94% DISCOUNTED CRUISES (Australia to New Zealand)

We are so excited to be boarding the smallest ship from the 'Norwegian Cruise Line', the Norwegian Spirit. This ship is going to take us on an epic 12-day Australia to New Zealand cruise and somehow, not completely destroy our budget.
In this video, we go into HOW we booked a cruise with such a heavy discount as well as some of the things that unfortunately caught us by surprise.
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[@chloeandludvig]

Oh my goodness, Jordan and Emily! We were THIS close to booking this exact cruise! We swerved last minute to a slightly more expensive option (still purchased on a Black Friday sale though). We ended up on a Virgin Voyage from Melbourne to Auckland! Sorry to hear your experience wasn't all positives, never the less, we are looking forward to following you cruise series!

[@JordanandEmily]

Woah! That would have been so crazy to have another pair of youtubers on board. Owwhh it would have been so fun 😄 how was your virgin voyage!?

[@chloeandludvig]

Would have been awesome!! we should do a cruise together! ;) Virgin was out of this world.... already planning our next one heheh!! @@JordanandEmily

[@MustangShelby]

The service charge (although vary in price) happens on almost all cruise line, not only NCL. You can choose to prepay during booking. But you will see this charge on the majority of cruise lines. Also with their free at sea program, drink package is very fair. I have a 13 day cruise coming up on the Spirit in March and I paid (during their black Friday campaign) 125€ for the free at sea, which includes the drinking package, 2 specialty dinning, 300 min. Of Internet and 50$ shore excursions credit in each port. And if you prebook excursions online, that 50$ will be deducted and not made as an on board credit. So definitely don't think that's bad value for a drinking package and the extras. I think about only 1 drink a day will amount to the same price as the package

[@JordanandEmily]

Ooohhh we saw advertisements for the at sea program but it wasn't available to us because of the discount we got! It sounds like absolutely incredible value though! Definitely something we'll look more into next time, thank you! 😊

[@annashuler7840]

If you book through the Norwegian website you have the option to prepay all service charges

[@JordanandEmily]

At least you'd know what your getting then! 😄

[@todayforever100]

Literally said “I wonder how many shots that took” for the basketball scene, the way I screamed when the bloopers showed up 😆

[@JordanandEmily]

for sure just the one shot 👀🤣

[@leslee_fw]

Thanks heaps for the cheap cruise tips, I wondered where I could find them - I’ll be cruising soon enough 🎉

[@JordanandEmily]

That's so great ! Your very welcome 😀

[@vijay123802]

Thanks for sharing your experiences and information

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@greener_cfc4842]

Auto daily gratuities are very normal in the cruise industry except in Australia or some UK based cruises. You can have them removed if you want. No idea on the individual holds for each transaction, only ever had the initial one at check in - the same as you do when checking into hotels for incidentals. Unfortunately port transfers are increasingly not included these days, all part of cost cutting among all the lines. It’s a shame you didn’t seem to have a good time, are there going to be more videos from the cruise?

[@JordanandEmily]

We did end up having a really good time and some awesome port days it just caught us off guard a little. But if Shane to hear it's becoming more and more regular 😞 yes! Lots more videos to come 😊

[@mim3097]

All of the complaints that you have are actually fairly common. I agree that they're crappy, but Norwegian isn't the only cruise line that does it. Not by a long shot. If you got the cruise cheap, you're winning.

[@JordanandEmily]

This makes us feel a bit better, must have just been a first time cruiser shock 😄 surely some cruise lines have more inclusions than others?

[@stargazer5073]

Great job

[@JordanandEmily]

Thanks!

[@MichaelsMusicMix]

Concussion replacing gastro as the No 1 cruise ship illness? Great video guys as always . Love your upfront honesty.

[@JordanandEmily]

🤣 might be

[@benpuss]

Appreciate the honest review… it’s been over 10 years since our last cruise on Holland America which was excellent, but I understand all the lines are now really pushing the onboard spending more than ever due to high demand. **sigh** Your itinerary sounds wonderful… looking forward to the next episode!

[@JordanandEmily]

We heard incredible things about Holland America! I think that's the one we'd try next if possible!

[@sandgroper-ig9nk]

Tx for the info that would shit me off all the surcharge.

[@JordanandEmily]

It really got us too 😄 such a pain!

[@joxp6971]

Emily those charges are standard practice,we did hawaii to sydney with royal C and we asked to wave the charges before we sailed and they did. Carnival did not charge this leaving aussie ports.They do mention this in the small print of the conditions howeveer we said no to it.

[@JordanandEmily]

Such a strange system haha i guess we know now for next time!

[@joxp6971]

@@JordanandEmily yes good luck in the future,just ask guest services before you sail

[@31armywife]

If you would have booked with a travel agent they could have told you about some of those charges before hand. I’m getting ready to go on a cruise and already have the gratuity paid for. Plus I will be adding extra money to the card that will be used on the ship to make sure everything is covered. Although I haven’t been told about any hold charges.

[@JordanandEmily]

Good tip! They'd definitely be the ones who know best 😄

[@aussiefarmer6012]

Hi from a subscriber. We went on the Royal Princess cruise that I believe arrived into Tauranga just after your ship on the 7th. Ours pulled in front of yours. We were allowed to walk off the ship yet for some very odd reason they started moving your fellow passengers in small buses past our ship when it was all fenced off to allow you to walk there. NCL eventually stopped this and just allowed passengers to walk off, just crazy. We loved our Princess cruise but were also charged for shuttle buses too, except for Wellington where it was free. The buses were either 15 or 20 dollars pp return to the ship. Other passengers like us didn't like paying for this and we were told they all used to be free. We also had gratuities charged but we had a plus package for about 60 dollars pp per day that included thenm and the drinks and wifi. You could choose not to pay gratuities if charged separately. The staff do work hard and are underpaid I believe so it does help them. We also tipped a few times for those people that gave us tremendous service. We had US dollars left from a previous US trip that we used for this. We also had credit card charges. We had onboard credit that we used to partially pay for one shore excursion. The balance was just added to our onboard account. There was 100 dollars pending or on hold on our credit card on day one but that was all. This was our first ever cruise and while expensive we would gladly do it again as it was so relaxing and generally stress free. We normally travel with hire cars motels or motorhomes which is very tiring and stressful. Looking forward to more episodes on the ports you visited.

[@JordanandEmily]

Hi there! Thanks for all of this 😀

[@oxenrat]

I hope you have been enjoying the weather while here, it's been a sublime few weeks, about to get wet for a couple of days. Aunty Rat ;)

[@JordanandEmily]

It's been amazing!! We had some awesome weather, particularly on the day we went to hobbiton! The videos are a little behind 😄

[@johnngai4561]

You get what you pay for; NCL is basically geared towards the US travelled and North America market. Tipping is expected, unlike in Australia; port transfers are extra and not included . As far as credit card holds , that is also common but should not be an issue unless you have a very low credit line like a few hundred dollars! I see vacations to go as your source for booking; which is a US online travel agency based in Texas and geared towards the US market.

[@JordanandEmily]

Crazy! This is good info 😊 thanks for filling us in!

[@cruzinwithtom]

Most cruise lines don't cover the shuttle buses in NZ unfortunately

[@JordanandEmily]

😞 damn, it's good to know what were in for in the future now though haa

[@renederbreite4909]

Hello I am a german Fan of you can you make a Video from the nightjet train this go from Hamburg Main Station in germany to Wien Main Station . This train is very cool

[@JordanandEmily]

Night jet might be the coolest train name ever! Does it have good views?

[@renederbreite4909]

Yes that says the öbb that is the train Company of the night jet

[@koryleach9660]

Nothing in your "negatives" is unique to Norwegian. Those charges are standard practice across the industry. You may want to research and address them in another video. Poor personal planning and research isn't the fault of the company you chose to use.

[@JordanandEmily]

I guess this video are for those doing research then 😄 learn from what we didn't know

[@robinnichols2785]

First time cruisers are also often shocked by port fees but those, too, are not unique to Norwegian. Your cruise excursion report sounds odd. You had to pay cash for excursions and then got a $50 onboard credit? Usually if you book the excursion online, the $50 is taken off before payment. If you book on the ship, yes, the entire amount is charged to your account and then the $50 credited to your account but you never pay the full amount. You just pay the balance on your account at the end of the cruise. Agree with others that service charges are normal across the cruise industry (although Norwegian is one of the higher ones).

[@JordanandEmily]

Very interesting way to do charging 😄 certainly confused us to begin with!

[@kaybrisvegas1099]

We cruise about once a year, yep they are all sneaky and very much out to take your wallet, it’s a business model and up to us to read the fine print on everything. We usually cruise with Royal Carribean and Princess who seem to be transparent or maybe I am just onto them these days.😂😂😂😂

[@JordanandEmily]

😄 maybe you've adapted and know what they're gonna charge for! I think princess does some NZ cruises too, would have been great to get on one of them!

[@stargazer5073]

We went on a shore excursion we paid $500 for 2 people and only did half of the planned activities due to their error....very upset 😡 asked for a partial refund....nope

[@JordanandEmily]

Oh no 😞 unfortunately we've heard this sort of this happening before!

[@thomaslanders2073]

Why was the ship so empty of passengers? Or did you just wait to film when no one else was around? 😂

[@JordanandEmily]

Haha it was actually a full ship! We just timed it well I think 😄

[@tracygarrett157]

They do nickel and dime. Cruise to Alaska, been booked since before covid. Refused refund everything in cruise credits. They literally held money hostage. Still no cruise its been 4 years of Nickel and dime. Saying we owe and excursions aren't even bo9ked. It was 100% paid prior to covid all excursions booked and paid. Sept going to Alaska I pray. Then never again

[@JordanandEmily]

Woah!! That's horrible 😞 hopefully in September you can atleast have a good time!

[@watchit_India.]

All cruises do this, thats how they make money

[@JordanandEmily]

true! just hate how sneaky it feels

[@6legna6krad6]

So you were basically scammed 🤦🏻‍♂️ But you know what they say: "When it's too good to be true, it probably is" 😅 PS: Emily is such a liar, she said she got it in the first try 😂 🏀

[@JordanandEmily]

😄definitely words to live by, especially in travel! it was more expensive than we thought but stiiiillll better than full price

[@stargazer5073]

Cruises are a rip off

[@JordanandEmily]

Unless you get a huge discount! But they can be difficult to get haha