January 2020 - 14 Night Fiji (Sydney Roundtrip) Cruise on Ruby Princess
cath68
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Sydney
Joined 06/2017
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Helpful VotesPast cruises
July 2019 - 12 Night Baltic (Amsterdam Roundtrip) Cruise on Brilliance of the Seas
Exceeded expectations
This cruise far outweighed our expectations. It was one of the best ships that we have been on. The layout of the ship and the entertainment was excellent as was the food and service.
The itinerary speaks for itself and was wonderful. Definitely would recommend this trip, cannot go wrong. The weather was great. One morning of rain in Copenhagen and if it rained again, it was at night when we were on the ship.
January 2019 - 14 Night Pacific Treasures (Sydney Roundtrip) Cruise on Noordam
It was a good cruise, not as good as previous HAL but still enjoyable.
It was a good cruise, the ship and staff were all very good at their job. It was a very clean ship and the staff were always helpful.
Unfortunately, night time was very lacking entertainment wise. No dancing, the shows were just okay, they showed movies on two nights which I don't think is acceptable.
January 2018 - 8 Night South Pacific (Sydney Roundtrip) Cruise on Celebrity Solstice
South Pacific
Very enjoyable cruise on a very good ship. The food was excellent.
Captain Tasos is a fantastic Captain.
December 2016 - South Pacific & Fiji Cruise Cruise on Explorer of the Seas
April 2016 - 11 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip) Cruise on Explorer of the Seas
June 2015 - 10 Night Southeast Asia (Singapore To Hong Kong) Cruise on Legend of the Seas
December 2014 - 10 Night South Pacific (Sydney Roundtrip) Cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas
April 2013 - 14 Night Exotic Southern Caribbean (Ft. Lauderdale roundtrip) Cruise on Celebrity Eclipse
September 2012 - 17 Night Transpacific (Honolulu to Sydney) Cruise on Carnival Spirit
May 2011 - 7 Night Mediterranean Glamour (Barcelona roundtrip) Cruise on Eurodam
December 2008 - 14 Night Australia & New Zealand (Sydney to Auckland) Cruise on Volendam
Brilliance of the Seas
Sail date: July 06, 2019
This cruise far outweighed our expectations. It was one of the best ships that we have been on. The layout of the ship and the entertainment was excellent as was the food and service.
The itinerary speaks for itself and was wonderful. Definitely would recommend this trip, cannot go wrong. The weather was great. One morning of rain in Copenhagen and if it rained again, it was at night when we were on the ship.
Celebrity Solstice
Sail date: January 14, 2018
Very enjoyable cruise on a very good ship. The food was excellent.
Captain Tasos is a fantastic Captain.
Noordam
Sail date: January 14, 2019
It was a good cruise, not as good as previous HAL but still enjoyable.
It was a good cruise, the ship and staff were all very good at their job. It was a very clean ship and the staff were always helpful.
Unfortunately, night time was very lacking entertainment wise. No dancing, the shows were just okay, they showed movies on two nights which I don't think is acceptable.
Cruise tips
St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
We did a 2 day deluxe tour with DenRus. Getting through customs wasn't as bad as what we thought, didn't take that long. Our tour was fantastic, so glad we have had the opportunity to visit St Petersburg, didn't realise how nice it was with all the canals and wide streets. All the palaces were so oppulent and grand. Learnt a lot.
This was a surprise city. We walked in, took about 30 mintues. It was a nice walk along the water then by some parks. Helsinki is such a pretty town. There were markets on whilst we were there, stopped and had morning tea of some local fare. We did a walking tour again using Rick Steve's. Would recommend so much - really nice place, would love to visit again.
This was also very surprising because when reading about this town, there didn't seem much to do. We walked in which was very easy and it is such a pretty place. The main street was opened with lots of shops and cafes. We walked around for about an hour and then went back to the ship for lunch. Would recommend looking around to stretch the legs if there is no tour that is of interest.
We walked into the Old Town and explored by ourselves, went to the Museum which was interesting, then walked outside of the wall to the modern city. Very interesting.
At this port, we caught an Uber over to Djursgarden to visit the Vasa Museum. This museum is a must. Then we walked into town to visit the History Museum (free) this was also very good. We then walked to town for a quick look around. Unfortunately, we weren't in port that long so didn't get to see everything. An excuse to go back...
We didn't do an excursion through the ship, we did our own walking tour using Rick Steve's. We walked to a bus stop and it took us into the city. A beautiful city especially by the water.
We arrived from Belguim the day of the cruise and went straight to the ship. We have been to Amsterdam before (love it) but wanted to see another part of Europe before boarding.
We live in Sydney.
Noordam
It is a cold ship, especially in the Crows Nest area.