Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East) Cruise Reviews

This is my second Princess cruise, I would have to have a serious think about booking another. Unfortunately it was the destination rather than the cruise line that made me book this cruise.

I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of the cruise especially the many sea days.

The embarkation was handle very well. There were Visa issues with some of the passengers entering China because of clear instruction on how to obtain a Visa from China. The disembarkation was slow because of the need to accommodate all the passengers the ship tours, the airlines and the passengers with private tours.

this was a nice visit and enjoyed a long relaxing cruise.

This was an exciting cruise because of the itinerary. We had never been to these places before and really enjoyed seeing new things. We wouldn't have missed it and were so glad we went.

As stated, disappointed overall. Perhaps we were unlucky due to dry dock refurbishment looming.

The Soith Pacific is worth seeing. Do it first class you wil not be sorry!

Sydney is the perfect harbour. Evening cocktails in the Commodore's Lounge was the best. Very enlightening educational talks in the theatre. Wonderful high teas in the Queen's Room. Great pub lunches every day in the Red Lion Pub. Luxurious balcony cabin. Staff and food were top notch.

I recommend HAL to friends who want to take it easy and just relax. This ship's captain has an excellent crew. The ship itself was small and mediocre, but the crew was excellent!

The ports and excursions were informative and eye opening. The overall review of this cruise is were it not for Edgar Avila, our cabin steward, and the ports it would have been a disappoiting cruise.

This was our first cruise celebrating our joint 50th birthdays & our 25th wedding anniversary, we had a truly magical time, staff & food 1st class, we were disappointed that there wasn’t more of a wow factor in the evening entertainment & the WiFi was poor and very expensive, my dad is on this ship in October, hope to hear of the changes & see the revamp

Cruise ship and staff were excellent. Some of the ports were closed due to religious holidays, so it made excursions in the city difficult. I would recommend adjusting cruise dates so that religious holidays are avoided.

First time on Sapphire but not with Princess. Slightly disappointed with this cruise, for little things, but would probably give it another go, if we heard it had improved.

Meeting new people and doing our own self guided travel was the best part of our cruise. The biggest disappointment was the food service, the food was dumbed down to feed the unknowing tourists, we have tasted better Asian meals at fast food chains.

If you plan on taking this cruise make sure you choose a time that does not occur on Chinese New Year.

I will definitely sail with Windstar again - all in all a wonderful experience

Please pass the comments onto those staff member mentioned above. These were the staff members that really stood out for myself and I appreciated not just them but every single one of the cruise staff. You are all brilliant!

Cant up load on this site. In comparison to MSC, Celebrity and CMV Royal comes way down on my list. Would have liked to visit other countries only two was given. Very ;limited. Food was great on board, the staff excellent. Would go to the area again but not with Royal Caribbean.

We had a fantastic cruise and met lots of lovely people . The Captain was great and took the time to shake hands with everyone when we left the ship

Leuke cruise. Soms druk op dek 14 , maar rustiger helemaal achteraan bij achterdek. Het eten is correct maar niet echt gastronomisch. Het drankenpakkket is ok, maar mocht wat meer biersoorten bevatten, en het water in de kajuit, zodat je geen flessen vanuit de bar moet meezeulen. De 4 excursietickets die reeds voorzien waren voor vertrek, worden in de kajuit bezorgd samen met het infokrantje de avond ervoor. Tenminste dat was de bedoeling, 2 tickets moesten verdeeld worden in chaos bij vertrek de dag zelf.