Norwegian Sky Reviews

I recently experienced was one of those rare holidays where everything simply worked — not because it was flashy, but because every detail felt thoughtfully handled. From the moment we boarded, the crew set the tone: warm greetings, effortless check‑in. Days onboard were a perfect balance of calm and energy. The pool deck never felt overcrowded, and the entertainment team struck that sweet spot between fun and not overbearing. The dining options were genuinely impressive. The main restaurant delivered consistently well‑prepared dishes.

Staff are excellent, unfortunately food and staterooms are not a patch on previous NCL ships, which is probably why it's being sold later thisyear

A lovely ship it's such a shame she is going. Lovely ports all well organised. The crew were superb. The food in all areas was great especially the buffet, the local, the bistro and Cagney's

All the specialist restaurants were amazing

Enjoyed the cruise despite the poor weather for much of its duration.

The crew were absolutely brilliant. We stayed in stateroom 0001A which was very good with the exception of the shower area which was very small. Would recommend to everyone.

We had 3 main reasons for choosing this itinerary: Azores, Madeira, Casablanca. Casablanca was great, we fully understand why the captain considered the Azores too risky in the weather conditions, but we were never told why Madeira was removed early on. Nevertheless, we did enjoy the itinerary and the ports we visited. There were many good points that we appreciated. The ship was clean and not too big. The entertainment was very good. The meals we had were good. Life on board, embarking/disembarking, and the excursions, were very well-organised. We did feel that independent travellers were not well-catered for in terms of information provided. It was difficult to plan ahead as information about ports/terminals, regarding distance and shuttle buses, etc was hard to find or only available last minute. Also we felt that $20 each for a shuttle bus where there was no practical alternative was unreasonable. We did miss not having port talks to give a heads-up on what to expect when going ashore. The App was useful, though not as versatile as some others we’ve used. The TV was quite limited, particularly as there was no means of jumping directly to find port information without watching an entire programme sequence, and there was no film/programme selection beyond what was currently broadcasting. Although the food was good we felt there was too little variety in both the buffet and main restaurant, especially with the starters and desserts. The food and service in the speciality restaurants were excellent. The general serving staff were all friendly and efficient, but we felt they seemed less relaxed than on other cruises, as though they were under pressure, perhaps from under-staffing or over-management. Not really sure why as they all seemed a nice bunch of people.

Food was not great. Ship a bit tired

The food was average,the menu was very repetetive,the entertainment onboard was terrible,on the plus side the bars were nice,the drinks were great on the drinks package ,the cabin was ok,the staff were all very nice. not very happy with iglu,they thought it was ok to take us to the airport 9 hrs before the flight,i rang them before the holiday to question this and the guy i spoke to couldnt understand why i had a problem with it.

First and last time with NCl! Food in the restaurant was average at best and in the buffet quite terrible. The specialist restaurants were very good however with the steak restaurant being excellent Clifford in the Crossings was a gem but most of the others weren’t up to scratch. Bar staff were really good including the 2 lads in Sugarcane and the young lady from Serbia. There’s not the organisation on Norwegian Sky that we are used to on other cruise lines aboard. We didn’t appreciate the misinformation in Alicante about the little train taking us right into the town- this cost us $10 each when the coach was free and dropped you at exactly the same place just outside the port. The live music was really good I had a spa treatment but the upselling spoilt it for me. I couldn’t just go for the treatment I wanted without being cajoled into having extras - I cancelled my second appointment as it was an uncomfortable experience