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New Zealand is beautiful!

Noordam Cruise Review to South Pacific

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 37

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5
Noordam

14 Night Australia & New Zealand Holiday (Auckland To Sydney)

Sail date: December 21, 2019

Ship: Noordam

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 6069

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Best cruise yet. New Zealand is beautiful and the people are so nice.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick, very organized, got on sooner than expected.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
Main dining room better than Pinnacle. That was disappointing, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
Participated in the cultural activities of Maori culture. Great fun. Allison and Brady were great facilitators.

Entertainment

Didn't take in the music. We had to be in bed early to get to all our excursions.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Stellar staff. Everyone we encountered was kind and happy to make our experience a good one.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Nice ship.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Very comfortable, nice size for 2, really enjoyed our balcony. Cabin crew outstanding.

Ship tip

Get to the music. Don't pay extra for Pinnacle.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Lovely city. No excursion.
Thumbs Up

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Went to Hobbiton! Wonderful! However, lots of walking and hills.
Thumbs Up

Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5
My favourite city. Art Deco historic buildings. Great tour on the Hawke's Bay Express.
Thumbs Up

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Akaroa, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Beautiful countryside. Saw working farm and amazing dogs herd sheep.
Thumbs Up

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5
No excursion.
Thumbs Up

Cruise Fjordland National Park

5 out of 5
Amazing scenery.
Thumbs Up

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5
Did excursion of city tour and Shene, historic station
Thumbs Up

Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5
Went to Unzoo. Loved the animals.
Thumbs Up

Eden, Australia Did not visit port

Cancelled due to fires.
Thumbs Up

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
Amazing city!
Thumbs Up

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Quick and easy.
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