South Pacific - Australia Cruise Reviews

Awesome cruise with first class treatment- an amazing adventure!

The ship will be redecorated in March from whwt we hear. Wish we had taken it after it was redone. Celebrity seems to have been affedted from the economic stuation. They should review their menus, heat the food and soups especialy The entertainment was very poor.

Recommend Cruise

We just returned from a 14 night cruise to New Zealand and Australia aboard the Volendam. The ship was very well kept and had a great layout. The decor was warm and inviting and not over the top like some cruise ships. The staff kept the public areas and the rooms very clean and fresh. Embarking and disembarking ran smoothly and fast. The ship had plenty of lounges where you could sit and relax. We never felt crowded on this ship which is 61,000 tons although we have been on smaller ships and larger ones where we have felt some crowding. The ship also has coin operated washers and dryers so you don't have to pack 2 weeks worth of cloth. Overall a wonderful ship that we enjoyed very much.

Ship was fine but we like NCL better.

Very clean, however he common area bathrooms were at times a little messy. The crew were extremely nice in every department.

The ship was clean and well maintained. The crew was trained, courteous and responsive to our requests The stateroom was comfortable and the stewart's service was timely. The laundromat was accessable and well serviced. The entertainment/activities were varied, interesting and enjoyable. The food was excellent. Overall, a great value for the cost!

The ship was very nice and about the right size (115,000 tons) for this cruise. My only real complaint is that the jogging/walking path completely around the ship was down on Deck Seven. The upper jogging/walking path only went around the first third of the ship.

All in all, it wasn’t a bad cruise. I go to relax on board and see the sights. I like to have lots of options but I don’t do much expect relax whether in my cabin or in one of the lounges or poolside. Most of the excursions that I chose turned out to be boring - except for the Māori excursion. Oh and if you just wanted to get off the ship and walk around in town - most ports, RC would charge you $25 board the shuttle and that was the only way you could leave the ship unless you had booked an excursion because we were in working commercial shipping ports that were heavily guarded. At the time, I thought that the excursions would be a better use of my money - but if I did it again, most of the ports, I would have just paid the $25 and walk around in the area. The panorama tours were boring. Lots of rose and flower gardens and residential neighborhoods. Nothing unique (in my opinion).

I feel for a Christmas and New Year cruise with our family as we have done others at the same time with our family we would have expected the same standard we had previously before Covid this was the first cruise since then as we had this booked over 2 years ago.

Wouldn't go on Ovation again. Very let down. Captain & CD never seen. Missed ports. Poor Shows.

We loved this cruise, the ship is lovely, the crew amazing, the food was great (MDR, market place and crown grill). We enjoyed formal night and loved that most people got involved in in. On the whole, people did the right thing wearing masks but you get the occasional ones who didn’t. One thing I did notice were a lot of rude people, lots of people talking to the crew very rudely, people pushing and shoving in halls ways and in queues. Just be ready for it and done let it spoil your trip.

Good ,but very expensive shopping. Would love to contact Regalia Jewellers ?????

I love cruising with royal Caribbean thay really are the best ships and great value for money

Amazing amazing and amazing. Need to go on a diet now 😳😳🤩🤩

don't have them pick you up at airport--they don't. We paid 105.00 for a taxi with this doozy. 2. Engine failure on majestic common 3. boarding 3 1/2 hours!! 4.Short changed us on koala sanctuary which was the reason we did this cruise. 5. french restaurant is a health hazard--and zero ambience ---it was a open bar area converted to be a french restaurant with ZERO walls or french feel. Majestic prinesss is a big mistake

Really enjoyed the shows, afternoon teas, and the entertainment. Felt the activities not as many on other cruise lines

My Cruising experience was a beautiful holiday & a really very pleasant time on board as well as th activities & th nighttime shows were outstanding , I had a really great time thank you

Lucky to have been able to cruise around NZ. ( coronavirus). Huge ship, whilst clean and maintained, could do a couple of simple updates to rise to the expectation.

Fantastic staff and crew. Would go on another RC cruise in a minute. Have been telling everyone about my experience.