Last year to enjoy the NCL Sky!

The Sky is an older, smaller ship which it made it easier to navigate and walk everywhere, rarely using elevators. As we were on deck 9 it was only two decks up to the buffet, 3 decks up to specialty restaurants and 4 decks down to the MDR. The MDR had excellent food for both breakfast and dinner. The buffet was convenient and the food was ok. The only negative was the small balcony cabin. For a BA classification it was the smallest we've had on NCL though it did have a sofa which we've decided is an essential. The staff is experienced and was uniformly attentative. All in all, a very enjoyable experience. As Platinum, we enjoyed priority boarding and disembarkation which frequently does not happen. Sad that NCL is dumping the Sky and the Sun next year as the smaller ships are more enjoyable for us than the huge megaships.

Love the Sky except food

I loved the sky, it's older/well maintained, crew outstanding, cabins smaller, great for solos, and folks w/o children! it's not equipped for entertaining children like the newer ships and has about 2,000 passenger capacity! Only complaint was the food and i know they certainly want to provide their best especially with the multi nations sailing on board, it's difficult to provide for all ! so here goes... the local bar opens at 6pm-3am (not many folks up at that hour) and it's a disgrace to serve this as a rueben...soaked in grease, no meat & cheese, disgusting. i'm from ny and the cook should be trained in a ny delli, omg! finally, the french onion soup is another not good, and this is throughout the entire fleet! Then buffet & restaurants main problem was the beef/steak(?) it was so tough i couldn't cut it w/a knife?...not even the waiter, he struggled at best. specialty restaurants the best as usual!!

Immaculate Ship! Great itinerary.

We were surprised at the beauty and cleanliness of the Norwegian Sky. The inside stateroom had everything we needed, the bed was very comfortable and the room temperature was good. We enjoyed the city of Quebec before the cruise. It was astonishing how much it is like Paris! The dancers who greeted us in Sanguenay were fun and friendly. We walked down a waterfront path there. Halifax was a big surprise! A huge waterfront boardwalk with lots to see and do, just lively and fun. We also went to Peggy's Cove, the quintessential Nova Scotia I had imagined. We took a taxi, and he waited, meter running for us. The hour we spent there was sufficient to experience the town and lighthouse. Charlottetown, PEI was charming and quaint. A nice harbor front with shops and the town is pleasant to explore. Bar Harbor, likewise, is a nice town to explore. We did the shore walk and ended up in town. In Portland, we went on the mail boat route through the islands in the bay, an experience we loved from a previous trip. Newport would have been better if we had more time. NCL could improve the experience by being better organized with the tenders. We were required to pick up a ticket, with a long messy line, and never had to show it. The tenders were delayed. We went on the Cliff Walk, taking an Uber out to one end of it, but didn't have time to walk very much, then a long line to get on the tender again. Boston was a nice day, we walked the Freedom Trail, really enjoyed the history and the USS Constitution. The entertainment was good, an awesome violinist, a couple vocalists, a hypnosist , a funny comedian. Kareoke was going on in one of the lounges. The only down side was the annoying and flamboyant cruise director who gave incomplete information he would say when an event was happening, but not where, etc. Not very professional. Didn't want to mark the whole cruise down, but he and his assistant were less than stellar. Food was okay! Buffet wAs busy but lots of variety. The dining room experience was elegant and service was superb.

Wonderful vacation

This was my 9th NCL cruise, my wife and I have been cruising with NCL for the past 10 years. I really chose this ship due to the itinerary which did not disappoint. We chose the owners suite, the room was great but I do suggest bringing outlet adaptors because most of the outlets are 220 in the room. Our butler was awesome and waited on our every request with a smile, even on the last day he was there with our breakfast with the same great service he gave us on the very first day. We found that the service in the dining areas was very slow but we had expected this from reading prior reviews and it did not bother us much at all. The ship is older but this did not bother us and everything worked as it should. My only negative would be the food, the food was the absolute worst I have ever experienced on NCL but the cheeseburgers were great and the great service from all the staff made up for any garbage level food....we did utilize Cagneys for breakfast and lunch but the steak in the MDR was just as good with no upcharge. Our room steward was also wonderful and took very good care of everything with a smile everyday. I truly enjoyed this ship (minus the food), the casino staff was great just like all the other staff members. The pool was very nice and the smaller sized ship was easy to navigate. I usually am a Haven Guest so the next item is just to make you aware as I never read anything about this in reviews, we are used to having on demand movies and the ability to see the onboard charges on the TV but the Sky does not offer this feature so the TV is a replay of 4 movies for the entire trip and the news channels only work 50% of the time, not a huge issue just one to be aware of. The hot tub was so nice with the ability to fill it with either hot or cool water which was a great alternative to the pool on busy pool days without leaving your room. I would say that the places we stopped were top shelf and we had a great time at every port. Dominican port has everything you could want for entertainment, pools and food all but the food at no charge to use. St Thomas was great even though we have been there several times prior, Antigua was one of our favorites, we paid $125 for a day pass at Pineapple Beach Resort which was the highlight of our trip with great food and great service it was a top shelf experience! St. Marteen we rented a Jeep and drove around the island which was so much fun and the locals are so kind and willing to help with directions or suggestions of places to eat. The private island was also made perfect by renting a villa, yes it did cost a few extra bucks but don't be cheap, you are on vacation....the butler service, clean cool villa, private restaurant and pool was so worth the charge and it makes your last day amazing! Thanks to all of the wonderful staff on the Sky for giving us such a great experience. I would recommend this ship for anyone but kids as Im sure they would not have much to do, fro my wife and I this ship was perfect. I hope that NCL does improve the food offerings because it was not up to par in any way but other NCL ships could learn something from the level of customer service we received on the Sky. Would sail the Sky again anytime!