We are in our mid 60's and this was our 7th cruise, second on NCL. Enjoy train travel so we Amtraked from Indiana to Newark, NJ. Spent the night at the Fairfield Inn. Nice clean room for under $130. Hot breakfast included. Saved a bundle by not staying in NYC. Carmel Limo delivered us to the Spirit at 11:30 and we were on board a few minutes after noon.
We were greeted by members of the ...
This review written by Linda. We (Jon and Linda) arrived at the ship from our hotel in Newark about 9:30 a.m and were directed to the back of the room with other suite passengers. Embarkation was delayed because there was a wedding on board. Staff was very cordial and we were the first to board when allowed.
The Spirit is absolutely gorgeous - very Asian dEcor, subtle, unlike the colors and ...
NCL Spirit was perfect in so many ways, especially for first time cruise. My wife and i flew from Manchester Uk to New York and spent 4 days in the Crown Plaza Midtown. My poor size nine feet became size 12's and i have never walked so far in my life. Last but not least, i felt safer in the big apple than i do back home in Liverpool or Manchester! Our cruise began some what negative, having been ...
We decided to take this cruise due to the price and the fact that it went out of New York (we live in Boston). We had done the NCL Majesty out of Boston to Bermuda a few years ago and loved it, loved the free style dining option and at that time brought 3 teenagers with us. Last year we did the Royal Jewel of Seas 12 day cruise out of Boston to Caribbean and Bermuda and that was great however we ...
This was our first cruise on Norwegian - our previous cruise was on Celebrity. To avoid weather related problems getting to N.Y.C. in winter, we stayed at the Mid-town Holiday inn the night before embarkation. The Holiday Inn is quite close to the pier, and I believe it was cheaper to book the hotel on line directly from Holiday Inn, & take a cab to the pier (which we did) rather than book the ...
My partner, two daughters, mom and I sailed on the Norwegian Spirit out of New York on their Christmas cruise, leaving New York on the WInter Solstice. My mom is a dedicated cruiser and this cruise was our very generous gift from her. My partner is not a cruise person and it was not our first choice of a vacation but on the whole we enjoyed ourselves.
Embarkation would have been a nightmare, ...
The following is an honest review from someone who has previously cruised three times. My previous cruises were on Carnival's Destiny and Paradise, and Costa's Mediterranea. I've read many Norwegian Spirit cruise reviews and member comments prior to embarking on this cruise so I was somewhat worried about the rough seas, bad food, bed bugs, tired ship, etc. Hopefully, this review will help ...
This was a delayed honeymoon cruise for my wife and me, after getting married in October. First off, I should mention that Norwegian went above and beyond for us even before we got on board. We originally booked our trip through an internet service, mostly because it was advertising the same rates as elsewhere, but they offered a free shore excursion, so we went with them. After booking, I noticed ...
BACKGROUND: This was my ninth cruise, second on NCL. I was on the Norwegian Dream about 10 years ago, back when it was the Dreamward. I'm 26, traveling with parents (age 57). We prefer the Freestyle-type of cruise. We chose this cruise specifically because it left from NYC, so we didn't need airfare.
EMBARKATION: Very smooth. We took a bus from PA to NYC, then a taxi from Port Authority to the ...
Here is my belated review of our Spirit cruise on 11/30/06:
This was our 10th cruise on NCL, and our first on the NCL Spirit from NYC to the Southern Caribbean. The Spirit is a beautiful ship! Very different from the Dawn as far as dEcor, but similar in layout. In fact, we kept getting turned around thinking we were on the Dawn! We had a balcony cabin on deck 11, which I was thinking was smaller ...