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Shark disappointing but good value

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sky
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attyCarol
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Jan 2014

I took this cruise as part of a rewards program. It wasn't entirely free, I still paid $700 for two, inclusive of airline, Spirit- definitely will not travel on Spirit ever again. These budget airlines are not worth the aggravation! If you must fly to cruise, use a regular airline like Delta, with mileage that doesn't expire.

Back to my cruise experience, i stayed at Marriott the night before since the hotel offers shuttle service to and from airport, with addl fee to cruise port. My daughter and I took the train for a quick nail salon and shopping at Miami in the morning. We got back in time and checked in at 1pm at Miami port. Embarkation was a breeze, it was not crowded at all. Lattitudes members have a separate priority line. NCL Sky is the youngest of the fleet to Bahamas, but it certainly does not mean it's new. She's 30 yrs old, refurnished 8 years ago. Also, the smallest of Norwegian fleet, which means the food choices are limited and the breakfast menu never changed. I guess this is true for short cruises. My daughter keeps comparing the quality of food at Carnival, her first cruise, where she enjoyed exotic dishes like alligator. I compared this cruise to our NCL Gem last year to Eastern Caribbean, for 7 days, where we enjoyed the variety of food at the dining halls, and the hot breakfast variety for breakfast buffet and afternoon snacks. This 3-day cruise definitely fell short of the quality we expect from New York.

Overall, my bday weekend at Bahamas was an enjoyable one, We had time to swim and relax after our jet ski trip. I was a little disappointed with the waverunner tour because I expected to visit one of the islands, instead we were riding the waves at the middle of the ocean, and did not come close to any island. The guides watched us to make sure we weren't going astray. The initial prep consisted of showing a quick video on safety, showing safety suits and gloves, which they did not have! Luckily, I brought my own gym gloves which helped me controlled my driving against the chpppy waves. The girl doing the presentation did not demonstrate at all how to drive the jet ski, she assumed everyone knew. She simply showed the on and off button, so it took me a few minutes to get accustomed to the ski. Keeping the ski straight and steady against the waves was a challenge, slowing down doesn't help but a steady speed will prevent you from going turnturtle!

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