South Pacific - Australia Cruise Reviews

Great experience. Excellent value . Terrific food and facilities. Happy staff . Absolutely would recommend this ship and cruise to NZ

We chose this cruise because we wanted to visit this part of the world but we’re disappointed with the cruise line. We won’t be choosing celebrity again.

Disappointing ship, tired and needed a lot of updating.

Wonderful cruise to New Zealand. Perfect sea and weather conditions! Only one "rough-ish" night at sea when crossing Tasman/Pacific meeting point.

Highly recommend this cruise, it is relaxing whilst at sea and just some stunning places along the way.

Another cruise with Princess, who are our preferred cruise line, as they have never let us down. However this one almost made us cancel our next cruise with them, but accepted that overall we did still have a really good time. A few things around staff and how they interact with clients wouldn’t go amiss, and the number of leaks around the ship, left a less than great trip, but given the other superb cruise with Princess, we look forward to our Japan - Singapore cruise next Christmas

I didn't feel that buffet food was anything special especially Xmas day. It is an amazing ship with very comfortable beds

For our 1st cruising experience, Holland America has set the bar extremely high for any future cruises.

Had a wonderful cruise, loved the ship, but will probably stick to smaller cruises. 14 days was too long.

Having visited New Zealand upteen times , this was a little different because the ship is so much smaller , especially compared to Majestic Princess , with the ability of venturing that much further into Milford Sound also visiting Stewart Is. . Much prefer this size of ship with only 386 passengers & nearly the same number of crew & surprisingly quite stable for such a small ship at 28,000 tonne displacement , however affordability will for now be a consideration . We do have another cruise in March 2020 on the Silver Muse .

A great cruise to get acclimatised to sailing. 2 nights is not enough time to get to know the ship.

I was so excited for my first cruise. But as soon as we set sail I felt sick (this isn't their fault) Sailing down to Hobart then off to NZ  was pretty rocky. It was like being drunk all the time. The weather was pretty bad, high winds and raining daily. A lot of shows were cancelled. Not much options for shopping unless your like high end boutique shopping. They had the little markets stalls almost daily but it was the almost the same stuff daily. If you love a good cup of coffee it is hard to find on this boat. Too many people with not enough activities or things to do. The food in the Windjammer was boring. Mostly the same stuff daily. They need to have an extra staff member for the dessert section. I felt sorry for whoever got stuck there as they were constantly stuck with about 10 people waiting for food. The beds & pillows are hard. The room service is terrible! Its a very small menu and the food is bad. On a Billion $ new ship I don't think it's up to standard. The bionic bar was average. I think it should of been somewhere different. More off to the side, not in the middle of a walkway. Most restaurants were booked out. As were excursions. So plan well ahead! The wifi was terrible. For the price paid just for the room i don't think it was worth it. The wifi should have been included. Even if it was just basic wifi.  

This was our first cruise with Royal Caribbean and our first time to Australia and New Zealand.  We were very impressed by the customer service, the fun activities and the cleanliness of the ship.  We would like to thank Royal Caribbean for the exceptional performance during this cruise.

I had a great time on the Dawn Princess.  Being a solo cruiser, I was in the minority, most others being couples or even large groups cruising together.  It didn't matter, I met many friendly people and was never lonely.  There were so many activities that my only problem was selecting what to do at a certain time.  Same with the menu at any eating venue.  I don't usually eat four or five courses but the cuisine was so delicious I couldn't help myself. I love seafood so I couldn't pass up lobster, mussels, prawns (shrimp), barramundi, all cooked to perfection. But everyone was catered for, mouth watering filet mignon, vegetarian dishes, you name it. The head waiter on my table, Daniel, was from Romania. He knew everything on the menu, suggested wines with all selections, and was a perfect and delightful host. I had a balcony room and sat out there with a glass of shiraz enjoying the view. Since I was by myself I could choose whether to have company or alone time. The Dawn is not a new ship and is showing it's age but the crew work nonstop maintaining it.  I will do another cruise before the year is out.

I really enjoyed this cruise. There were great staff and food. I would recommend this ship to all.     Great in all areas except for it is quite annoying how the on board activities like water slides and rock climbing were only open on sea days.