Ncl Norwegian Sky Abusive Scheduling and Manipulated Rest Time TO BOOST THE SHIPS RATINGS IN THE FLEET

[Amerigo]

We received a message from concerned crew member on Norwegian Sky, requesting anonymity due to fear of retaliation. The crew member describes a toxic work environment marked by grueling schedules, manipulated opportunities for rest, and unfair competition systems. The message highlights how management allegedly prioritizes fleet rankings over crew well-being, leaving many crew members overworked and unable to enjoy rest or shore time.

Here is the message:
I just want to share what's the situation in Norwegian Sky

Crews are resigning and constantly complaining about unfair restaurant schedule being weaponized by managers to have leverage over the crew and the fleet

Let me explain

They give an everyday Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Schedule to almost everyone eliminating the chance to rest and recharge and be able to experience the ports (currently in Asia)

The only way to rest and go ashore is by being a top vacation hero card earners which helps the managers to be number one in the fleet. So the result in falsification of these vacation hero cards by the crew just to be able to go ashore and rest and better ratings for the NCL sky restaurant standing in the fleet.

Here's the proof about this system of not giving enough time for rest instead making a competition

Rest and ample time to go out all is about winning a competition not a commodity just like in other NCL ships.
It means that schedules are almost identical everyday. Normally in NCL we get breakfast off and lunch off whenever it's port day to give chance to crews to go out and have well being. But in NCL SKY it's Breakfast Lunch and Dinner schedule everyday regardless WHETHER it's sea or port days so the chance to go ashore is eliminated for the crew which is only uniquely being abused in NCL SKY. So they give a competition for the crew to win in order just to go ashore.

That is whoever gets the most vacation hero cards are THE ONLY ONES WILL EVER GET A CHANCE TO TRULY ENJOY TO GO ASHORE OR ENJOY THE USUAL RESTS A NORMAL NCL CREW GETS. In effect these cards are being falsified by the crew ( doctoring the comments ) just to be able to go ashore or rest.

In conclusion people IN NCL SKY cheat just to have the rest a normal NCL CREW gets in other NCL SHIPS. NCL SKY DOES THIS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BOOST THE SHIPS RATINGS IN THE FLEET( TO MAKE IT NUMBER 1 IN NCL)

They weaponized the opportunity to rest and enjoy the ports for their own image building in the fleet.
I've been to numerous NCL ships but I can tell ONLY IN NCL SKY WE HAVE SEEN THIS KIND OF DISREGARD FOR THE CREW AND ABUSES. You can verify this with any NCL SKY RESTAURANT CREW I hope light can shine upon this bad practices.
On behalf of NCL sky we are grateful for your time to expose the truth here.
I repeat this is only unique in NCL sky. NCL is great in taking care of us

They are pushing the part where you can only rest and go out if you win they're selfish competition as you can see in the picture

And I want to add one more thing, they are always changing the schedules a night before so if u have plans to go ashore most certainly you have to cancel it because most of the time you will fall on ipm list.
There seems a conscious effort by the management to prevent the crew from going ashore

 

[Thankyou2024]

Finally somebody speak up. It was horrible! Thank you for bringing this up.

 

[Former Sky crew]

That sounds like a Jean Michel environment.

 

[yesyesyow]

The salary of Cook Teppanyaki in Norwegian Cruise Line is only $1,200 a month ( lowest in all cruise line)and they are just getting extra from the tips that are given to them directly by some guest ( if the guest leave their tip on the table that is for the waiters only)and they are also getting extra from charge tip which is divided amongst 15 Cook Teppanyaki.
Now here is the big problem,before they are only 11 Teppanyaki Cook on this ship and the charge tip is divided to 11 only..now it is divided to 15.
more or less they are now getting like extra 450 each at the end of the month only (before its like extra 800-1000)
Now here is the worst,some Teppanyaki Cook are not even working as a Teppanyaki Cook instead they are sent to work to other Restaurant Galley and their chance to earn extra money is forfeited.
I hope the company will do some action to these matter.
13 Cook Teppanyaki is enough for Big Norwegian Ships
( Joy,Encore,Bliss) and please let all Teppanyaki Cook Concentrate and Prioritize Teppanyaki Galley station at all time instead of sending to other galley. And if they need additional cook on other galley then they need to hire regular cook and not Teppanyaki Cook.

 

[c.makoni]

They are under staffed and not taking former crew members aswel