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Noordam Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 2-3 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 53

Overall rating:

5 out of 5
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Noordam

15 Night Australia And New Zealand (Sydney To Auckland)

Sail date: November 21, 2017

Ship: Noordam

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 4008

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

After this cruise, we are looking forward to the next cruise experience, perhaps Alaska or something in the European arena. Personnel on the trip were professional and every surface was cleaned and cleaned again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Fast and easy!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
The Vista Dining Room and the Pinnacle Grill were especially nice! The Lido restaurant was just fine for off time visits.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Children's Programs

No children accompanied

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
It is almost unheard of to acknowledge, but truly, from waiters, to stewards, to front desk staff, to those maintaining the ship, everyone was helpful, professional, and an eagerness to make the experience a quality one.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
It had everything that we needed with plenty of storage space!

Ship tip

Don't worry.....relax.....!

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
We returned to Sydney after our cruise for 4 days. We wish we could have spent a few more days at least.

Melbourne, Australia

5 out of 5
We spent a bit of time in a wonderful museum and the buses were easy to maneuver around town. The Great War Exhibition was the best - Gallipoli, The Scale of War.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5
We attended the Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary which was really fun and appreciated all the work in making this sanctuary successful.

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5
We did not do an excursion. We were blessed with the perfect weather in viewing Milford Sound from our balcony.

Akaroa, New Zealand

5 out of 5
We walked through the town and simply enjoyed.

Picton, New Zealand

5 out of 5
We stopped in a great little museum, craft market and enjoyed a superb lunch in town.

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Spent many hours in a wonderful museum. Bus on and off makes it easy to get around town.

Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5
We spent the time in town: beautiful. Amazing that the town and many homes were rebuilt in two years after the earthquake. Visited a wonderful aquarium.

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5
We left after the first day in port, but enjoyed the city.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
We had early disembarkation to allow us to catch our early flight. It was very organized, quick and easy.

Traveler Photos

Milford Sound Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary
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3 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us.

cruiseluv    6 years ago

Cruised on the Noordam in the fall of 2016 and it was the cleanest ship I’ve ever been on. 🤗

majmom96    6 years ago

I love the attention to detail and the cleanliness on a HAL ship! Always top notch!🍸

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