Returned from first sailing of Norwegian Sky today

[srussell]

March 2, 2022 sailing of Norwegian Sky.  First sailing in two years.  The ships looks brand new!  Everything and I mean everything is shiny, very clean and looks fantastic.  Our sailing was at 40% capacity with approximately 850 passengers onboard.  All crew are required to wear masks but very few passengers did.  I really missed seeing the smiling faces of the crew.  You could tell that they were happy to be back to work.

 

Dining in all venues was very good.  The menus are a bit different than I remember from 2 years ago.  I did not take pictures of the menus but if you have a specific question I will do my best to answer from memory.  The Garden Cafe buffet had interesting entrees and generally healthier food.  You can still get your burger and hotdog fix at the Great Outdoors.  For suite guests the menus have changed for breakfast and lunch.  The mushroom flatbread, crab cakes, sesame fish sandwich, salads and desserts were all delicious.  Alot of variety for lunch and breakfast.  Cagney's dinner menu has been altered a bit.  A few upcharges for entrees such as the larger steaks and surf and turf if you have the dining package.  We dined at Cagney's twice and our steaks were cooked perfectly and many options for sides.  Service top notch!  The Local still has all the comfort food goodies but has added a Reuben sandwich and yes, they still have chicken wings.  It was only open for food after 6pm.  We never ate in the dining room but the menus have been elevated too as well as the everyday menu.

 

Entertainment onboard is alot of music, a comedian and a magician.  All very good.  I think they will add more variety in the near future?

 

The Sugarcane Mojito Bar is a must.  Sunil makes the best mojito's and does not mind modifications if he is not very, very busy.  Never waited more than a few minutes at any bar for a drink.

 

Did not make it to Great Stirrup Cay due to the wind being at 30-55 knots but they we were able to dock at Freeport instead.  Better than another sea day.

 

This was a very nice cruise on a beautiful ship with an outstanding crew.

 

Please feel free to ask me questions and I will do my best to answer.

 

     

 

   

[ggTexasGal]

It's nice to read that you enjoyed your cruise.  Thank you for your post! 

[ckmedsec]

So glad that you enjoyed your cruise.   We are due to cruise on the Sky in December (if all goes well).   It will be our first cruise since the start of the pandemic.    

Thank you for posting.

 

[ClevelandCruisin]

Do you have any of the dailies?

[srussell]

Sorry, I do not have any photos of the dailies.  They did have the ice carving, fruit and vegetable carving, bingo, sexy legs contest, live music at pool, trivia, late night poolside parties, exercise classes, tastings, art auctions,  etc.  Full days with plenty to do and all run as usual.

[RunBikeCruiseDC]

Sounds like you had a great time!! 

[CaptainBazz]

Thanks for the review...sounds like a great cruise. We were on the Encore a couple of weeks ago and didn't get to GSC either.

[david_sobe]

Glad to see the Sky back in action

[margie1221]

Thanks for the report!!! Only sailed on Sky once - looking forward to some spontaneous short cruises now that we live in FLA 😎🥂🛳⚓️

[WillandTam]

The DW and I are booked on the Sky for the May 16th 9 day sailing and this review just makes us more excited to go! We were on the Gem in August 2021 and the menu's seemed elevated there too. The main dining room food seemed better than I remember from our January 2020 sailing on the Breakaway. 

[Jarro]

Thank you for your review!! We are booked for next Friday, and I am debating whether to upgrade the drink package.  It’s worth it or it’s not necessary? 

[TSUmom]

Thank you for the review.  We will be on the Sky May 4th for a 9 day cruise and are looking forward to it.  We cruised on the Gem in October of 2021 and it was wonderful to be on a ship again!!

[Lupush]

Thanks for the report.  I will be on the Sky in an Owner's Suite at the end of the month.  Do you know if the breakfast/lunch for Suite Guests are still served in Cagneys?  Was there still a heavy cigarette smell in the Casino?

[ArtInMotionPersians]

16 hours ago, Jarro said:

Thank you for your review!! We are booked for next Friday, and I am debating whether to upgrade the drink package.  It’s worth it or it’s not necessary? 

 

I'll be there with you!  (There's a fairly active FB sailing group & I started one here, but so far I'm the only member.)

 

We cruised NCL in Sept & again the last week of Feb.  I found no reason to get the upgraded drink package, all our usual favorites are on the standard package.  It seems to be more about top shelf and whole bottles of wine - the same wines by the glass are in the standard package.

[Shellbelle28]

My first cruise ever was on the Sky back in 2000 when she was brand new. We were in an inside sailaway category and still felt as though we were treated like royalty. I still prefer NCL's smaller ships. 

[srussell]

19 hours ago, Jarro said:

Thank you for your review!! We are booked for next Friday, and I am debating whether to upgrade the drink package.  It’s worth it or it’s not necessary? 

I personally do not think it is necessary but if you prefer top shelf brands then you may want to consider it.  The included wine list is extensive.  Also, they have a list of popular mixed drinks and also organic drink of the day.  Enjoy!

[srussell]

3 hours ago, Lupush said:

Thanks for the report.  I will be on the Sky in an Owner's Suite at the end of the month.  Do you know if the breakfast/lunch for Suite Guests are still served in Cagneys?  Was there still a heavy cigarette smell in the Casino?

Yes, suite guests are served breakfast and lunch in Cagney's.  Very nice with ocean views.  There is a small buffet for breakfast as well as a full menu.  The small buffet includes fruit, danish, yogurts, meats, cheese, etc.  The full menu has wonderful eggs benedict, classic egg breakfast, french press coffee and many other choices.  Special requests are always welcome.  Service is impeccable.  The new lunch menu is also very good.  Unfortunately, smoking is still allowed in the casino although, on our sailing, there were not many smokers. Enjoy you cruise.

   

[RaftingJeremy]

glad to see the sky back sailing.  have some last minute, bored on the weekend trips on her. It’s always great to be onboard 

[Lvbhappy]

On 3/7/2022 at 5:46 PM, ClevelandCruisin said:

Do you have any of the dailies?

I posted some of them from my sailing:)

[Lupush]

On 3/10/2022 at 7:57 PM, Jarro said:

Thank you for your review!! We are booked for next Friday, and I am debating whether to upgrade the drink package.  It’s worth it or it’s not necessary? 

I think the drink package is worth it, also includes specialty coffees and Starbucks which the standard package does not.

[ClevelandCruisin]

13 hours ago, Lvbhappy said:

I posted some of them from my sailing:)

I did see that. 

 

Do you have all the dailies from your sailing, only day 4 is complete on your posting.