My cousin went through a travel agent to book this cruise for our family group of 15. My cousins have been on several cruises, but it was a first-time cruise for about half our group, so I had no idea what to expect. I was very excited after watching lots of video walk-throughs of the ship itself, and a lot of people I know personally told me that Norwegian is a great cruise line. We sailed on the ...
We were celebrating our kids Senior year graduation. In summary, this is a beautiful ship but I would not travel again on MSC.
Bad things - Port stops are too short thus most of the time the ship left after the time required waiting for the arrival of cruise sponsor excursions. Someone mentioned that spaces eliminated overcrowding… I cant agree with that. Maybe if the ship is not full, it ...
As a mother of 4 We chose this cruise as a couples getaway. I’ve never taken an adults only cruise before and that part was nice. We met some nice people and enjoy the time away but I was really disappointed that the service was below par. Long waits, unpleasant staff, the music really needed a make over as well as the entertainment . I really only enjoyed two of the restaurants (Gunbae and ...
This was our first Virgin Voyage and we were so looking forward to it. A majority of the reviews we read were fantastic and apparently Virgin has top notch reviews all around. We did the 5 night Dominican Daze cruise leaving from Miami stopping in the DR, Bimini Beach Club in the Bahamas, and then back to Miami. The overall vibe of the ship is great and I love all of the spaces on the ship. ...
Virgin Voyages has a few kinks to work out. First, for this to be an adult only cruise they did not truly cater to this market. For example, several bars closed very early. Also, they would have deck level pool parties with one bar on the level open. It was madness!!!!!!
Be sure to book all ship services/restaurants/excursions early because once you get on the ship they will be booked. ...
We chose this cruise because we wanted a 10-day, and it fit our schedule.
The Sky is poorly designed. You have to walk through the crowded buffet area to get to other parts of the ship. You have to walk through the serving area of the main dining room to get to Le Bistro.
The wallpaper is peeling off the walls in the atrium.
The balcony staterooms are not what is shown on the Norwegian ...
We sailed on the Norwegian Sky 8-Jun-23 to 18-Jun-23 to the Eastern Caribbean in a Veranda/Balcony stateroom (upgrade bid from ocean view), 9th deck located at end of hallway in front of the elevators so it could get could get noisy at times, typically later at night after some people had been drinking too much.
Crew: We had a good captain who frequently communicated with the passengers ...
We booked last second as a different set of plans were cancelled, were lucky to get a 1oth deck balcony room 4 days prior to sailing. Wife and I wanted to check out MSC to determine the viability of taking a family in the future., We are lucky we did our own assessment, as we decided this isn't the best for family with younger kids (8-14).
Drink and internet package were well ...
Many cruises on NCL. First time in the Haven $8,000.00. I wanted something special. So I saved and thought I was getting the best. The Haven was wonderful. I never stood in lines, was escorted to shows. Restaurant was wonderful, could have had a few more options. Not crowded. Pool not crowded. Chairs for lounging great.
Had a butler, not that friendly. But Room steward was wonderful. ...
The boarding process was excellent, and our bags were taken to our cabin. The Sea Terrace is nice but for 2 people the bathroom area is small, I would recommend the XL rooms instead. The cabin set up is very nice and the small details like a privacy button and room cleaning service button, the mood lighting was my favorite. Our beds were not the cleanest a couple with us had lipstick stains on the ...