Alaska Norwegian Spirit Alaska Cruise Reviews

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Disappointed with NCL Spirit

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Alaskabound639
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We went on a cruise to Hawaii last year with NCL Pride of America and loved it even though 1/3 of the restaurants and facilities were closed due to (Covid) staffing. We had a fantastic cruise and what was open was superb. I cannot say the same about NCL Spirit! Our cabin was ok but clearly not refurbished. The bathroom vanity was cracked with a jagged edge and sticking out, the trash receptacle ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


Terrible Food & Service-Avoid the Spirit!

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kaysha2004
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

First time on Norwegian but a frequent cruiser. I've done 32 cruises across other brands, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean, Princess, Virgin, and Avalon for river cruising. The Spirit is an old ship, but completely gutted and refurbished in 2020 or 2022, depending on who you talk to. The public spaces and my room appeared fresh and the furnishings are in good condition. I paid for the ship ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Inside


Need to know before you go

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evoworld50
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Premium Dining: Before cruise, at least I couldn't find a way to reserve, prior to the cruise. This feature have a few items that will still have extra charge. First of all website don't have specific instructions about premium dining. At least I was not able to reserve before the cruise departure. If there is a feature, is not clear enough. With premium dining you can have ONLY 1 ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


On a Scale From Meh to Blah

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JayCaesar
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Disorganized crew. Restaurant maitre'd and serving staff did not know the menus. Bar staff did not know basic cocktail terms (neat, up, dry, etc). Food in MDR and buffet looked good, tasted blah (knives in buffet were so dull every time that I could cut neither an Eggs Benedict English muffin nor a carved slice of roast beef). That said, both the food and the service in the specialty restaurants ...
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Sail Date: May 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


Everything has been cut

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Sgollnick
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We are excited to do an Alaskan cruise, and got balcony cabins so we could see the view and enjoy the outdoors. Balcony was approximately 2’ x 6’. Yes the chairs had to be turned sideways to fit on the balcony. The now only have one room make up a day no turn down service. The Buffet for breakfast was literally the same thing for seven days as was the lunch and dinner. The specialty restaurants we ...
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Sail Date: May 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Nice ship but COVID surprise

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Rgnmgr
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

Just completed a 16 day NCL Spirit cruise. The ship retrofit was nice except for internet. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was not up to previous cruises. Mixed drinks are not made with name brand mixers which affected the taste. Midway on the cruise I got headache, fever, cough, etc. Called the doctor office and was told the doctor visit was $149, plus meds $249. I went in for ...
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Sail Date: April 2023


Ncl cutting cost

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onlyudad
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My wife has Al's a dying. Choose this cruise because we have never seen Hawaii and Alaska. We are not rookies with NCL, we are diamond member with over 500 sea days with them. It's sad to see all the cuts they made. Your room. They now come once a day, not turning the cabin at night. When boarding 2.30 to 3 pm to get in the cabin. Little folded animals or chocolates on your pillow. ...
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Sail Date: April 2023

Cabin Type: Large Oceanview Picture Window

Traveled with disabled person


Not the Spirit

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68seas67
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Took this cruise to enjoy the sights of Alaska and travel to Hawaii, and it started good and rapidly went downhill on the Norwegian Spirit. Ship is old and smaller than others, therefore lacking in good activities and eating establishments. We purchased the Thermal Spa Package only to find, due to the age of the ship, not all of the amenities are present on this ship. Of those available the ...
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Sail Date: October 2022


Poor Itinerary, sub par food, beautiful ship

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ruth345
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

I have cruised to Alaska before and NCL is my preferred line. I am an NCL stockholder and am unhappy to write this review. I expected some problems after the restart from COVID and many things can be fixed. However, the worst part was the itinerary. Most of the stops were useless. Instead of Skagway, we went to Haines where there is nothing to do except take the high speed ferry ($79.00 RT) ...
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Sail Date: August 2022

Traveled with disabled person


Great Crew, NCL was horrible

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Quicksilver898
First Time Cruiser • Age 30s

Pre Cruise - Norwegian was horrible about communication prior to the cruise. When one of our excursions got cancelled they never notified us. Cruise - The food was very bland and unimpressive except for the steakhouse. The night club/disco was shut down because "We couldn't find a DJ", so there was nothing to do late night unless you wanted to sit at the pub. First 2 destinations were ...
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Sail Date: June 2022

Cabin Type: Balcony


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