First let me start by saying that I am a perfectionist as well as obsessive compulsive!!!

My family and I just returned from the 4-night August 4th sailing of the Sky. Before leaving, I read the many "bad reviews" and was quite concerned. I appreciate those of you that had difficulty and do not doubt the ship's initial problems. However, I can honestly say that we had a FABULOUS time. The ship is indeed beautiful and the crew was among the best we have experienced. We are not new to cruising and have been doing so for the past 29 years, and have sailed on about as many cruises. In fact, my husband and I just returned 2 weeks ago from the Med. on Holland America. This cruise was in celebration of our sons' birthdays.

First of all, we were on deck 9 - which was the area of concern in earlier reports. Our cabin was 9231 - balcony - and our adult sons were in 9317. Our area of deck 9 was fine (9231) - but there was a musty smell when we got off the elevator in the area of our sons' cabin (9317) aft. The crew was still cleaning and airing out a few cabins by the elevator and there was a smell of disinfectant in that area. Both my sons have asthma triggered by allergies, and by day 2, my younger son was having some difficulty with the mold issue. Read more