Auckland to Sydney

Norwegian Spirit Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.7 out of 5
Norwegian Spirit

12 Night Australia & New Zealand (Auckland To Sydney)

Sail date: March 16, 2023

Ship: Norwegian Spirit

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: 11069

Traveled as: Family (older children)

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

Spirit is a smaller ship but the refurbished ship was nice. Staff was great. Not a ton of options for excursions so we booked all but 1 outside NCL and feel we had a better bang for our buck saw more for less money with a small tour group.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
We arrived in the afternoon with no lines. Inwould recommend enjoying Auckland then boarding to avoid long lines

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5
Great bar service and staff in the Biergarten. Also great service in main dining room! It was better then the specialty restaurants. We tried all the specialty restaurants except the Italian

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
inside cabin, quiet and close to great views off the back of the ship

Ship tip

More adult geared, few kids. Make reservations early for dining

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
We booked a private tour with Sydney Guided Tours. It was fantastic and we saw so much! Custom tour with a wonderful guide!!

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5
small group tour that included lunch

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Lyttleton (Christchurch), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5
We unfortunately didnt stop here due to poor weather conditions

Cruise Doubtful, Dusky & Milford Sounds

5 out of 5

Melbourne, Australia

5 out of 5
big busy city. bus transportation was decent and easy to get around

Burnie, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5
Book Wilds wildlife park with a small tour group. Larger groups make ot more difficult to see it all

Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Easy port to walk and checkout the town

Eden, Australia

5 out of 5
take the short bus ride to town its a steep hike. 10.00 then head to Ashlings beach..spend the day at this BEAUTIFUL beach

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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5 Comments

TravellerSandra    1 year ago

Glad you enjoyed the cruise, great photos. Cheers from Australia

Cookieman1972    1 year ago

Thanks for taking the time to share about your cruise 😁

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

javawoody    1 year ago

Thanks for sharing

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