Background: This was my husband and I's third NCL and overall cruise, and our travel partners' first cruise ever. Our first two were on the NCL Dawn and Jewel which we loved.

Ship Info: Compared to the Dawn and Jewel, this ship was small and a little worn. The other ships had actual hallways between all the public rooms, but on the Sky you had to travel through the rooms to get places. For example, you had to walk through the casino to get to the duty free shops. There was no hallway around. The atrium was small and not as grandiose as on other ships. Many of the lounges were small as well. We could not participate in a game show one night because the lounge it was in was overcrowded with people sitting on the floor and standing in the doorway. The theater was also small. We always arrived at least 30 minutes early to get a decent viewing seat.

Activities: The cruise director, Matt, was hilarious!! We attended several game shows including Battle of the Sexes and the Newlywed show which were a blast and very funny. We went to the parties at night: SouthBeach party, Monte Carlo night, White Hot night (dress in white), and Toga night. These were dance parties on deck, and were fun. The comedian Tim was hilarious and the best we'd seen on a ship. The program says he is family friendly, but he was a little crude and vulgar at times. The dancing shows were so-so. Compared to the shows on the Dawn and Jewel they were not good. They compared to watching high school dance shows or musicals. We went to Captain Cook's lounge often to listen to Leo, who sings and plays guitar. He takes requests covering 50's-80's music. He was wonderful and learn all our names by the end of the cruise. Read more