We thought this Cruise would be a good opportunity to try out NCL on a bit smaller of a ship. We liked that it was a 10 days and had lots of ports. Embarkation was easy & fairly quick. We tried to bring our luggage on by ourselves but were told three times we couldn't because of the size. Our two bags were not oversized. WTH? Then upon entering the terminal we saw several people with the same ...
Fun cruise with very good service. Ship definitely has seen better days, but they really do a job on trying to keep it up.
Cabin experience was good. Oceanview cabin in midship and on starboard side. Cabin received a fair amount of foot traffic though and often found that most everything required walking to aft or forward stairs/elevators. Overall, it was very clean, with a decent views and ...
Wow! We spent a fortune sailing in the Yacht Club. Expected it to be like Norwegian Haven or Celebrity Retreat. The service was excellent in the YC but the entertainment and staff outside of Yacht Club is horrible. I honestly think they dislike Americans (but love our $$). Worst entertainment of any cruise line I have traveled and we have been on over 40 cruises. Boring Sea days-no ...
Let me list the ways: 1)Embarkation: staterooms not "released" for occupancy until almost 3pm after we had endured a "red eye" flight across the country arranged by NCL, waited almost an hour for NCL transfer to ship, and had to kill 3 hours on ship with carry on luggage 2)Cabin had hair (not ours) in shower, on bath floor and on shower curtain when we checked in 3)cabins cleaned once a day I can ...
The crew were wonderful: happy, friendly, accommodating, helpful. The food was quite good. The ship: not so much.
Norwegian Sky is a smaller ship which we prefer. It did not feel crowded. Waiting, if any, was minimal. The ship was well maintained. It was the layout and utilization which wasn't so great. And the decor was pretty bland.
The casino opened out into the Atrium on Deck 7, ...
Opinions. YMMV.
Tl;dr
Had a good time. Was only disappointed once: the “hold-em” dealer was a grump. Miami to Key West to Cozumel to Miami. Balcony room. Entertainment was fantastic. Food was very good except pizza and Guy’s Burgers. Lots of ship board activities all day. Great for people watching too. The Tulum shore excursion had a LOT of travel by ferry and bus. Husband/Wife very senior ...
This was my third Norwegian cruise in 12 months. This was a very disappointing cruise compared to the first two on other ships. Upon getting onboard our room was ready. So that was lovely. The room was covered in a thin layer of dust and old raffle tickets and items from park west were under the bed, where they remained the rest of the cruise. After they accidentally put us on the wrong cruise ...
We chose this cruise for a fun weekend activity. Instead it was a nightmare. The service level on divina was absolutely absent ! The bartenders were awful especially by the wet areas. Ship is old !!!!! No one could make a simple piña colada or margarita. People walking around with their loud personal speaker playing rap and spanish music all over the ship and in their cabins at 3am. Mostly ...
I was looking for a fun way to spend a weekend and found a 3-day cruise with an overnight at a private island. Never being able to stay overnight nor ever on MSC before, I read a good number of reviews, got a tier loyalty recognition from MSC via RCI, the European differences were expected to be refreshing. I have no idea what the tier was to include, it said a gift but maybe my gift was the joy ...
On our previous MSC Seaside cruise, we had a fantastic experience in an Aurea Balcony room, which is why we decided to book another MSC cruise. This time, we opted for a cheaper Fantastica Balcony room with an obstructed view, hoping to try a different style of cruising. Although I wouldn't describe this experience as terrible, it was definitely disappointing, especially when compared to our last ...