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Noordam Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 45

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
Noordam

14 Night Australia & New Zealand (Sydney To Auckland)

Sail date: February 24, 2019

Ship: Noordam

Cabin type: Balcony

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Such an easy and comfortable way to see a new and very different and beautiful area of our world!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Everyone was so helpful and the process was painless (unlike some other cruises I've been on)

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Everything was nice, the only problem I had was that sometimes when we got back from a day on shore and were too tired to go to the dining room, almost everything on the buffet line was closed and we were tired and hungry and had no patience to wait so had to choose from the very limited selection.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
The America's Test Kitchen (really enjoyed that but conflict with the fruit carving was poor scheduling), the flower arranging, the kitchen tour (found it hard to hear due to the background noise and the large group on the tour). The wildlife talks were very good and enjoyable.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
The performers were very talented but I was disappointed in the shows as compared to others on cruises. There was too much of the light shows, etc. and music I was unfamiliar with rather than tunes I'm familiar with. It was too updated for the age of the cruizers. The man from Australia that sang was wonderful!

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Wow! did they do a good job! Everyone was so friendly and helpful, always pleasant!

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Well kept. The ship is showing its age, but it was always clean.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
The room in the cabin was somewhat crowded but the bathroom was very good. The fact that we could not use the hair dryer in the bathroom was a real disadvantage.

Ship tip

Prepare to be pampered. Relax and enjoy!

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
We were able to spend the night here before the cruise and see some of it.

Melbourne, Australia

5 out of 5
It was a good stop if you were able to get away from the city and see some of the country.

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5
It's an exciting place to visit especially if you visit the place where you feed the Kangaroos and get to see the Kuala Bears, Devils, etc.

Cruise Milford Sound

5 out of 5
Beautiful and I'm so glad we were able to do this.

Cruise Fjordland National Park

5 out of 5
More beauty. Exciting to see.

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Akaroa, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Such a friendly, welcoming port. The town is so pretty and walkable.

Picton, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Auckland, New Zealand

3 out of 5
Only saw the area from ship to the airport. Big city. The port was acceptable.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Easy!
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2 Comments

Gwbigdog    2 years ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise.

Blsdmom4nana7    5 years ago

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