My First NCL Cruise Ever | Full Review of Norwegian Spirit 2024, NCL's Oldest and Smallest Ship
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Join me onboard Norwegian Spirit, NCL's smallest and oldest ship for an in-depth cruise review. Watch my full cruise review of Norwegian Spirit as we sail from Tokyo, Japan to Keelung, Taiwan on this 10 night Asian cruise.
I sailed onboard Norwegian Spirit as a guest of NCL. This review is completely mine, representative of my experience onboard, and has not been reviewed by NCL prior to publishing this video.
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0:00 Introduction
1:34 Dining
8:57 What’s It Like Onboard
12:51 The Cabin
13:40 Service
14:55 Entertainment
15:30 Freestyle Cruising
16:27 Free At Sea
17:12 Our Itinerary
19:33 Conclusion
I love cruise reviews that change my mind, I never thought of NCL as a cruise line I'd like. This ship seems fantastic to me! Thanks Adrian
Thanks so much, Mark. So glad to read your comment! Happy cruising.
NCL Is always my favorite cruise line. I will be gg on NCL Spirit next year. I have heard many gd things about NCL Spirit. Really looking forward.
Sounds great! Enjoy.
Nice review Adrian. Looks a nice ship, something to consider for the future if it comes back to Australia.
Thanks! She’ll back at the end of 2025 and I’m hosting a group cruise onboard in January 2026: www.thecruiseandtravelguy.com.au/ncl-spirit-group-cruise
We've been on 25 cruises on several lines, more on NCL than any other. Three were on Spirit and it is one of my favorites and they were all before the last dry dock. The pool in the back was a children's pool back then, looks like a great addition. Good to see how great it looks. We are platinum having taken advantage of several "extra points" cruises early on. Two extra specialty dinners and a free bag of laundry are nice touches.
How was Naha? I was born there but was on the way to Guam way before I was one and would love to actually see my birthplace. Military kid. Your videos get better all the time. Will look at your group cruise for sure. We had an epic vacation to New Zealand and Australia just prior to Covid!
Thanks for watching and sharing your NCL experiences too!
Naha was great! We went off and explored on foot both days we were there (overnight stay) and even in the rain, we got to see quite a lot. It felt very different to other parts of Japan, to me anyway, it reminded me of Hawaii in some ways. Will share more in my upcoming port/Japan review.
Great video. We have our first NCL cruises booked for October. Back to back Alaska on the Bliss followed by Panama Canal on Encore. Really looking forward to trying NCL.
Thanks for watching! Enjoy your upcoming cruises.
Great video
Great production
Thanks Mate
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks Adrian. Have been on three Norwegian ships, the Spirit (prior to refreshment), the Jade and Jewel (twice). I particularly like the informality of this cruise line. Interesting to note that Norwegian have adopted the policy of not adding gratuities for Australian and NZ passengers. It seems to be a more recent innovation amongst cruise lines, as I've previously had it added to the bill as a fixed daily amount pre-covid. It wasn't imposed for recent cruises I've done this year on Princess either. Nor for the forthcoming one I've booked later this year on Celebrity. I'm sure Australians generally aren't in favour of the practice which retains a certain mystique of exactly how it rewards crew members who receive a very modest wage compared with what we are used to. Also I'm quite interested in the way ships are navigated and operated, and enjoyed visiting the observation area behind the bridge when you can see the officers on duty, and displays of navigation channels, directions, sea states and depths, distances and speeds and which engines are in use.
Thanks for watching and sharing some of your thoughts and experiences! Appreciate it.
Great review, Adrian!
Thanks Sarah!
I love the concept of free at sea but for those of us who don’t drink are still left with paying far more than we need to or pay as we go. I’ve just love to see cruise lines offer a similar package with specialty dining etc but only offer soft drinks or other nonalcoholic options.😊
Definitely would be great to allow people to opt out (so to speak) of the premium drinks package and downgrade to a soda package or similar.
Great video thanks Adrian. We are booked on Norwegian Pearl from Istanbul to Trieste next year and although quite a different ship this has given us a feel for the "vibe" that we might expect.
Thanks Mark! I hope you enjoy your cruise on Pearl.
I’ve cruised Norwegian Dawn, Star and Joy and have found them all wonderful experiences. Unfortunately Covid cancelled my 2020 Japan cruise that had a similar itinerary to yours. Maybe time to try again.😂
I personally would rate NCL a very close third, after Royal and Celebrity.
Definitely time to try again! Maybe choose spring time though and avoid the worst of the rain🌧️ lol
She has changed alot since her days as Superstar Leo. You would hardly recognise Spirit as the same ship following her refit. Very impressive.
They did an incredible job - she doesn’t look like she’s nearing 30 years in service 😅
Hi Adrian. I watch an insane amount of cruise blogs and videos. What I hear about NCL is their product is excellent, however their prices and price rises have become a problem. The other thing I hear about NCL is there’s a bit too much nickel and diming on board. Would you agree with this Adrian? How do you think NCL compares to my beloved Princess cruises?
Hi Lisa. NCL reminded me of Royal Caribbean in terms of the onboard inclusions. I can't say that I felt like there was much nickel and diming. The drinks package certainly helped, in that it at least took care of the onboard spend component from a beverage perspective.
There were ample included dining options so that spending extra on food wasn't really an issue if you didn't want to do that. Overall though, I would say that Princess, particularly with Princess Plus/Premier, provides more inclusions overall.