Norwegian Sky Review

3.5 / 5.0
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I will NEVER sail with NCL again!

Review for the Bahamas Cruise on Norwegian Sky
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poketlynnt
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

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Sail Date: Dec 2015
Cabin: Mid-Ship Oceanview Porthole Window

My husband and I attended a friend’s wedding aboard the Norwegian Sky departing from Miami on 12/4/15 to the Bahamas. Thankfully this was only a 3-night cruise, because it was one of the worst trips of my life. If the next great flood was upon us and Norwegian Cruise Lines built the only ark available, I’d take my chances swimming.

The cruise started well enough. We boarded early for the wedding ceremony, which was beautiful and went smoothly. Next we were led to one of the restaurants. As soon as our appetizers were set on the tables, the captain made an announcement over the loudspeaker than everyone would have to gather on the 6th floor deck for security reasons. After standing on the overcrowded deck for nearly two hours in the rain, we were told that everyone on the ship would have to be evacuated.

I’d estimate there were nearly 1000 people on board. The evacuation was orderly and didn’t take long, but we were led like cattle into a concrete box of a room without chairs or windows. There were two bathroom stalls available. The doors were all locked behind us and we were offered no explanation of why we were being held nor were we given the option of leaving. This was at around 1pm. It was after 8pm by the time they released us from captivity. In those 7 hours, we were given a few “updates” stating that we would be released “soon,” but there was no official word about why we were being held or how long we would be forced to stay in the concrete box. We could see out of the locked doors that there were police with dogs, firemen, Coast Guard reps, etc, but no one offered any information.

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Mid-Ship Oceanview Porthole Window

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Miami was fine, the port was easy to find.

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Nassau is nothing special compared with the rest of the Caribbean.

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