NORWEGIAN SPIRIT | What's It Like Onboard NCL's Smallest, Adult-Focused Luxury Cruise Ship?
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Norwegian Spirit is a beautiful ship offering a unique adult experience and I would love to sail on her soon
her smaller layout is easier to navigate and she has a fairly modest passenger count
it's disappointing that they're on the small side compared to many others in the industry
I was completely taken aback by the lengths that the spirit's design team went to during her refit
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Join my private Facebook group for cruise deals, tips and advice - the more members we have, the better we’ll get! www.facebook.com/groups/CTGdeals Follow me on Facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/thecruiseandtravelguy www.instragram.com/thecruiseandtravelguy Support the channel with a slogan tee: https://thecruiseandtravelguy.myshopify.com Head to my website for great cruise and travel deals: www.thecruiseandtravelguy.com.au A little bit of history first - Norwegian Spirit first sailed with the Hong Kong based Star Cruises in 1998 as the then new SuperStar Leo. In the year 2000, Star Cruises acquired Norwegian Cruise Lines and in 2004, transferred SuperStar Leo to NCL where she was rebranded the Norwegian Spirit. She’s a unique member of the NCL fleet, with her one and only sister ship sailing with a different cruise line as the Resorts World One. It was only in 2013 that Norwegian Cruise Lines became a wholly owned subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Lines Holdings - effectively bringing ownership completely in-house. Norwegian Spirit ticks a lot of boxes for me. She’s just shy of 76K gross tonnes, and she’s 270m long making her almost small by today’s standards. She has a passenger capacity of around 2000 at dual occupancy and a full compliment of onboard venues and amenities to suit modern cruise tastes. Spirit was completely overhauled in 2020, with more than US$100m spent updating pretty much every corner of the ship. She was in dry dock for just over six weeks, and emerged with a raft of brand new offerings that make her one of the most luxurious cruise experiences in the NCL fleet. Unfortunately, in the weeks following her return to cruising, the world was plunged into the throws of a global pandemic. Today, Spirit sails popular itineraries in Alaska, as well as Australia and New Zealand. I was able to join NCL Spirit for several hours during a recent turnaround day in Sydney and came away with a few thoughts. There are many things to love about Spirit, including her range of dining venues, beautiful upmarket design, choice of staterooms, and her outer decks. Whilst not strictly an adults only ship, there are no child-friendly or focused activities or attractions onboard, and no kids clubs. Let me know in the comments, would you like to sail on NCL's smallest ship for an upmarket, adult, cruise experience? Thanks for watching! Image Credits: Ocean Liner "Super Star Leo" - Sydney Harbour - sv1ambo, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Norwegian Cruise Line Norwegian Spirit 07 IMO 9141065 - Piergiuliano Chesi, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons