Awesome New Zealand to Australia trip

Item: Noordam
Rating: 4.5
Author: craigwest167

Noordam Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

craigwest167

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 31

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5

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14 Night Australia & New Zealand (Sydney To Auckland)

Sail date: February 11, 2023

Ship: Noordam

Cabin number: 10017

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

We choose our cruises by the itineraries and ports of call, we will be returning to Holland

Embarkation

5 out of 5

with the new mobile app, the check in was less than 30 minutes from walking in to walking on ship

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Food was great, main dining room service was quick

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Pools and hot tubs were old and a couple hot tubs closed

Entertainment

4 out of 5

World Stage shows were not the best, however the Lincoln Center performance's were exceptional

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Everyone we ran into was very friendly and accommodating

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Old but refurbished, very clean

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

our cabin was an inside, the largest and most well laid out cabin we have experienced

Ship tip

do not hesitate, very good experience, first time for us and will return again

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Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

unfortunately, this was out last port, third time to Sydney and never disappointed and always run out of time.

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Melbourne, Australia

5 out of 5

wish we had more time, unfortunately, the Hop on Hop off was not running, we did about 10 miles of walking and loved every minute of it.

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Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5

Mt Wellington and the Botanical Gardens are two place you cannot miss visiting

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Cruise Milford Sound

5 out of 5

exceptional

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Cruise Fjordland National Park

5 out of 5

Breathtaking

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Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Timaru, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Picton, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Cruise Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

The quickest disembark in our cruise history.

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4 Comments

javawoody 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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AuntPinkie 1 year ago

Awesome itinerary. Appreciate your details. Glad you enjoyed your cruise.

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Gwbigdog 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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cruising2004 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

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