Norwegian Sky Cruise Reviews - Reviews

Some of the excursions were adjusted as this was NCL's first stop in Cuba.

Staterooms we're average but could us a facelift. Staff was nice but not very well coordinated. Food in the in all but the specialty restaurants was flavorless & always cold. 

Being the first to go to Cuba it was a little hectic, but over all it was a blast. The crew of the ship were very helpful waitstaff bartenders and room service.  "Guest services" from 1 person to the other had no idea and you would get 2 different answers from person to person.. CUBA escursions were over rated. tropicana nites was very nice but not for $200.00 dollars.   Today in Havana was fun, had a good time. Panaramic Havana was ok to.  You would be better off to do your own escursions with the local taxis that you could get at a very low price but still see there pretty city.  The local Cubans pretty much all speak a lil english and we went everwhere.  I felt safe and very humbled with the local people...The great stirrup cay was very pretty and we loved the snorkeling it's just the Seagulls we're a mess they attacked every food opportunity.  Overall it was a great time, the food was very good, and the drinks were free.  I would rate my first boat cruise a very strong B.  

This was the coziest and most comfortable ship I've been on in a while. We usually go on the huge mega ships, so this was a nice change of pace. Everyone on the ship (staff and guests alike) was super friendly and excited to be on Norwegian Sky's first sailing to Cuba. Our ship was able to dock IN Havana (no tender), and the process of going in and out was easy. We had a simple embarkation / de-embark process. The food, service, and staff were top notch. As it was a smaller ship, there weren't any crazy lines or back ups at any point. We only went for 4 nights but could have easily stayed 6 - this trip was definitely worth the money!

Myself and my husband is the first time cruisers. It was such a relaxing vacation and the boat was beautiful. The only thing I didn't like was our stateroom smells like wet carpet through out our entire trip. But other then that. I hope to go again on the Sky or Norwegian in General.

This was my 8th cruise but 1st time with Norwegian and the Sky was no disappointment at all. I was a little worried due to mixed reviews but we had an amazing time! I would definitely do this cruise again if it wasn't out of Miami because it was such a long drive. The staff was fantastic and was always right there waiting on you. Lots of activities to keep you busy. Free drinks were definitely not weak like I expected. I had an absolute blast. If you are debating whether to do this cruise, just do it. You won't be disappointed.

Does anybody knows Who is cruise director of the norwegian sky? Last year cruise director was JC and he was fantastic!!! So much fun!, my husband and I are going in 2 weeks and we're hoping he is still there. Can't wait

The staff was awesome, very accommodating and professional.  

Our room was nice, comfortable and well kept up.  Food and drinks were good.  We have no complaints, had an awesome time and would cruise with Norwegian again!

The comedian Vince was very good.  Bingo was fun.  Great variety of food.

The communication on this ship was very bad. We didn't receive the itinerary for the following day until the night before so that didn't leave much time for planning with others. Also, there were no lists of the common items on the ship like where the guest services were, what restaurants the all inclusive included, etc. We ate at the cafe every day and the food was so tasteless and gave us stomach aches each night. The breakfast was the only good thing and we stuck to pastries, bagels and fruit.

We were on the "4 day, 3 night" but technically it was 3 day, 3 night because the ship was back at the Miami port at 8:00 am the 4th day and we had to be gone be 9:00 am.

We had two days on islands; one day per island. One is their private island and one is a public island (Nassau). We were going to have rainy weather on one of the two days so Norwegian decided to switch the days we were going to be at the islands where we would have good weather on their private island and the rainy weather at Nassau. This was a horrible idea because their private island is a strip of land that only consists of a beach and their food. Nassau had all the excursions we wanted to do including parasailing and Atlantis. The weather was so miserable that we walked around (grumpy) through the stores then went back to the ship. Too windy for the parasailing and too rainy to go to Atlantis on the other end of the island.

There was also a storm the entire way back to Miami. There TWO breaches, that I know of, on the ship where water was gushing into a restaurant on the ship. Not something you want to see on your first cruise.

I will never do it again and definitely not with Norwegian.

We did a food tour in Nassau that was the major highlight--this was booked through another company and not the cruiseline. I would recommend the cruiseline offer such excursions as it was a great way to see and experience real local culture. We didn't get to go to Great Stirrup Cay due to bad weather, but our excursion (this time booked through NCL) to Blue Lagoon Island more than made up for it. We loved the protected shallow waters and dolphin encounters. Freeport was a bust because of a flopped tour (again booked through another company), so we would recommend either sticking with the cruiseline excursions or doing some thorough research on other options. Food (always a 3-course meal!), drinks (unlimited!), and entertainment (VIP Band and comic Vince Acevedo) on the ship were excellent. My husband and I got a balcony room and can't imagine anything else--being able to sit on our own "private deck" was relaxing. We much preferred hearing the ruckus on the upper decks from a distance and enjoying our mojitos in relative quiet. Would cruise with Norwegian again.

i loved not having to pay for anything when we were done. Drink package was great! Can't think of a better way to spend 4 days on "Spring Break".  Our cabin was great and entertainment for a small ship was also top notch.  

We were invited on this cruise by another couple. I had never been on a cruise before, but my boyfriend had been on one over 10 years ago. Having nothing to compare it to, I thought this cruise was great! The ship was smaller than others that we saw, but other than a windy first night, that wasn't really noticeable. Boarding was very easy. Having your drinks included in the fare is great for the price, convenient, and prevents the shock at the end of the trip when you get your bill! While there was often a short wait for drinks, you never waited more than a few minutes, which was a pleasant surprise considering everyone's drinks were included. (Be sure to try a Miami Vice!)  Our stateroom was "fine" - we did get one with a window, but not a balcony. Upon boarding, we were told our stateroom was ready and to expect our luggage to arrive in about 2 hours. We each kept a backpack of necessities with us. When we arrived at the stateroom, it seemed...half-ready. No towel animal (no big deal), the tent with the stewards name was tossed on a shelf, no waters (which we initially didn't realize should have been there) and a pair of shoes and dirty socks were still in the drawers, but the bed was made including a plastic piece to toss your luggage on. We tossed our backpacks in the room, unpacked a bit, and left in search of sunshine. When we came back, the shoes and dirty socks were gone and the tent was on the bed. How they knew those shoes needed to go and the other shoes we had tossed in the room didn't need to go is a bit of a mystery. Maybe the person came back? We didn't see our Steward Sandro until the last night. We never got any beach towels (the couple we traveled with did). Overall, probably below average.  The complimentary food is average. We typically used the buffets out of convenience. The food is good, but nothing fantastic. I was surprised by how few seafood options there were. The buffets are nice for breakfast because breakfast and mimosas on the back deck is picturesque. We did go to the Palace once for dinner and it was slightly above average. We went to Cagney's the last night (it was Easter and my birthday) and it was PHENOMENAL. Our server was Bosco and he could not have made our experience any better. I don't know what he's getting paid, but it's not enough. He made me feel very special once he found out it was my birthday, he honored my request that they NOT sing, and the guy literally cut my steak for me. One of the best parts of the whole cruise.  Due to the weather, we only stopped at Nassau and did not leave that port for Great Stirrup Cay. Disappointing, yes, but safety first and I understood. We went to a different beach the next day at Nassau and it was almost like you were at a different stop anyway! The downside is that you would have had free drinks and tacos at the private island, because we stayed at Nassau, that was an additional day where you had to pay at restaurants and for drinks unless you chose to stay on the boat. Overall, safety is definitely the priority so I have no complaints with us staying especially considering the high winds and anticipated 9 foot swells.  The onboard events were great! Some of my favorites were Bandaoke, White Hot Party, Piano Bar at Captain Cooks, Perfect Couple Game Show, the Casino, and the gift shop (be sure to go to the tasting and try Sheridans!). We had some photographs taken in addition to the ones they take of you boarding and coming off the ship each day. When we went to the gallery, we had 7-8 pictures. I wanted 5 of them at about $20 each. My boyfriend asked one of the staff if that was a firm price. After some back and forth negotiations, he offered to pay $50 and give her $10 cash. She tried to say the machines only allow $20 increments (maybe that's true, but I doubt it). They finally agreed to $60. When he went to pay, he handed her $60 cash. She then asked for his room key and he asked why she needed it and she kind of stumbled on an answer and it quickly became obvious she was going to charge an additional $60 to the room. He finally told her if she was going to charge the transaction to the room, he would need his $60 cash back. She was very obviously unhappy about this, took the cash out of her back pocket and slammed it on the counter. We probably should have known better than to use cash when everything can be charged, but it was obviously she was trying to make an extra $60 off of us. I'm not sure if she thought we wouldn't notice, but neither of us appreciated that. (Her name was Melissa, by the way. We were so untrusting of the transaction that we made sure to keep the receipt and it had her name on it).  Overall, this was a great experience and a great first cruise. I definitely hope to take more cruises in the future and would definitely be open to using Norwegian again!

Just got off the Sky and had a great time! Food and drinks were wonderful, be sure to eat at La Bistro. The rooms are a little dated but we loved our balcony. The only disappointed was that great stirrup cay was cancelled due to weather but that is no ones fault. Would definitely recommend!!

Almost everything about the cruise was top notch. The embarkment and disembarkment processes, the room, the service, entertainment, activities, food, drinks. All above our expectations....BUT, we ended up sitting between two ships at the Nassau port for 33 hours, which made our balcony unusable!  They claimed that the seas were too high to go to the private island. The weather was absolutely gorgeous on our entire trip, and we know they skipped the private island a few weeks back, and at least one other time this year. How often does this happen?!  I would imagine it's a huge cost savings for them to stay in port an extra day. Extremely disappointed in this and we went from researching our next cruise on that ship, to saying we're not sure we can ever risk cruising with them again. 

This was my family's 2nd time taking this cruise - we drive all the way from NYC because we enjoy it so much. But during this past cruise - my daughter and I both woke up every day with more bites all over our legs and body. I tried calling the medical facility there on board but the phone just rang and rang. When we got home we had to stress about sterilizing everything we had so not to bring it into our home. This was very embarrassing for me because I am a very clean person and a prestigious doctor. The staff and food were fantastic as always - but now thinking about not returning next yr for our yearly cruise because of this. 

Dr Nikita Froenicke 

Nice 4-day cruise. Rooms are small, as expected, but totally functional and had comfy beds. Our room steward was efficient and remembered us every time we saw him. Room was very clean and always had fresh towels. Food in the MDRs was hit and miss. The first night we had sad, gray steak and salty pasta. The next night was tasty lasagna and pork shank with the meat falling off the bone. We tried one specialty restaurant, Cagneys, which was excellent. Fantastic steak, tasty side dishes and great wine. Staff at all restaurants were very attentive but you definitely get a little more with your specialty dining. We didn't go to shows but did participate in the evening activities which were always entertaining. We did not get to GSC due to weather which was a bummer and my biggest regret from the trip. I understand the need to cancel based on safety but it puts us in the bind of either spending money to book a last minute excursion to re-create the beach day or stay on the ship. We stayed on the ship and needless to say, we were very excited when we finally left Nassau.

Entertainment was good. Evening dining was good. Wait staff was excellent. All the support staff was excellent. Last day beach excursion was good. I would highly recommend this nice little four day retreat.

overall a relaxing fun trip wasn't impressed with inside cabin after staying in balcony ,no hairdryer in room ,hard to move an just had 2 ppl bathroom very small ,it was quiet we slept good an too much missed alot ..lol it was clean our room guy did a great job ,was afraid it being open bar the drinks would be weak but not at all seemed pretty strong ( I had to ask for lite ) we ate buffet they had the same food pretty much everyday but a variety an was good didn't do any shows, workers was friendly an helpful ,ports was good Bahama's has pretty blue water,will go again !

I traveled with my boyfriend and another couple.  We had the best vacation we have ever had!  I have traveled with others cruises but norwegian was without a doubt the best experience!  Looking forward to our next trip!

Sky - 3 nights Mia/Bahamas Very Good: Room with a balcony Excursion: Seahorse Snorkel @ Nassau and ParaSailing at Great Stirrup Cay. Nassau was as expected, crowded and touristy but good. Next time, tour the island. Great Stirrup Cay was beautiful. The water was the perfect temperature and so clear and blue. Ship was clean and enjoyable. Room staff were polite and room was well kept. The food was mediocre, could have been much better. Very Bad: My suitcase with all my clothes other than what I had on was delivered to the wrong room. Only once the cruise was over was it found. I got it as I was getting off. In the meantime I had to buy a bathing suit in the expensive gift shop and other clothes in Nassau. Only polite "we are looking for it" from staff. Had to hand wash my underwear in the sink. Still, I was determined to have fun but always thinking about where my bag was. I can't believe that the people who had it didn't know it wasn't theirs! After filing a claim on Sunday I was given a $50 "sorry" credit on my card which paid for a dinner at IlAdagio. ALWAYS DO CARRYON LUGGAGE IF YOU CAN! IF IT WAS CARRYON AT THE AIRPORT, THEN CARRYON TO THE SHIP!!