Everyone that was on the ship was amazing. We did the behind the scenes tour and my mom was disappointed that the captian didn't actually talk to us. All the workers were friendly, courteous and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
The ship seemed well maintained and clean. Not a criticism but in the atrium at the very top the paint was peeling, I am assuming from the humidity. That is the only thing I saw. I loved the artwork throughout the ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
The beds were more comfortable then Royal Caribbeans. The cabins were clean and well taken care of. We didn't spend much time in our room because there was so much we wanted to do on the ship. It worked well for what we needed, a place to sleep.

Ship tip

Take advantage of everything the ship offers. Interact with the crew you won't regret it.

Ports of call

Miami, Florida

5 out of 5
Didn't spend much time here.

Great Stirrup Cay (Cruise Line Private Island), Bahamas Did not visit port

Can't rate. The wind was to high so we couldn't tie up.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

5 out of 5
Had a blast here. Did the rainforest excursion, highly recommend.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5
We did the trolley ride here also very fun loved the cheese tasting.

St. John's, Antigua

5 out of 5
Did the catamaran ride here and that was my favorite excursion. Loved the beaches, the ride, the workers on the boat, and the lobster from the grill. Amazing!

Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas

5 out of 5
We just walked around this island. Loved the colors and the people.

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

4 out of 5
This was probably our least favorite place. It seems like the closed of space was ok but if you left it the people were very INTENSE about having you buy something. I like shopping with the best of them and tax free is amazing but when I say no I mean no.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Everything went smooth and we made the airport easily.
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Cruisers4Lyfe     1 month ago

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