We just got back from a 5-day cruise to the Bahamas on the Norwegian Sky as part of a girl’s weekend. This was my first time on Norwegian. I have cruised 2x before with Royal Caribbean and was excited to see how this cruise line compared. Sorry this is long but I know when I am looking at reviews, I like to see some details not just yeah it was fun!

The Ship: First this is a small ship compared to what I was on before. Pretty basic type of ship no real frills. 2 pools on the main pool deck with hot tubs and a tiny pool at the front of the ship tucked away. Maybe I missed it, but I like to find little quiet spots on the cruise away from the hustle and bustle of people to enjoy a drink, read my book, stare at the water and sit in the shade (I am a very pale skin the sun loves to burn). I did not find that on this cruise but again that is my own personal preference. As in any cruise the beach chairs are quickly snagged up in the morning so if you are sun person be prepared to live there.

The Stateroom (9th floor balcony): We were a party of 3 girls sharing a balcony room. A big complaint of mine was the balcony door was not a sliding door but a single paned door with a big port window. Again, my own preference but I like to watch the water from inside the room which I could only see a portion of the sea. My biggest complaint of all - DO NOT PUT 3 ADULTS IN THIS TINY ROOM. This room is by far the smallest cabins I have been in. 2 people would bump into each other in this smaller than normal cabin. The pullout couch literally when pulled out blocked the access to the balcony and butted up against the only table in the room. You could not access the balcony without stepping on the 3rd person. As it was, I fell off of the corner of the pullout bed trying to maneuver over it and got a nice bruise to show for the entire cruise. Suitcases were a nightmare as there was no place to put them as the closet only had 3 small drawers for clothes. The shelves at the top of the closet was reserved for the flotation devices. I originally put my suitcase under the bed but once that couch is pulled out you can not access that suitcase and with no other drawers or shelving, I had no choose but to live out of my suitcase. For 3 women this was strategically not ideal for getting dressed or pulling out clothes. The regular beds were a little firm but fairly comfortable. The pull out couch my friend said was fairly comfortable except for the bar would dig into her body. May want to think about adding another thicker blanket for that. Pillows were soft so your head sank. We saw our steward (while extremely polite and nice) whenever he wanted to turn down the room but that was it. He did give us a requested third chair for the balcony. But we had glasses left on the bathroom sink that wasn’t touched for 2 days. On the 3rd day our water went out and it took them awhile to get it fixed and then it was a trickle, again for 3 women no water is a major issue! It was fixed by the next morning. A suggestion for the room maybe they could add some kind of shelving and/or hooks in the room to make up for the lack of drawer space. Read more