Norwegian Sky Review

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Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sky
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dalgirl
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Sep 2012
Cabin: Inside

Just back from the Sky and since there is a lot of info both good and bad about this ship, I thought I would add to the confusion. Some background, this was our 10th NCL cruise and we just got our Platinum status completed before this 4 day Bahama cruise:

Our fellow passengers - all ages, but a lot of younger folks - 20's and 30's, many of them first time cruisers. But if you are in your 40's and 50's you will not be out of place - there is the usual "70s disco night." A lot of Floridians (quick, cheap cruising) and many from the surrounding states - including us. Not a lot of Europeans, Canadians. etc. Not a rowdy crowd, and with school in I saw only some really young children. Your experience will be different depending when you cruise.

The Sky: I would give the ship 3 stars. It is an older, smaller ship, with some rust here and there, but still in good shape. I noticed most of the trouble spots in our cabin - the bed was hard and the pillow flat. One of the drawers in the cabin was actually falling apart, the instructions for using the safe torn off the wall. The TV was old, there was no hair dryer in the room, etc. I at first thought the missing dryer was because it was an inside cabin, but no, I confirmed that it should have been in the drawer. I didn't find the main shop until the day before we disembarked - it was on the back of the ship behind the Casino, which I avoided as the ventilation on the ship in this area is terrible. You could smell strong smoke from the Casino in the Java cafe, the shop, and the few computer terminals they had. Again, stuff that the newer ships seemed to have taken care of, but not retro corrected on the older ships. Since our last cruise was on the Epic, I really enjoyed the ship feel - walking along the rails on the promenade, sitting on pool deck with a good book and the sea to gaze at. On this ship you really feel you are cruising.

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Room 9313 inside NCL Sky was a little shabby - some rust, broken drawer, old TV, etc. But very clean.

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