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Noordam Cruise Review to South Pacific

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Review: 1
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Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
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Noordam

25 Night South Pacific Crossing (Sydney To Vancouver)

Sail date: April 06, 2024

Ship: Noordam

Cabin number: 8135

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

The main negative is we bought the Have Iit All Package and their WIFI is AWFUL!!!! You can not send or receive texts. You are logged out constantly and have to reboot your phone to sign in again. We sailed on Princess a month earlier and bought the same package and their WIFI works perfectly and you can send and receive texts. They also do not have laundry rooms and charge $25 for a very small bag of laundry.

Embarkation

4 out of 5
Very unorginized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
We signed up for 5:45 and were switched to 5:00 which was earlier than we wanted. Only option was 5 or 7:30. We switched to dine your way which worked great.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5
Loved the double pianos, Gabe and Melissa were awesome. The Rolling Stones Band was great. Enjoyed the Hawaiian crafts and music.

Entertainment

5 out of 5
The main stage shows were good especially their dance group. Enjoyed their live band in the Rolling Stones Bar. Our favorite stop was the dueling pianos we went there every night.

Children's Programs

No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
All of the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Older ship but we'll maintained

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
We had a balcony with a small loveseat

Ship tip

There is no laundry machines and they charge ,$25 for a very small bag of laundry. Wouldn't be an issue for a short cruise but we were on board for a month.

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

4 out of 5
We docked at White ... Not downtown. Nothing close by. But sailing out at night under the Sydney Bridge and pass the Opera House was amazing.

Noumea, New Caledonia

5 out of 5
Did a shore excursion plus had time to walk around. Best of Noumea Holland Tour Aquarium Destagons The Church of the Immaculate Conception Panoramic drive through Noumea, stopping at Ouen Toro Hill

Lifou Isle, New Caledonia

5 out of 5
Luecila Beach & Scenic Island Drive Little yellow church Hut, totem pole Beach, ocean swim Songs, coconut crab Plus on Port they had ceremony dancing which was amazing.

Lautoka, Fiji Islands

5 out of 5

Savusavu, Fiji

5 out of 5
Hired a taxi: Urata Lookout, Vuadomo Savu Waterfall, is an easy hike and better waterfall plus went to Blue Lagoon. Took Holland Cruise tour Urata Waterfall & Village: cute little girls, flowers, The path to the waterfall is VERY muddy/slippery hike, NUMEROUS PEOPLE WERE FALLING AND TURNED AROUND cooling waterfall to swim in.

Cross International Dateline

3 out of 5
Interesting to repeat the day.

Pago Pago, American Samoa

5 out of 5

Cross The Equator

3 out of 5
Best Tours booked once we got off the ship. There were lots of options to chose from. K&U Express “Flame bus” with wood benches Tour guide: TJ National Park of American Samoa Visitor center “Flower Pot Rock” Coconut demonstration and tasting Food tasting: fried bananas, bread fruit, Taro Root, plus fruit cups and sauces

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5
We rented a car and drove around the island the first day. The second day we hiked up Diamond Head which was amazing but you need to book online prior to arriving then we took an Uber to Waikiki Beach

Nawiliwili, Kauai

5 out of 5
We did a Holland Tour to Fern Grotto boat tour and waterfall. When we got back we hired a taxi who took us to another waterfall, blow hole and beach where we saw Hawaiian Sea Turtle and Monk Seal. If I had it to do again I would have hired the taxi for the full day.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

5 out of 5
We rented a car and drove to the painted church, National Park, Coffee Plantation and through the mountains to the most Northern place then stopped at a State Park that was amazing.

Vancouver (Canada Place), British Columbia

5 out of 5
We only stayed for 3 days wish we would have stayed longer. Biked around Stanley Park and took the False Creek Ferry and bought a day pass and exploded 6 stops. The second day we rented a car and drove up the very scenic Hwy 99 to Whistler mountain and took the gondola up the ski mountain which was gorgeous

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Perfect carried our own bags and were off early.
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6 Comments

Ladyjunecliff     6 months ago

Wow, you did it all, awesome! Thanks

Gwbigdog     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing

karencruiser     7 months ago

Hope to got a taxi to Sydney city area. It’s fabulous

cruising2004     7 months ago

Thank you for your detailed review.

javawoody     7 months ago

Appreciate the detailed review

HeavySeas     7 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise