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Item: Norwegian Spirit
Rating: 4.6
Author: ShelbyCruisers

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

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Reviews: 2

Helpful Votes: 48

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

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12 Night Australia & New Zealand (Auckland To Sydney)

Sail date: March 16, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 10052

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Has never been to this side of the world, but was worth the 18hrs in a plane.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Australian VISA's didn't process as thought so we couldn't get on the ship until we processed it. Norwegian was very helpful to help us do so. But it took about an extra hour.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

The Spirit is a fine mid size ship. Not a huge ship so things a lot less hectic

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Music and entertainment was fun and exciting.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very attentive and friendly staff. Made some friends for the back-to-back.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

All very good and well manicured.

Ship tip

Stick to the Dining Room instead of the Buffet. Food might seem repetitive but it's worth it.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Auckland, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

4 out of 5

Cruise Doubtful, Dusky & Milford Sounds

5 out of 5

Melbourne, Australia

4 out of 5

Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5

Eden, Australia

4 out of 5

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Did a back-to-back, so no real departure. Big issue was having to go thru Australian immigration 4 times, twice in Melbourne and twice in Sydney.

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