Norwegian Sky

Former name: Costa Olympia

Norwegian Sky current position

Norwegian Sky current location is at South Africa (coordinates -33.33477 S / 17.72566 E) cruising at speed of 17.4 kn (32 km/h | 20 mph) en route to ARMED SECURITY ONBRD. The AIS position was reported 22 minutes ago.

All Itineraries Current Position

Current itinerary of Norwegian Sky

Norwegian Sky current cruise is 21 days, one-way from Lisbon to Cape Town. The itinerary starts on 16 Nov, 2024 and ends on 07 Dec, 2024.

Date / TimePort
16 Nov 19:00    Departing from Lisbon, Portugal hotels
18 Nov 07:00 - 16:00    Casablanca, Marrakesh, Morocco
19 Nov 08:00 - 17:00    Agadir, Morocco
20 Nov 07:00 - 17:00    Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
21 Nov 07:00 - 17:00    Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
24 Nov 08:00 - 17:00    Dakar, Senegal
25 Nov 07:00 - 14:00    Banjul, Gambia
28 Nov 07:00 - 16:00    Abidjan, Ivory Coast
30 Nov 10:00 - 17:00    Santo Antonio, Principe Island
02 Dec 07:00 - 17:00    Luanda, Angola
05 Dec 07:00 - 14:00    Walvis Bay, Namibia
07 Dec 08:00    Arriving in Cape Town, South Africa hotels

Specifications of Norwegian Sky

Year of build1999  /  Age: 25
Flag state Bahamas
BuilderBremer Vulkan (Bremen) & Lloyd Werft (Bremerhaven)
ClassNCL SKY
Building costUSD 360 million
Engines (power)MAN B&W (50.7 MW / 67990 hp)
Speed23 kn / 43 km/h / 26 mph
Length (LOA)258 m / 846 ft
Beam (width)32 m / 105 ft
Gross Tonnage77104 gt
Passengers2004 - 2405
Crew899
Passengers-to-space ratio32
Decks12
Cabins1002
Decks with cabins7
Last Refurbishment2022-2025
Sister-shipsNorwegian Sun, Costa Victoria
Former namesCosta Olympia
Christened byMargaret Awamura Inouye
OwnerNCLH/Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (via NCL BAHAMAS LTD)
Operator(NCL) Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Sky Itineraries

DateItineraryDeparture PortPrice from
2024 Nov 16 21 days, one-way from Lisbon to Cape Town Lisbon
2024 Dec 07 13 days, one-way from Cape Town to Port Louis Cape Town
2024 Dec 20 17 days, one-way from Port Louis to Singapore Port Louis
2025 Jan 06 11 days, one-way from Singapore to Manila Singapore $1224
2025 Jan 17 10 days, one-way from Manila to Keelung Manila $955
2025 Jan 27 12 days, one-way from Keelung to Singapore Keelung $1923
2025 Feb 08 13 days, one-way from Singapore to Keelung Singapore $1872
2025 Feb 21 10 days, one-way from Keelung to Tokyo Keelung $990
2025 Mar 03 11 days, one-way from Tokyo to Incheon Tokyo $1190
2025 Mar 14 15 days, one-way from Incheon to Singapore Incheon $1670
2025 Mar 29 14 days, one-way from Singapore to Doha Qatar Singapore $2405
2025 Apr 12 7 days, one-way from Doha Qatar to Dubai Doha Qatar $1088
2025 Apr 19 14 days, one-way from Dubai to Port Louis Dubai $3071
2025 May 03 11 days, one-way from Port Louis to Cape Town Port Louis $1599
2025 May 14 21 days, one-way from Cape Town to Barcelona Cape Town $2406
2025 Jun 04 10 days, one-way from Barcelona to Istanbul Barcelona $2132
2025 Jun 14 11 days, one-way from Istanbul to Civitavecchia-Rome Istanbul $1581
2025 Jun 25 9 days, one-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Lisbon Civitavecchia-Rome $1736
2025 Jul 04 9 days, one-way from Lisbon to Le Havre-Paris Lisbon $1923
2025 Jul 13 10 days, one-way from Le Havre-Paris to Lisbon Le Havre-Paris $2167
2025 Jul 23 11 days, one-way from Lisbon to Copenhagen Lisbon $1892
2025 Aug 03 11 days, one-way from Copenhagen to Lisbon Copenhagen $1746
2025 Aug 14 9 days, one-way from Lisbon to Le Havre-Paris Lisbon $1822
2025 Aug 23 10 days, one-way from Le Havre-Paris to Lisbon Le Havre-Paris $1767
2025 Sep 02 10 days, one-way from Lisbon to Civitavecchia-Rome Lisbon $1671
2025 Sep 12 10 days, one-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Trieste Civitavecchia-Rome $1426
2025 Sep 22 10 days, one-way from Trieste to Istanbul Trieste $1629
2025 Oct 02 12 days, one-way from Istanbul to Civitavecchia-Rome Istanbul $1582
2025 Oct 14 9 days, one-way from Civitavecchia-Rome to Lisbon Civitavecchia-Rome $1356
2025 Oct 23 11 days, round-trip Europe Spain, Morocco Azores Lisbon $1652
2025 Nov 03 9 days, round-trip Europe Spain, Morocco Canary Islands Lisbon $1282
2025 Nov 12 12 days, round-trip Europe Spain, Morocco Azores Lisbon $1493
2025 Nov 24 12 days, one-way from Lisbon to Barcelona Lisbon $1617
2025 Dec 06 16 days, one-way from Barcelona to La Romana Barcelona $1444
2025 Dec 22 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $1216
2025 Dec 29 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $1216
2026 Jan 05 9 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Barbados La Romana $1043
2026 Jan 14 12 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Barbados La Romana $1480
2026 Jan 26 9 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Barbados La Romana $963
2026 Feb 04 12 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Barbados La Romana $1530
2026 Feb 16 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $866
2026 Feb 23 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $866
2026 Mar 02 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $866
2026 Mar 09 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $866
2026 Mar 16 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $866
2026 Mar 23 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $866
2026 Mar 30 7 days, round-trip Caribbean Curacao, Aruba Bonaire La Romana $866
2026 Apr 06 13 days, one-way from La Romana to Le Havre-Paris La Romana $1257
2026 Apr 19 7 days, one-way from Le Havre-Paris to Copenhagen Le Havre-Paris $1252
2026 Apr 26 7 days, one-way from Copenhagen to Le Havre-Paris Copenhagen $1300
2026 May 03 7 days, one-way from Le Havre-Paris to Copenhagen Le Havre-Paris $1289
2026 May 10 7 days, one-way from Copenhagen to Southampton Copenhagen $1378
2026 May 17 11 days, round-trip British Isles Ireland Scotland Southampton $2139
2026 May 28 10 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2021
2026 Jun 07 11 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2212
2026 Jun 18 10 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2071
2026 Jun 28 11 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2362
2026 Jul 09 10 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2171
2026 Jul 19 11 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2314
2026 Jul 30 10 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2021
2026 Aug 09 11 days, round-trip British Isles Ireland Scotland Southampton $2183
2026 Aug 20 10 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $1921
2026 Aug 30 11 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2131
2026 Sep 10 10 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $1921
2026 Sep 20 11 days, round-trip British Isles England, Ireland Scotland Southampton $2112

Norwegian Sky Review

Review of Norwegian Sky

The 1999-built Norwegian Sky cruise ship is NCL's first Sky-class vessel, with sisterships Norwegian Sun and Costa Victoria (1996-2021).

The vessel (IMO number 9128532) is currently Bahamas-flagged (MMSI 308865000) and registered in Nassau.

History - construction and ownership

Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is a subsidiary company of the shipping corporation Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH). NCL was founded in 1966, headquartered in Miami (Florida USA) and publicly traded (NASDAQ) company listed on NYSE (NYC). NCLH's major shareholders are the corporations Apollo Global Management (American), Genting Group (Malaysian) and TPG Capital (American). In 2017, the brand NCL had a worldwide cruise market share 8,7% (passengers) and 8,4% (revenue). NCLH (shipowner) owns the brands NCL, Oceania and RSSC-Regent.

NCL Norwegian Sky cruise ship

The 2000-passenger ship Norwegian Sky started operations on August 9, 1999, with the inaugural 4-day roundtrip from Dover to Norway's Fjords. The cruise ship was refurbished and changed her name several times. She is designed in beautiful tropical colors. NCL Sky was originally ordered by Costa Cruises as Costa Olympia, but later the company refused the vessel. In the period 2004-2008, it was operated by NCL America and sailed as "Pride of Aloha" - USA-flagged, but owned by GHK-Genting Hong Kong.

Decks and Cabins

Norwegian Sky staterooms (1002 total, in 27 grades) include 15x Suites, 245x Balcony, 319x Oceanview and 423x Inside cabins. Most staterooms are sized 120-150 ft2 (11-14 m2). The largest accommodations are the Owners Suites (350 ft2 / 32 m2, with terrace sized 300 ft2 / 28 m2).

The boat has 12 decks, of which 9 are passenger-accessible and 7 with cabins.

Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks

Just as Norwegian Sky has changed since her launch, so has Freestyle Cruising. The program is simply considered as the choice to dine where you want, when you want, and take part only in those activities that interest you. Cruisers can have a good time with freestyle dining onboard Norwegian Sky and a lot of options to choose from. They can try gourmet cuisine or go to Le Bistro to taste innovative dishes. Norwegian Sky offers two main dining rooms for the passengers seeking traditional dining experience: Crossings and Palace, both very flexible. Guests can make reservations for the same time each night, or choose different times, based on their schedule. Both MDRs are open nightly for dinner. Each day, one of the two provides open-seating breakfast and lunch. Compared to the cuisine and service in the specialty restaurants, the dining rooms experience doesn't lag. Service in Crossings and Palace is better than that of bigger cruise ships.

NCL Norwegian Sky cruise ship

Follows the complete list of Norwegian Sky restaurants and food bars.

  • Palace Restaurant (forward Dining Room, complimentary, with Your Time dining)
  • Le Bistro (French dinner-only specialty restaurant; reservations-only; US$20 cover charge)
  • La Cucina (classic Italian fare)
  • The Crossings Restaurant (aft-location Dining Room; complimentary; Freestyle dining)
  • Il Adagio (Italian specialty restaurant; cover charge US$15, reservations-only)
  • Great Outdoor Cafe (complimentary lido buffet restaurant)
  • Cagney’s Steakhouse (specialty dinner restaurant for prime steaks and gourmet seafood; reservations-only, US$30 cover charge per person and free Kids Menu)
  • The Local Bar & Grill (pub-style eatery)
  • Pinnacle Lounge and Sushi Bar
  • Garden Cafe (complimentary buffet restaurant with various cuisine stations); Kid's Cafe.

Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

Norwegian Sky's guests will each be able to find their own way to relax: drink a favorite cocktail at the pool; indulge in luxurious body procedures at the spa or enjoy a challenging workout in the fitness center while kids are being entertained by activities at their private area. When the night comes, passengers can go to the Star Dust Lounge or try their luck at the casino. Expect to hear music everywhere. You'll be able to listen to Frank Sinatra tunes and island steel drums, hearty soul and piano classics, lots of salsa and rock and roll. Guitar and piano, as well as a Caribbean group, are staples in the variety of lounges. Entertainment options also include the NCL's FIREWORKS show (on each voyage), "Rock of Ages", "Cirque Dreams", "Illusionarium" (magicians show).

Additional amenities include: Complimentary 24-hour Room-Service, Supervised Kids Program ("NCL Kids"), Internet/WiFi Access, Laundry. NCL Sky tipping/gratuities (US$12 pp per day). Norwegian Sky cruise ship weddings are held in the onboard chapel.

NCL Norwegian Sky cruise ship

Follows the complete list of Norwegian Sky lounges, clubs and other entertainment venues for kids, teens and adults.

  • Stardust Theatre (1000-seat; features Broadway-style musical productions; two grand shows per night)
  • Captain Cook’s Cigar Bar; Plantation Club; Champs Bar; full-service Starbucks licensed store
  • Dazzles Disco & Nightclub; Outrigger Lounge & Disco
  • Java Cafe; Breakers Bar; Longboard Bar; Sugarcane Mojito Bar; Topsiders (pool bar)
  • Sky Atrium (midship hub area with a big-size LED screen, dance area and live entertainment)
  • Atrium Cafe & Bar (specialty tea & coffee bar); The Coffee Bar
  • Internet Cafe (24-hour); Art Gallery; Photo Gallery & Shop
  • Sky Club Casino
  • Spinnaker Lounge and Bliss Ultra Lounge late-night venues
  • Galleria Shops (tax and duty-free shops); Colombian Emeralds International (precious stones, jewelry, watches)
  • Body Waves Spa & Fitness Centre (Spa treatment rooms, sauna, herbal steam room, thalassotherapy pool, Beauty Salon; Body Waves Fitness Centre); 2 swimming pools, 5 Whirlpools, tennis tables
  • Kid’s Corner Club; Splashes (kids pool); The Zone Teen Club & Disco; Video Games Arcade
  • Combined sports court; Jogging Track; Golf Nets.

Itineraries

Norwegian Sky itinerary program is based on 3- and 4-day short Bahamas cruises from Miami Florida. Feature port destinations include Nassau and NCL's private island Great Stirrup Cay Bahamas.

  • NCL Sky's 2017-2018 itinerary program offered 4-night voyages from Miami to Cuba with Havana overnights (May through December 2017). The itinerary also visited Great Stirrup Cay.
  • With Norwegian Sky, NCL's first-ever ship call at Havana was on May 2, 2017 (overnight). NCL Sky's Cuban cruise prices started from USD 700 per person (inclusive of unlimited drinks).
  • In 2018, NCL expanded the Cuba program to a total of 63 itineraries, most of which with Havana overnights. The season (4-day Miami roundtrips) started on March 26, 2018. The number of previously scheduled 2018 NCL Cuba cruises was 30 (through December 2017).
  • NCL's Cuban cruise program was based on two Florida-homeported liners - Norwegian Sky (from Miami) and Norwegian Sun (from Port Canaveral). Following the US Gov's June 2019-issued ban on group travel to Cuba from the USA, NCL revised all its scheduled itineraries visiting Cuban seaports. All planned departures beyond September 2 (2019) were auto-canceled. Cuba-visiting itineraries prior to September 2nd were modified to exclude Havana and visit other Caribbean ports - including in Bahamas (Great Stirrup Cay Island, Freeport, Nassau) and Florida (Key West Florida).

Due to the Coronavirus crisis, the NCL Sky ship was paused for 2 years (March 2020 thru 2022), restarting on March 2nd with 3-4-5-day roundtrips from Miami to the Bahamas.

The ship's 2023 schedule (September-October) has a mini-season based on homeporting in Baltimore MD (at Cruise Maryland Terminal). The program includes 10-11-day Canada and New England itineraries between USA and Canada (Baltimore and Quebec City) visiting Halifax, Bar Harbor, Shelburne Harbour, Oak Bluffs Marina, Baie-Comeau.

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Norwegian Sky is of the SKY-class NCL liners, with sisterships Norwegian Sun and Costa Victoria.

The vessel's construction started as an order from Costa Cruises/Costa Crociere placed to Bremer Vulkan AG (1893-1997 bankrupt shipbuilding company in Bremen Germany). The unit was the second in a pair of Costa newbuilds. The ship name in this order was "Costa Olympia". Due to Vulkan's financial problems at that time, Costa Olympia's construction was suspended with only ~1/3 of the vessel completed. On October 5, 1996, Olympia's incomplete hull was floated out from drydock.

Costa didn't pay for the incomplete vessel, so it was laid up until December 1997, when NCL purchased it (for ~US$30 million) and redesigned it as "Norwegian Sky" (using the services of Tillberg Design of Sweden). The vessel's construction continued at Lloyd Werft's shipyard in Bremerhaven (another major German shipbuilder) to where the hull was towed on March 8, 1998. The redesign included two additionall cabin decks plus various new features.

Norwegian Sky was officially delivered to/acquired by NCL on July 28, 1999.

The vessel (Bremer Vulkan yard/hull number 102650) is powered by 3x MAN marine diesel engines (model 6L58/64) and 3x MAN diesel generators (model 7L58/64), with total power output 50,7 MW (679900 HP). The diesel-electric propulsion system is based on 2x CPPs (controllable-pitch propellers/diameter 5,5 m).

The registered shipowner is NORWEGIAN SKY LTD (subsidiary of NCLH) while as ship manager is listed NCL BAHAMAS LTD.

Norwegian Sky's inaugural cruise (Maiden Voyage) was on August 9, 1999 (Norway Fjords from Dover England), and featured the 20th century's last total solar eclipse.

The inaugural USA season started from homeport Boston MA to Canada-New England (Sept 18, 1999) and from homeport Miami FL to the Caribbean (Nov 14, 1999).

The vessel's godparents were its entire crew. It was christened during the August 9th cruise (1999). As "Norwegian Sky", it was operated between 1999-2004. On July 4, 2004, the vessel left drydock in San Francisco CA as "Pride of Aloha".

Pride of Aloha ship's godmother was Margaret Awamura Inouye - wife of US Senator Daniel Inouye (Hawaii). The liner operated exclusively Hawaiian Islands cruises in 2004-2008. During that period, it was USA-flagged and operated by the "NCL America" brand (NCLH's subsidiary). In NCL America's fleet, Aloha was joined in 2006 by Pride of Hawaii (now Norwegian Jade).

NCL originally planned to sell the vessel to Star Cruises (GHK-owned company). Later a decision was announced to sell it to Pullmantur (RCL-Royal Caribbean brand in Spain). In May 2008, NCL announced that the ship stays in the fleet. After being re-flagged to the Bahamas, it re-entered service as "Norwegian Sky". The second "Maiden Voyage" (now as NCL Sky) was on July 14, 2008.

In early-2009, NCL Sky was sold to GHK (Genting Hong Kong). NCL operated the vessel under one-year charter, with the options to extend the charter, but also to buy the vessel during the charter period. On June 1, 2012, NCL exercised the option and bought the ship for ~USD 260 million.

Norwegian Sky was the first ever passenger liner with an Internet Cafe (via satellite connection). At that time, this venue had 9 PC terminals for going online at sea. List of services (available 24 hours a day, at US$20 per hour or 33 cents per min) included emailing, PC games, photo imaging, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps, printing. Sky is also NCL's first ever ship equipped with "Bridge Cam" (digital camera offering 24-hour real-time views from the bow / updated every 15 min).

Since January 2016, all NCL Sky passengers leaving from Miami FL enjoy free unlimited drinks (including alcohol - beers, wines, premium spirits). All onboard beverages (normally priced up to USD 11) are included in cruise fares. The list includes cocktails, premium spirits, bottled beers, draft beers, wines by the glass. Passengers 3 to 20 years of age also enjoy unlimited drinks - soda and juices. Being the oldest in the fleet, Norwegian Sky operates on short cruises (3- and 4-day Miami roundtrips) to the Bahamas - the whole year-round. The all-inclusive cruising experience includes unlimited beverages also on NCL's private island Great Stirrup Cay, which is paired in the itinerary together with Nassau.

In 2017, Sky became NCL's first liner with itineraries visiting Cuba. The Cuban cruise program (May through December 2017) offered 4-day roundtrips from PortMiami (Monday departures) with Havana overnights. The itinerary also visited NCL's private island Great Stirrup Cay. Bookings on NCL's Cuban cruises opened on February 21, 2017.

The next table shows NCL Sky's first cruise to Cuba (itinerary May 1-5) with the port times.

Date / TimePort
01 MayDeparting from Miami
02 May 08:00 - 17:00Havana, Cuba
04 May 11:00 - 18:00Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas
05 MayArriving in Miami

The 4-day roundtrip Miami cruise prices started from USD 950 pp (double occupancy inside cabin rates).

During drydock refurbishment 2017, the ship was retrofitted with new "scrubbers" (exhaust gas cleaning systems). The new scrubber technology reduces the equivalent of approx 1500 tons of the poisonous gas Sulfur Oxide. Norwegian Cruise Line was the first cruise company retrofitting with a scrubber hybrid system vessels while in service. The new in-line scrubbers (5 units) are lightweight and able to operate in a dry mode, as well as in open and closed loops.

During drydock 2019 (Jan 25 - Feb 6, done at Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport Bahamas), renovations were made to the pool deck and some lounges, also the Starbucks Coffee Bar was added.

Drydock 2022 (Jan 5 - Feb 7) was conducted in France, at Damen Shiprepair Brest.