I was kind of worried after reading some of the past reviews so I was happy when I found out that the sky was returning from dry dock and that all the public areas had been refurbished to be like all the other ships. Unfortunately this caused a delay when trying to embark. We had a 10:00 check in time but we’re not able to board until 3:00. It was a mess. We ended up grabbing an Uber into Miami for lunch which was fun but an unforeseen expense. While stitting in the terminal with ALL of the other cruise guests waiting to embark we quickly realized this was a 55+ crowd and we are all around 30.

When we finally got on the ship everything looked great and smelled brand new! We got drinks and headed to the deck. The drinks were good for being included but it did take a long time to get another. Lines at the bars were long and staff was very overwhelmed by all the drink orders.

We got a balcony stateroom. It was small. The smallest I’ve ever been in on a cruise but it served its purpose. The shower was tiny with not a lot of water pressure. The bed was okay but had a large gap down the middle where the beds were pulled together. There was only one regular outlet in the room but we made it work. The bedding was comfortable and clean and there was enough room in the closet for us to unpack. The balcony was nice. Read more