Norwegian Spirit Cruise Reviews

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I Chose trip for Itinerary (Bucket list) – NCL Spirit has not yet got back in Pre-Covid Shape – or something…
"As the Spirit moves to the Alaska Market, I suspect that it will be a very heavily discounted ship, so if you don’t mind fending for yourself most of the time you could get a bargain!I suspect that when the SPIRIT moves to the heavily saturated market of Alaska they will either Shape up or Ship out...."Read More
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Amazing Cruise with Amazing Staff

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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elitnegwehttam
10+ Cruises • Age 30s

This was our honeymoon cruise. Neither of us had been to Australia or New Zealand and we thought this would be a great opportunity to see that side of the world. FOOD: - We loved love loved Onda. The food was superb and the service was just top notch. Cagneys was good but the service was just so so. Le Bistro was not worth it! It was very hot inside, the service was lacking and the food was ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Excellent Way to Experience New Zealand and Australia

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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kimmathias
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

This is our fifth NCL cruise. We keep coming back because the relaxed experience on the ship and flexible dining suit us. The itinerary from Auckland, New Zealand to Syndey, Australia was what drew us to this cruise. The ship only had 1,600 passengers (double occupancy is 2,050), so the Garden Cafe and Stardust Theater were rarely busy/filled. Note, though it was school holidays here, because ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Cruise to Middle Earth and beyond

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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Quicksilvermorn
First Time Cruiser • Age 50s

We chose Norwegian Spirit for the itinerary since we are huge fans of LOTR and The Hobbit movies. Taking advantage of a special fare sale that included airfare meant we could spend more time and see more than on a land tour. This was our very first cruise on any line. As a party of 4 with 2 older teens we ended up booking two rooms so everyone had enough space. I can’t say I would ever do that ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


Smells horrible, Tiny rooms, not a heavy ship so wobble alot

Review for a South Pacific Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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Not a great ship
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

If you have vertigo like I have, this is not a ship for you The ship is old and not heavy enough and wobbles a lot The rooms are so small, rooms and hallways smell horrible we complained unfortunately they only added chemical to the bathroom pipes which only reduced it just a little Also the servers at Garden Buffet are not professional We noticed most of them constantly are sexually ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Cabin Type: Family Inside


Great cruise despite the weather!

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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stjohnbeachlover
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

My husband and I enjoyed our cruise on the Spirit. We embarked in Honolulu with minimum wait times. It was less than 30 minutes from the time we were dropped off at the dock until we were sitting on the ship. The Hawaiian islands were beautiful. We toured the Waikiki Aquarium and ate at Duke's the day before we got on the ship in Honolulu. We walked around town by the cruise port in Kauai and ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


First Leg of B2B HNL to PPT

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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Ocean Sunrises
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

This was the first 12 days of a 24 day B2B HNL to PPT then Return to HNL. I was not impressed. The beds in both rooms were uncomfortable with linen that smelled funny, like dirty socks. I found this smell was prevalent throughout the ship, including the dishes, silverware and napkins in every restaurant. Not sure what water process was used for water purification, but it left a rancid smell on ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Oceanview Porthole Window


Perfection: A counterpoint to recent "bah humbug" reviews of the Spirit

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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Midnight Cruiser
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We just completed a B2B Hawaii <-> Tahiti cruise, and everything was perfect! No kidding. The food was great, the specialty restaurants were outstanding, the entertainers were fantastic, our cabin was perfect, the itinerary was beautiful, and the Wi-Fi actually worked! We did not partake in any of the ship's excursions, but our own excursions on every island were fantastic. The islands are ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Inside


Disappointing end to a wonderful cruise

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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Disappointed112
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We set-out on an much anticipated cruise for our anniversary. Onboarding in Honolulu Hawaii after an early arrival to see Pear Harbor. It was thought provoking, sad and certainly worth the history lesson. Off we go to Maui, thankfully this island was still on the itinerary and we were able to see the beauty of Maui above water and below. Our excursion via catamaran to Molokini Crater and ...
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Sail Date: November 2023

Cabin Type: Balcony


Nice ship but some things were lacking

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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Woody9349
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise for the itinerary. We are experienced Princess customers with 10 cruises. They claim to have the best dining. We found the dining very good but behind in quality from our experience with Princess. We never received a post cruise survey email. Excursion deployment was managed poorly. Excursion employees struggled with correct English and talked on PA system too ...
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Sail Date: November 2023


Wonderful ship and staff

Review for a Hawaii Cruise on Norwegian Spirit

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lvjbird
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We mainly choose this based on the itinerary. And we got a great price on it too. I had read that this was NCL's smallest ship and somewhat geared toward adults. We found that to be the case. The only time the kids were a problem (and it wasn't really a problem) was that the game room was about the only place for kid activities. So it was full of them on the sea days. The itinerary was great ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Penthouse with Balcony


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