Norwegian Sky Cruise Reviews - Reviews

This was a great cruise for the money spent with the all inclusive drink package.  There is not much I would change from the amazing food to the highly energetic staff.  The only thing is I would be hesitant to take my children on a cruise where alcohol is all inclusive, due to the spring break atmosphere.  This is not a bad thing it was fun and had lots going on.  I highly recommend it to any one looking to have a good time.

We had a great time. Food was outstanding. Crew was very helpful. Would do it again in a heart beat. Plenty of space for everyone on board never felt crowded. Always somewhere to sit and enjoy the sunshine with a nice frozen drink in hand.Very good value and very easy getting on and off the ship. Nice mix of people young and old. Something for everyone.

Had a blast on the Norwegian Sky... It was our 1st wedding anniversary and 1st cruise as well... The staff was very helpful and nice, did not have any issues. The food was great at Cagney's. Some of the cafeteria style food was ok but it wasn't that bad. We had dinner at one of their dining rooms and it was great. We would sail again on the Norwegian Sky!

Nice ship.  A little older, but still clean and comfortable.  Great getaway with my wife.  Staff is excellent in their demeanor and service.  Pool deck can get a little rowdy, but still fun.  Loved the BBQ on the pool deck.  Recommend for a quick getaway with your significant other.  

This was my first short cruise with NCL and it was fantastic!  I typically always went on RC for short weekenders but I will more than likely always use NCL moving forward. Reading some of these reviews, I couldnt help but think to myself - did you not do your reserch before? Yes, it is one of the older ships of their fleet- as all short cruises typically are on all cruise lines. However, everything has been refurbished- new furniture, new carpets, etc. Also, if it is All-inclusive with drinks wouldnt it be reasonable to anticipate a younger crowd? Especially during spring break?  With that said-  I went with my boyfriend, were in our later 30s. We did not witness anyone getting out of hand drunk and that says a lot because we were very invovled in all social activites. And yes, they limit you to two drinks to circumvent any stupidity, makes sense. There were never any outrageous lines to board the ship or at any of the bars. The staff is what separates NCL - all energetic and friendly! The food was good, not great but its a weekend cruise, be realistic. They throw a great white party so be sure to pack white- its their thing and done on every cruise- short and long and its a blast! They have great activities which are conveniently scheduled with few overlaps. The only thing i wish was that kareoke didn't end at midnight and if thats my only "complaint" I think we're looking pretty good!

excellent

Second time on this cruise. Just as good as the last. Great time with just the wife this time. Especially with the open bar. Ship was great and the vabin service was amazing.

We sailed the Sky in April 2015 on a four night cruise. Check-in: We are Latitudes Platinum members, so check-in and embarkation were a breeze. Cabin: 9332 Interior - Smaller cabin. Food/Bev: Food quality and variety was quite good. The sailing included open bar and offered anything with the exception of specialized coffee. Recommend having at least one dinner at Cagneys the à la carte Steakhouse. Overall: If you want a quick getaway on a smaller, older ship with an amazing crew the Sky is certainly for you.

Super service, awesome entertainment. One of the best cruise trip in my life. Food was very good, impressed with the friendly staff.Enjoyed onboard activities and shore excursions as well.

We had great room service, the food was good, bar service was good, loved the all inclusive drinks, and overall had a wonderful trip.                                                                  

The whole trip was more than expected.

(First time with NCL)

Well, this will rate as worst cruise we have been on over the last 15yrs. I will start by saying there are some good people on this ship that provide good service. And even those that I personally thought were annoying, they work hard to try to make everyone a good time..

with that said, High points Luis and Helen in the Palace Dining room. One night we had Luis, fun guy with great service and some great inside info. and Helen another night, very friendly, Great service. (sorry I did not remember all the helpers those nights)

And one night in crossings we had great service with our waiter Jasmine, very friendly and moved quickly. With that said about the good service in the dining rooms, the food was Horrible! just Horrible! we have been on many cruises over the last 15 years and this was the worst food we have ever had. this goes for the buffet as well. alot of flavorless food, and what did have flavor was just as bad.. very little was any good. first cruise I actually lost weight on, so I guess I should thank them for that at least. the only food that was ok was the steakhouse, Putu was our waiter and did a great job. our steaks were cook perfect and although not huge flavors it was good. So if you are looking to go on a diet, sky is the ship for you. now this may be all there ships but I do not know that forsure, waiting to here from friends that were on a different ship this past week to see how food was there...

Ok on to the ship. smallest balcony room we have ever been in. at least half the size as all the other cruises we have been on. just tiny! Jefferson was our tiny room guy, very friendly and very helpful. he must love his job as there is not much to keep clean.

rest of boat overall needs and update. alot of areas smelled old, you know that smell... I will not complain about that to much as we kinda knew somewhat that it was a small ship and should expect it to be old. maybe not so small of rooms but older.

Now we mainly booked this cruise because of schedule change and we were very interested in checking out Great stirrup cay.

But lets start at Grand Bahamas which was first stop. we booked beach hideaway. save your money. beach ok but windy so no water sports available other than over priced jet skis and boat tow went out a few times. I know that can not control weather but still very misleading in the advertising. food was bad which we were hoping to get something good being off the boat. We did enjoy the little history lesson our bus driver gave on the way to the beach. Learned more than expected about the island.

Stop two: Nassau been here few times before but decided to book the Atlantis beach day. I do not understand boat docking around 8am and then having to wait until 10:30 to get shuttle over. (same at freeport) to much hurry up and wait.. If you have never been to Atlantis its a good way to check it out. (better than the walking tour. explore yourself) some more great info from shuttle driver back.

Day 3 the only stop we had not been to. Well, it was canceled. to windy.. Again they can not control weather but pretty annoyed stuck on old ship with horrible food for an entire day. and the capt really likes to talk, some off the wall stuff and borderline inappropriate.. We looked at each other when he was talking about 8 people dieing in  NY? what? just makes you wonder who is in control of these ships..

So very long last day on ship. And although this was a free unlimited drinking cruise (which is not our thing) it was well controlled it seemed. People just having good time drinking not being stupid.

Cruise director, well to me he was the most annoying person I've ever met in my life.. But whatever works and I can't hold that against him for doing his job... But I was about to jump if I heard "lets make some noise" one more time...

Entertainment was boring. I know they work hard for little, but all shows were lame. not the worst we have seen but close.. Comedian was corny and not funny.

I could go on but you get the idea. We all have our own opinions on what is good or bad, please save your money this cruise is Bad. Some Great staff, but that's not enough. 

Oh, one last thing. no need to crank a speaker when getting back on the ship, light music is ok. just no need to try and blow out speakers.

Fun all the time Food, drinks, entertainment, pool, jacuzzi, best night life, friendly people best friendly crew, bar and drinks, shows, everything so special, no complaints

On Feb 15, 2016 my hubby 2 older children and myself decided to bring along our 6 year old for his first time. he was beside himself once he was on the ship, the staff introduced themselves to my little one and called him "master" every time they saw him which of course spiked the interest more of his little mind. as we ventured the smaller ship we came across the theater, in which my son was able to control the light system with another staff member, he was in his glory. moving along through out the ship, there was not 1 staff that didn't say hello to him. the cruise director was amazing with our son. he was up on the pool deck dancing and involved just as much as the adults, he was acknowledged and that made him remember his first time cruising like he's a pro at this.. he has such a positive memory of this vacation that he even remembers his stateroom 1 month later, which now brings me to the gift shop director, I was in there trying to find a small enough t-shirt with NCL printed on it, in which they do not make, while outside I ran into this person he made a quick phone call and before I knew it, there were 2 ncl t-shirts, yes they were older shirts but the point was they were waiting on my son's bed with a nice little note. so need less to say, that NCL sure has made an impression on this little guy that I don't think will ever go away. even though it has become an "all inclusive" ship, the passengers were all controlling themselves. I felt very comfortable on this sailing with all the negative responses that were going around about the all inclusive.

NCL is my favorite cruise line... My favorite ship would probably have to be Norwegian Sky. They have an unlimited drink package. Ive been on 7 cruises with different ships but we always seem to venture back to the sky.

We had a wonderful time on Norwegian Sky! Free drink package was awesome. I should be a Mudslide by now! The entire crew couldn't have been nicer! We did do the side trip to Atlantis Waterpark- that was a blast! They have a mile long raft ride that has many exciting features! We really liked the "free style" cruising. We ate when we were ready and were able to sit by oursevles.  We also liked being able to disembark by ourselves- we woke up that morning- wheeled off our luggage and left. No long lines anywhere. We would definitely would do this cruise again!

Let me start by saying that I just retired from the Miami Dade Police Dept.after 28 years of service. During the holidays my three children pitched in and bought a 3 day cruise for my wife and I. We had just come back from visiting our Grandchildren and financially we were tight ending the holidays. Because our children had purchased the cruise we decided to go. Let me start with the dinner on our very first night. We ate the Palace restaurant. I don't think i will ever forget that experience. My wife ordered the N.Y. strips and I had the crab cakes. The food was so bad that we both took a bite and left the entire plate. We complained to our waiter and he spoke to someone else that was on the side. We waited at our table thinking they would ask us if we wanted something else. Instead another waiter came to the table and cleared our plates and silverware. After 15 minutes we got up from the table and left hungry. The next morniing we saw a lady on the 11 floor who's name was Ayu who asked us how our cruise was going. We told her how dissapointed we were with the meal. She asked us to join her that night at the crossings. We went there that night nad our meal was better. The service was lacking even though Ayu directed the staff that we had a poor service the night before. I don't believe it was her fault she came our table three times. Even with that being done after we ate we waited 15 minutes for desert. It never came so we left. We saw Ayu and told her about the meal but said they forgot ablout us for desert. Ayu on the last day sent a plate to our room with chocolate covered strawberrys and pineapple. We appreciate her thoughts and realize she single handedly was trying to make things better. Nonetheless we ate at the sushi bar the last night not wanting to chance anymore dining experiences. The food was not so great and it went on from there. Our cabin was 8141. The second day we woke up and looked for the ships itenerary. We only rec'd day 1 and day 3. I called from the room to guest services and they said they were busy but would send one up. We waited 30 minutes and noone came. Furthermore when we went back to the room there was no itenerary. The fact that we wnet to the Bahamas and then had to skip the private island just added to the unpleasantrys of our experience. I don't know what happened to Norwegian Cruise Lines. We have traveled with Royal, Carnival, and Norwegian several times. We always considered Norwegian superior to the other cruise lines mentioned for service, food and hospitality. I must say we were left very dissapointed. We spent a lot of money on our 3 day trip going to the spa both days for his and her massages and at the casino at night. Although we had no luck the aforementioned was the only thing we enjoyed on our cruis. We heard that we missed the comedian show but had no idea what was happening on the ship. Well I'm sorry for the person who has to read this but I'm glad someone asked. I hope you can correct the issues and make Norwegian what it was before. If You need any other information regarding our experience you can call me directly at 305 815-1800. Anthony Feria.

This was my first cruise since i was a kid. I really enjoyed the ship, just wish there was a little more to do on the deck since the pool was pretty crowded. Other than that i love it!

Wason this cruise in Janurary of 2016. Weather was great food was amazing. I was a little worried about a booze cruise, but to my surprise I had an amazing time. Staff was extreamly friedlu and courteous. Will deffentally go on this cruise again for a short getaway.

It was our first time and we just loved it ! Tyler was the best ! Already thinking about the next one ! Beautiful island Great Stirrup Cay was a great experience! Thank you for taking such good care of all of you guests, we plan to come back soon.