Norwegian Sky Review
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My husband surprised me with a 4 night NCL Sky cruise for February 28, 2011 as a birthday present! I am 40, DH is 37. DH has cruised 4 times (3 Carnival, 1 Royal Caribbean), and I have cruised 16 times (11 Carnival, 2 Royal Caribbean, 1 Princess, and 2 defunct lines). This was our first time on NCL.
We arrived at POM just before 11am to absolutely no line at security, so we breezed right through. There was no line at the check-in counter and within minutes we were checked in and given Zone Number 4. After a short wait in the terminal, we boarded the Sky around 11:50am.
DH had checked his bag with the porters outside, but I rolled mine aboard myself. NCL offers a nice carry-on bag check option, so I was able to check my bags at a holding area once we got onboard and didn't have to lug my things around. They attach a numbered tag to your bag and give you a stub to claim your bags later.
Cabin Review
Inside
We were disappointed with the size of the room. It was REALLY small. Our room 5108 was supposed to be a 147 sq. ft. "Superior Inside" Stateroom, Category JJ. While they categorize 5108 as a 147 sq. ft., "Superior Inside" on ncl.com, I believe it is really only 121 sq. ft.—the same size as the Category N "Inside" (non-Superior) Staterooms, such as Cabins 5101, 8114, 8315. We were disappointed that the deck plans on ncl.com were not completely accurate and that room 5108 is mis-categorized as a 147 sq. ft. "Superior Inside", when it should be displayed as a 121 sq. ft. "Inside" Stateroom.
There was barely any room to walk, there was one shelf and three tiny drawers in the closet under the safe, the closet itself was small with only 2 compartments versus 3 on Carnival, but there were plenty of hangers.
On a good note, Room 5108 is right behind the elevator and we heard absolutely no noise.