Norwegian Sky Review

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Winter Escape not exactly as planned

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grandmkmk
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

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Sail Date: Feb 2010

Winter Escape on the Sky turned out to be both a lot of fun and a lot of disappointment. I am still trying to sort it all out! I planned this trip with my husband, son and daughter-in-law (30+), single daughter and old friend (29 yrs), and newlywed daughter and son-in-law (mid 20s). Some veteran cruisers and a couple of newbies. This was NOT a good intro to cruising for the newbies...

Six of us drove down from Michigan, arriving in Miami early on the 12th. One person flew in to FLL Thursday night and stayed with friends at a hotel by the beach. We picked up the last cruiser at FLL around 1pm and drove to the Port of Miami. Parked at their lot for $60 (20/day) and had a very short wait to board (5-10 minutes). The staff who were selling soda cards, etc were all packing up or gone by, and we were able to go right up to our rooms to drop off our carry on bags. Lunch was mediocre, but I was able to put together a decent salad. Most of us agreed that you could find something to eat, just nothing really great. We certainly NEVER went hungry! A previous poster outlined the chaos of the buffet areas very well - no particular order to where things are set up and tricky navigating around people/kids to figure out what you want. We decided on a late dinner and were able to make a reservation at Crossings, one of the 'regular' (ie free) dining rooms. We were a little worried about long lines since we wanted to have a table for all 8 of us, but were told by staff that it was never a problem, especially eating at the early or later times. The muster drill was the least painful of all I've endured. Did not have to sit in an auditorium, did not have to put on the lifejacket...

I wasn't expecting a luxury suite since we'd booked at the very low end of the staterooms, but this was the very smallest room I've stayed in. Since it was only a 3 day cruise, we did have room to unpack but I have no idea where someone would unpack for a week cruise in this stateroom! I have friends who cruised HA for 11 days on the Sky, and had to live out of their suitcase, which was stuffed under the bed. A bedside light was broken but was fixed promptly the next day. My daughter's shower reeked of mildew/mold, and was cleaned within hours. Smelled a lot like bleach after that but quite an improvement! She also received a note of apology and a plate of 4 beautiful chocolate-dipped strawberries! So they are trying hard to please guests. Our shower was small but the newish rounded-bar held the shower curtain away from clinging to wet bodies. Only noticed an occasional nasty odor, but have noticed that on many ships, only worse. We were in an inside cabin on the 9th level, and noticed moderate rocking at times, but there were storms in the area. Those who drank the most, felt the most rocking!

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Very cramped - little space to unpack. No space to walk around one side of bed, had to climb over.

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