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We will be arriving at a cruise port in Shimizu for Mt. Fuji in November and wondering if you can travel from cruise port to somewhere with Onsen (Hot Springs) with views of Mt. Fuji??

I would imagine that  HIrosaki Park is also a lovely destination in November to see the Fall colors?

Flying out in 3 days; embarking Spirit in Auckland in 5 days!

I will be flying from Miami to Houston on United and then having to get to my Air New Zealand flight for our upcoming cruise out of Auckland.  Will I need to claim my luggage and go to wherever the  Air new Zealand terminal is to check in and go through security again?  Or, in Miami do they have the ability to check out baggage all the way onto the flight to Auckland via Air New Zealand... or does that set us up for lost luggage??  TYIA

any of the port stops in NZ/AUS particularly good for a day of casual bicycle riding? 

Also, any of the port stops in NZ/AUS particularly good for a day of casual bicycle riding?  

Thank you so much for the responses; after last cruise I realized I needed my own dryer to come with me 🙂

We are on this cruiseship, Spirit,  3/16 - 4/12.  Can you tell me if there were Taste of India and Taste of Asia stations in the buffet?  I am vegan and aside from the awesome salad bar in the buffet, other ships I've been in had these 2 stations with lots of options for me.  I'm hopeful of some good choices.

Will I need an adaptor on this ship while cruising NZ/AUS/South Pacific  for my hair dryer to work in my cabin?  We are from U.S.

Are there any of the following ports that have nice bicycle excursions for leisurely bicycling?  Appreciate any guidance for upcoming cruise.  Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Lyttleton, Dunedin.  Thank you in advance.

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Does anyone know the address of the dock location where the Norwegian Spirit will be on March 25th, 2023?  We will be arriving on this cruise and have people who will be picking us up and have asked for the address.  Thank you in advance.

We will be on Spirit 3/16 - 4/12; does anyone know where it docks in Melbourne?  We have friends that are going to meet and pick us up while we are in port there and have asked for the address.  Thanks in advance if you know and can respond!

I am going to guess they skipped the ports due to the horrible weather and state of emergency that was declared in NZ.  I'm guessing no compensation when these circumstances are beyond their control, which is understandable.  We will be on the cruise March 16th.

That makes sense; I wish the best for all in its path.  

I feel so bad for the residents and visitors to NZ during this cyclone and the past rain storms!  Is there any information on upcoming cruises having changes?  We are on a cruise from Aukland to Sydney on 3/16/2023 with NCL and I'm wondering if there will be any changes to the sailing.

We are on the NCL Spirit arriving in Papeete on 4/12/2023 and have transfers to the airport through the cruise line.  We arrive in port for the end of our cruise at 8 a.m. for disembarking.  Our flight home is not until 11:45 p.m.  I am wondering if when the transportation for our transfer to the airport happens if there is a storage facility at the airport in Papeete so we can store the luggage and enjoy the day in Papeete before having to be back at the airport 3 hrs. before our flight.  Any recommendation appreciated.

We were on the Bliss in December and a couple was positive and in the medical facility for a bit and then 5 days of quarantine and had to have 2 days in a row of negative test before set free to roam the ship.  If you had a negative and then next day a positive, needed 2 in a row days of negative tests.

We will be on the Spirit in March from NZ - AU and then AU to South Pacific.  Any Broadway type shows onboard?  We are really looking forward to these back to back cruises!  We just got on eTA's on app for AU and NZ... very easy

We cruised from L.A. to Miami, full Panama Canal transit,  this past December on the Bliss.  Out last port was Cartagena, Colombia and we didn't need any covid test... not there or anywhere else.  We did bring our vaccine cards and I think they maybe looked at them when we embarked in L.A. but nothing more. 

Look for the airline confirmation # under the PNR on the confirmation letter from the cruise line.  That is the number you need to find your reservation on the airlines page.

YES, you can decline any of the free offers on the promo you are booked for.  We declined both the Free Open Bar and Specialty restaurant because the gratuities that you are charged up front for those were way beyond what we would drink on our trip and we weren't particularly interested in the specialty dining.  Just let them know when booking or call and let them know you want to decline that portion of the promo before your final payment.

We just got off the Bliss and loved our Panama Canal cruise.  Onboard shopping is pretty much limited to Jewelry, some handbags and sunglasses.  Otherwise the standard booze, T-shirts and some clothing items that are ehhh and not much.  Enjoy!  We loved the ship.

We are cruising in March 2023 from Auckland, NZ to Australia and then the South Pacific.  We received info from NCL that we will need to have covid negative test before embarking in NZ.  It's very confusing as to how to time getting the test with results within the parameters, given the 17 hour time difference from where we are to NZ and the date of our embarkation.  Crazy trying to figure out how to time this and get the results as needed and can't find anyone who knows, either!!

Proof of completed series of one-dose or two-dose
primary vaccination regimen at embarkation.
And
Present one of the following:
1. Negative COVID-19 antigen test within 24
hours of the embarkation date
2. NAAT test (i.e., PCR) within three days of
embarkation date