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Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sky
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First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

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Sail Date: Oct 2010
Cabin: Inside

This was my first cruise. I read a ton of reviews on it before booking it. I thought a 4 day cruise would be ideal for a first go, and it was pretty cheap, maybe because it was hurricane season, but luckily we didnt encounter any!

I stayed at the Epic hotel, which is awesome. I love Kimpton hotels and stay at them as much as possible. There was no way I was going to pay the 20+ dollar a day port parking rate, so I just goggled port of Miami parking and found some for 10 bucks a day with free shuttles, it was about a 15 min ride from the airport, but well worth the 40-50 dollar savings.

Embarkation was fine, no problems, except that my attempt to bring some booze onboard was squashed. I'd try a camel pack bladder taped to my body next time, would probably work since plastic wont set off a metal detector. shhh....Rooms were not ready until 2pm, so everybody just wandered around with their luggage until they announced it was ready...Drinks...wow, wasnt expecting to pay 10 bucks per drink, but thats what they are for mixed/frozen drinks. They had a 'deal' for beer-buy 5, get 1 free, for the price of 25 bucks. Also, they add 15% to every drink order-its in the fine print at the bottom of the ticket you sign, which also has a spot for "tip," which I didnt realize until about my 4th drink..So from then on, no additional tips.

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