Norwegian Sky Cruise Reviews - Reviews

This cruise was a much needed break. Being a new mom I was able to relax and catch up on sleep and spend some quality time with husband. Thank you NCL, hope to see you soon!

The water is beautiful and I was able to relax. There were a good selection of movies on the tv and there was pizza delivered to the room, which was nice. I was disappointed in the level of service and the food. The food was about on par with what I cook. Believe me, I'm far from a gourmet cook. The pizza was a nice convenience, but the quality could have been infinitely better. The restaurants did not offer much different from the buffet, which made it pointless to go to them unless you particularly wanted a sit-down meal. The service was poor in some areas and great in others. Our room attendant was great. She was polite and responded quickly and anything we needed for room maintenance, she ensured we got as soon as possible. The shops and servers on staff were more interested in their phones and conversations with each other to serve. The customer was an afterthought. The other problem we had was the maintenance of our room. When we walked in, our air conditioner was broken. Then during the third day of the cruise, our toilet broke. Worse, the communication between the front desk (staff greeting in person and via the phone) were sending different messages. It took over half a day to have the toilet repaired, which is a long time when something is in the bowl. The music was extremely outdated, which is a minor complaint. However, with all of these taken into consideration after paying thousands of dollars to reserve a spot. We had to move the dates and because it was not a medical reason, we were fined another $500. All of this has put a bad taste for Norwegian for me. I refuse to ever sail this cruise line again.

this cruise was terrible..the food was nasty..the way it was set up you had to stand in line..it was much smaller then i expected..the entertainment was not that good..the only time i enjoying myself was in the casino..and bingo..i did win some money..thank you for that..i'll admit royal cribb cruise lines are so much better..they offer more..its set up better n the entertainment was great..i dont think i'll book with you again..thank you Frank Campanella

Our cruise to the Bahamas on the Norwegian Sky was "adequate" "nothing special" I felt that the crew was not interested in our needs. I saw our porter only once and his ability to speak English was small. The Filipinos were very rude at times speaking in their own language. We were encouraged to purchase a whole bottle of Rum for $200.00 and were told it was cheaper than buying individual drinks. We had already purchased the drink cups for soft drinks. The balcony room was smaller than ones on other ships. The mattress was lumpy and hard. We were interested in the "freestyle dining" option but found it to be not "freestyle" at all. We were seated at an empty table for 8 and had to wait until the table was full before even being offered a glass of water.(20-30 minutes) If I were asked to compare cruise lines, I would place Norwegian between Carnival and Royal Caribbean. Royal Caribbean is far more elegant. The entertainment used voice over tracks for the singing. We went to only one show. The piano player "Barry" was very good and entertaining. We have shared 7 cruises and felt that Norwegian fell short on this one. The off boat excursions were good and worth the money. The private island had limited amenities and the "sand" was not comfortable to walk on. Thank you

WAS TOLD THAT LATITUDE MEMBERS GET SEATED FIRST MY LATITUDEDS CARD WAS A JOKE TO EVERYONE ON THE SHIP INCLUDEING THE STAFF .MY PLUMBING IN SHOWER AND SINK OVERFLOWED ON FIRST NIGHT THE OUTLET ON THE WALL PULLED OUT OF THE SOCKET ON MY WIFE FOR HER BLOW DRYIER THE BASKET BALLS ARE WARPED AND CANT EAVN BOUNCE STRIGHT THE NET FROM THE HOOP WAS MISSING PLZ THEIR IS MAJOR LACK OF LEADERSHIP ON THE BOAT THE MUSIC WAS ALL HARD ROCK GREATFULL DEAD TYPE NO FUN HAPPY MUSIC . THANK GOD ATLANTIS SAVED MY FAMS VACATION OYA THE POOL WAS CLOSED FOR REPAIR TO

I really enjoyed the cruise. The only things that I didn't like where that the children's activities where back near rooms and not easily accessible as the adult areas and loud music being played one morning. The food was great, the entertainment was great and the atmosphere on the ship was awesome

The staff was pleasant and remembered our names. The dinning staff was friendly and remembered our names. The people on the cruise were friendly and pleasant. Everyone looked like they were having a great time. The private island was a terrific and the food was good. The beach was beautiful. The ship was clean. The art exhibits was well done and very informitive. It was too young a crowd for me. There was so much alcohol everywhere. Despite that the crowd seemed to be under control. The major age group for this cruise was 21 to 32.

My husband and I wanted to celebrate our upcoming 25th Wedding Anniverasry by doing something we hadn't done yet. We have traveled the country by road trips and motorcycle trips, coast to coast. So, we dicided on a cruise. I researched for 2 months and chose Norweigan. GOOD CHOICE! The service is excellent, the Ship Norweigan Sky is beautiful.. Our room steward, Sammie, was attentive and talented. Our stateroom was clean and ready with ice and clean towels every time we came back.The crew were attentive and educational should you ask a question. The wait staff from the bars were WONDERFUL!(Depak) They remembered your preferences, and made sure you were comfortable and relaxed. The day at Stirrup Cay was the best! I would recommend Norweigan Cruise Line to anyone!

Most of the food was just okay. The entertainment was okay. The staff was nice but stuffy... not "happy" nice... The private island was ugly. I paid a lot of money for this cruise and was dissapointed. I expected more WOW. The special attention we received for booking the Penthouse was nice but again nothing extraordinary. Couldn't get booked for a massage. If they are that busy, they should have more staff. Just think of the money they could make. I coudn't believe we had to pay for special dinning. That really made me angry. They were also supposed to celebrate my mother's birthday but they forgot I guess.

Vacation... I would love to cruise with norwegian cruise line again do to the great experience I had on board. The staff were very friendly & helpful...

I took this cruise with my sister and our parents - it was their first time, i have cruised before with Carnival and the 2 cruises cannot be compared: Norwegian is sooo much better!! The amount & quality of the food was excellent, the staff was knowledgeable, welcoming, fun, entertaining - they made our vacation a truly amazing experience. All 4 of us stayed in 1 room on 4th floor (without the view), but it was still enough: beds were convenient, clean, and the staff made the extra beds each night so we didn't even have to take care of it. The shows were fantastic - great dancers & singers. Shore excursions were perfectly organized, we didn't have to wait a lot during embarkation, everything was smooth & fast. A truly experienced and professional staff. I will definitely be back!!

everything was wonderful from the staff room service the awesome shows. It was a experience of a lifetime cant wait to do it again thank you so much for a wonderful experience

I want to start out by saying that this is the first time I have ever cruised. My wife and I were celebrating our 30th anniversary and decided to try a cruise. After careful reflection and research we decided to try Norwegian and found the Sky's itinerary to be "just right" for a first-time experience. We booked Owners' Suite 9201 located center forward over the bow. Arrival at the terminal and registration was quite quick and orderly as Norwegian's representatives led us to a separate area to register as part of our Suite "perks". We were then escorted to the gangway, where we met our Butler, Cristol. Cristol was very quick to warmly welcome us aboard the Sky and explained his duties and responsibilities to us. Cristol then escorted us to the Plantation Club, which serves as Sky's Conceirge Office. We were introduced to Karin, our Concierge, who was very freindly and welcoming as she explained processes and duties to us and worked with us to insure that we were comfortable and settled aboard. she provided excellent advice and pointers so that we were well aware of the remainder of the day's activities prior to leaving port. Karin then escorted us to Cagney's for lunch (the first of many fantastic meals aboard Sky). After lunch we were free to roam around the ship and learn where everything was located. This activity was somewhat hampered by severe thunderstorms that blew into Miami in the afternoon (nice way to start a first cruise, huh??). At about 2PM, Karin located us and escorted us to our suite. Arriving at our suite, we were reintroduced to Cristol, and met our Cabin Steward, Reuben. Enetering the suite, we found it to be all and more than advertised: a spacious accomodation that allowed for segregation of various activites, with an ample bar area, sitting area with tv, large dining table area, large balcony with two lounges and an adequately-sized two person hot tub, king sized bed, and 1 and 1/2 baths (shower and spearate tub). Accomodations, condition, and cleanliness of the suite were exceptional. (It appeared from the condition of our suite that Norwegian's crews do one heck of a job turning Sky around for the next cruise in a short period of time!) As we prepared to leave port, the afternoon storms parted and the sun came out, making for a memorable experience as the Miami skyline faded. Dinner in the Palace Main Dining Room was very good, food was appropriately warm, and service was excellent. (Sky had a french bread that was available at most of the dining venues that was fantastic...melted in your mouth with warm butter!) After dinner we walked around the ship (literally as after the lunch we had we made a conscious determination that elevators did not exist!) and took in some of the entertainment (Prism, Sky's house band is a very good group to listen to. Large variety of music, 60's 70's 80's, Motown, etc. played mostly at Dazzles Night Club) and checked out the comedy show in the theater (reserved seating was nice, another "perk"). Retired at about 1AM for the first of four good night's sleep in a very comfortable bed. Tuesday morning was Freeport, Grand Bahama Island day. Unfortunately, an activity we had planned to do in Freeport was sold out and we were unable to do so. (Lesson number 1: even though quite "pricey", most activities should be booked pre-cruise, for this very reason.) After discussing options with Karin, we decided to "freestyle" and go on our own and take in as much as we could. Taxi was $10 per person round trip from the port to Our Lucayan Resort, where we spent a few hours on the beach. (Cab driver going to the resort was Hilarious! Had us laughing the whole way as he sped down the wrong side of the road telling stories and reciting the history of the island. "Left side safe side, right side suicide!) Beach was warm and sunny, water was slightly cold, but clear and beautiful. $15 per lounge chair was somewhat questionable, though. Left the beach and stopped at Treasure Bay Casino, where "someone" walked out with more money in her pocket than she walked in with! (As a whole, was not overly impressed with any of the casinos: on Sky, in Freeport, or even at Atlantis.) Stopped and browsed through the straw market area, which was quite expansive and made many good deals on a lot of the items sold there. On the way back to Sky, Senor Frog's (located right at the port in a smaller straw market area) provided a welcome and less expensive area for a few drinks than the bars/lounges onboard. Getting back on board was not at all cumbersome, as security worked to quickly clear everyone through and back onto Sky. For a change in food venues, we decided to try the Garden Cafe' (buffet), located aft of the pools on deck 11. Found the choices and variety of foods available to be very good. Again, the meal was very good, as food was warm and fresh. Walked up to deck 12 to watch the sun set. Went back to our suite at about 9, where we met Reuben, who after meeting us only briefly the day before, greeted us warmly by name and had turned down the bed and placed his first (towel) work of art. Wednesday was Nassau, Bahamas day. We were able to book (through the diligent and hard work of our Concierge Karin) the activity that we were unable to book on Freeport, so we had a "scheduled" late start to the day as meeting time for the Dolphin Swim was 11:30. We decided to go onshore earlier, though, and following an excellent breakfast at Cagney's (another suite "perk") served by a very attentive staff who actually called us by our first names, including Errol, the Head Waiter, we headed into the welcome center and browsed the shops and immediate neighborhood there. We met the group at 11:30, received our arm bands, and then traveled to Atlantis to swim with the fish. This is where we learned lesson number 2. Arriving at Atlantis at Dolphin Cay at 12PM, we were met by the program's representatives who explained what would be going on the next few hours. We were left to basically sit on the beach for about an hour and fifteen minutes as our "water time" was 1:30PM. The experience of actually swimming with these amazing mammals was fantastic and there was significant one-on-one interaction with both the dolphins and their caretakers. We left Dolphin Cay following our swim at about 3PM and headed over to Atlantis to explore and shop with the limited time we had left, as last shuttle back to port was at 5PM. (Lesson number 2: unless you can book early, and the activity is something that you really want to do (a once-in-a-lifetime type activity) these activities will take up a significant protion of your time. You may be better off, again, striking out on your own to explore as you desire.) As we were celebrating our anniversary, we booked a reservation at Cagney's for dinner at 7:30. We had made previous arrangements to have our "formal" clothing pressed (no charge, another "perk") and it was delivered to our cabin at 6PM. We took the elevator (for one of the only times, as my wife was wearing high heels) and arrived at the designated time and were promptly seated. What followed was a steak dinner that was comparable in all aspects to a steak dinner at most any higher-end resturant you may find in any major city/metropolitan area. After dinner and dessert, we were surprised by two waiters who appeared at the table with an anniversary cake (Oh, Geez! MORE food??? I'm STUFFED!). They wished us a "Happy Anniversary", then took each of our hands, placed them together in the center of the table, and proceeded to serenade us with a very-well-done rendition of "Let Me Call You Sweetheart". Applause and well wishes then flowed from others in the restaurant. Wednesday is "White Hot Party" night on Norwegian's vessels. Festivities began early in the evening with a "Kids" WHP poolside. although the "adult" party started at 10:45 and the Freestyle paper actually indicated that the party was "adults only" after 11:30, there were still a number of children and teens at the party. While the party appeared to be enjoyable to the younger sect, and the Sky's dancers were a blast to watch, we personally did not find the party to be "our bag" as the music and dances were geared toward the younger crowd and not at all toward us "older folk". There was, however, plenty of other things to do onboard, including live music and dancing in other venues. We got back to our suite at aboout 1:30, and not feeling tired, decided to just sit on the balcony and stare at the stars and we glided quietly though the water toward Great Stirrup Cay. Before we knew it, it was 3:30AM!! Arriving at Great Stirrup Cay, the weather was cloudy, windy, and the water choppy. Tender ride to the island on the open water was rough, but once inside the "coves" being built by Norwegian on the island, ride was smooth. Norwegian is really spending a significant amount of time and money to make their private island a memorable spot for their cruisers. The island itself was well presented, with about 14 "straw market" shops for last minute shopping, three bars, and a large buffet area where the crew of Sky prepared and served an excellent lunch buffet. After spending the day on the beach, we headed back for ouor last night onboard. Heading back to Miami, it was quite amazing to watch the thunderstorms off in the distance from our balcony. After a final good night's sleep aboard Sky (including sailing though what in the morning appeared to be some quite heavy rainstorms judging fromt he water ont he balcony that we weren't even aware of!) we arrived back in Miami. Debarkation was uneventful and very organized (except for the rum-dumb who decided to try to run past the ship's security into the customs terminal when security had to stop the line because the customs area was getting full. (Customs Agents requested this.) We were escorted off the ship by Karin, and were on our way, bags in hand, within an hour of our pre-arranged debarkation time, including clearing customs. I cannot say enough about the crew of Sky, especially Karin, Cristol, and Rueben, who were extremely professional, cheerful, and efficient in their duties. No matter the time of day, all three of these unique individuals were always there and ready to attend to our every need or concern. We were amazed that each and every time we crossed paths with Karin, Cristol, or Reuben, we were greeted by name and each took the time out, regardless of what they were doing, to ask us how our day went, did we have any questions, did we need anything? Every crew member, regardless of their position on Sky, including the Captain and Senior Crew, always went out of their way to insure our comfort and enjoyment while aboard their vessel. Having researched extensively before deciding on the cruise itinary, cruise line, and ship, I read and saw stories about Sky, both good and bad. I cannot say that at any time during our first-time experience cruising that we had any negative exxperience while on this cruise, especially while onboard Sky. It was through our first impressions of the Norwegian Sky and its crew who did so much to make our first experience a positive one that we did book another cruise that I am able to say that this experience has made my wife and I loyal to the Norwegian Line.

Our cruise was enjoyable and fun, and the staff was wonderful. The weather was perfect making each island visit enjoyable. The activities and food on the ship were excellent. The room steward made sure are cabin was clean and went above our expectations. I would highly recommend Norweigan Cruise Line when sailing on your next adventure.

Great weekend cruise. The private island provided great fun for my son and grandson. They enjoyed the snorkeling trail and the jet ski experience. Nassau was fun for shopping. Atlantis was either overpriced or overrated or both.

Second time we've cruised with Norwegian and it's an ok cruise. Not the best, not the worst. this biggest issue I have is the bartenders/bar bills. they give you a handwritten tab that doesn't include the gratuity and if you do a shot that requires a mixer, they don't put the mixer on the bill - it gets added later and at $4.00 per red bull, it can make a big difference in your bill! I've cruised other cruise lines and they have a computer receipt that shows you the entire bill for that round - no questions about it - including gratuity. i'll of those again before this cruise just so I know how much i'm spending when i'm spending it!

We had a great time and the food was excellent. It was an older ship and was not very happy with the room set up and the kids wanted more amenities at the pool but besides that we had an awesome time!

This was the first time my family and I have ever been on a cruise, and we were all disappointed. Maybe our expectations were a little high but from what other had shared and the pictures we expected more. Entertainment was poor! Overall appearance of the boat was fair, the pools were small and could only accommodate at the most 5 people comfortably. Staff was not knowledgeable or just didn't want to help us. Our children were board the entire trip, and for that exact reason is why i choose a cruise. I heard for children its fun with plenty of activities. FOOD! was amazing and the service was outstanding. To be honest im not sure that i will take another cruise. It seemed unorganized and thats not the way i plan to spend anther vacation.

great staff and crew. Excellent boarding and deportation. Great Stirrup Cay stop was disappointing, no bottle water available, cooler of water was nasty tasting, no food. Lots of contruction blocking off area. Staff on island very poorly representing NCL. Ship needs carpet cleaning on 6th level near crossings. Carpets ripped on theater. No bananas on buffet.

The Norwegian Sky was a great ship. Lots to do and great staff. Our room was adequate, we had a balcony. The food was good, not outstanding, but not horrible. The shows were great. Freeport, Bahamas is yucky but we made the best of the day. I'd recommend if your going to pick a day to stay o the ship it's this day. Nassau is pretty, much more to do. We went scuba sub diving at Stewart's Cove. AWAOME! And. Castaway Cay, Norwegians private Island was beautiful. Do it! One note: make sure if your not booking during spring break. Unless your 19 and wanna party.