Great New Zealand to Australia Cruise

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 114

Overall rating:

4.2 out of 5
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Norwegian Spirit

12 Night Australia & New Zealand (Auckland To Sydney)

Sail date: February 20, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Oceanview

Cabin number: 4558

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I would consider not using Norwegians Buy one Get one air credit. Reservations take to long to get, seat selection by them is sub par. You get the left over seats. If you upgrade to a better seat and include baggage fees the savings is minimum. If its a long flight check oput getting airfare on your own.

Embarkation

3 out of 5
Slow

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
All bartenders were good except at Spinnakers. They rarely got a drink correct

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5
Seems that too many pool activities have been stopped.

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Most entertainment was good.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5
The ship is old looking

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Average size for a port hole window. Noise in walls when engines ran rough. Very clean due ti the attentention of our steward Azzi

Ship tip

Make friends with a particular bartender to get consistent drinks. Select a time for dinner and make arrangements for a particular table and waiter to get consistent service. Don't expect 5 Star dinners at the specialty restaurants. The food is a little more upscale but nothing more than nice restaurant

Ports of call

Auckland, New Zealand

4 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

4 out of 5

Lyttleton (Christchurch), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Cruise Doubtful, Dusky & Milford Sounds

5 out of 5

Melbourne, Australia

5 out of 5

Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

4 out of 5

Eden, Australia

2 out of 5

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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4 Comments

JULI4N    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing!

Donducky    1 year ago

I am sailing on the Norwegian spirit in April and was wondering what entertainment and onboard activities are available for this ship. What was available on your cruise? Any info you can provide would be much appreciated

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

ddme    1 year ago

Thanks for your review. We just did this itinerary with another cruise line and loved the down under. New Year's Eve in Melbourne!