Norwegian Sky Review

[Boxerjim]

Hello all,

 

Short review on the Norwegian Sky we sailed on September 9th for 5 days.  I've travelled both Carnival and NCL, liking both lines, ships new and old.  This one was no different.

 

Maybe it was just me, but this ship seemed to be half empty.  Never were there any lines for the buffet.  We got into dinner, even specialty restaurants, at our desired times, without any reservations.  Pools and hot tubs didn't seem crowded on sea days at all.  Pleasantly surprised!!!!

 

Food.  Meh, YMMV.  Buffet was buffet food.  I got by on hot dogs and hamburgers, with a few pork loin sandwiches, mashed potatoes, chicken, etc.  Good enough for an average foodie like me.  Loved the hard ice cream:)  Dinners, the free restaurant were fine, good choices.  Cagneys was excellent, had the steak and lobster, GF had the chicken.  We both loved it.  La Cuchina, great as well!!!  Loved both specialty restaurants!!!

 

Ports.  We lost Freeport and GSC due to Dorian, Key West and Nassau are just that, ports we've been to plenty of times.  Still managed to have fun at both.

 

Drink package, self explanatory.  All you could drink, we were in paradise!!!!  No lines for the bars, NEVER had a problem getting a drink at the pools, dinner, casino, anywhere......

 

Entertainment.  We managed to miss the comedy.  The music show was alright.  No music trivia, *****???  Deck parties were a riot, as were the pool games.  Kind of a fun cruise staff, without hardly seeing them.  Not sure if that is good or bad......

 

Staff.  OMG, out of this world!!!!  Absolutely, hands down, some of the funnest, busiest, energetic drew we have ever met.  They were pleasant and fun loving the entire trip, from start to finish.  Basically made our trip WAY over the top memorable!!!  

 

I know it is an older ship, not as many bells and whistles, but trust me, the crew will make up for it tenfold.  And at the prices they charge during this season, you won't leave disappointed!

[The Phoenixx]

Thanks for the review. Looking forward to sailing. Nov 7-11. First time on NCL. 

[mushroom]

We board the Sky in two days. Am anxious to see how the new beverage policy is working out. We sailed last year on one of the Cuba itineraries and really love this ship. Thanks for your review!

[Boxerjim]

Mushroom,

 

Without the entire ship having the drink package, it makes getting drinks so much easier.  Hopefully you have a great trip!!!

[Steve-N-Steph]

Thanks for the review! We board Monday. It will be my first time on Norwegian. Looking forward to it!

[jacquesmm]

Thanks for the review, we"ll board for the same trip in 2 days.

[conciergecruiser]

Thanks for your review, I have sailed the Sky twice and had a great time !!

[RunBikeCruiseDC]

Good review!  In a way, it was probably nice to be on a more laid back sailing!  Maybe we can try to sneak away before the crowds pick up again!

[jacquesmm]

We just came off the Sky (9/23 -> 9/28) and it was exactly as the original post described. The ship was not full: the crew told us about 1,400 passengers out of a max. of 2,000. No lines anywhere.

A very relaxing cruise, great specialty restaurants, boring MDR meals and disappointing buffet, too many drinks. All together, a good deal if you don't expect too much.

Did I say that the drinks were good?