South Pacific Cruise Reviews

this was a fabulous cruise, visiting ports in Hawaii and the South Pacific that did not disappoint. We enjoyed calm seas, beautiful scenery and traveled in style on the lovely Emerald Princess. It was spotlessly clean, the staff was polite and extremely attentive. We plan to take this trip again .

Had a great time. A lot of sea days, I'm surprised I enjoyed the sea time so much. Looking forward to our cruise next year.

Very good itinerary. Lower staterooms needs to be brought up to date, for the $$ you spend for them. Better training for room stewards and wait staff and folks incharge of the muster stations.

Best cruise, ship, staff, and food we have every experienced. Highly recommend this trip.

The cruise itself was excellent. It was just the embarkation rip-off that tainted the whole experience. It is highly recommended that if you book this cruise to make your own arrangements well in advance of arrival. For example you could arrive the same day as departure but book a local tour of Papeete and its surroundings. Or come a few days early and stay in a hotel but be sure to do this way in advance.

We planned for this particular cruise for over a year. In hindsight we would have inquired about what type of ship in more depth. Having our favorites missing on the Diamond made a difference. We were very disappointed we missed two ports, and also disappointed in how the ship was infested with crickets! There were many passengers who were ill on this ship. It ultimately brought my husband down with an awful cold.

Very disappointed in this cruise. The couple that went with us also disappointed.

The process for signing up for the cruise with Marriott was less that satisfactory. Misinformation was given and sometimes calls were not returned. Will probably not use Marriott again for vacation planning. Also the transfer to the airport was a disaster, see above. Otherwise the cruise itself was very enjoyable. I would especially commend our Cabin Steward and Kay in the Ensemble Bar and Sebastiano in the Blu Dining Room. There were many other attentive and helpful crew members on board. Did not like being constantly harrassed and hawked to by crew members trying to sale additional cost items such as the specialty restaurants and photo opps..

For the price, it was a good deal. I would prefer a newer ship. Better buffet food, and more things to do on sea days. Vary things

overall a good cruise. Celebrity needs to work on people getting off ship for stops. One stop had to wait over an hour to get off ship to visit port. excursion people got off right away. with time to get into city (40 minutes each way) it did not allow us time for the things we wanted to do.

I booked this cruise several years earlier and when it finally came time to go I had very high expectations. I was so pleased and happy that this trip exceeded my wildest dreams. The Islands, their peoples, the Ship itself, the Crew, food, Suite, ambience could not have been better. This trip was my dream for a long time and I could not be more pleased.

Not worth the money would not recommend it. Chose a different cruise line

Everything outstanding. Enjoyed everything EXCEPT food because of too much salt.

Great cruise. Beautiful ship. Cruising sounds in New Zealand was excellent.

Itinerary was GREAT but will never book traveling on the Noordam again and even considering not traveling Holland America Lines again!!! You can tell Carnival has taken over!!

We enjoyed the cruise due to the great weather, most exciting cruise thru the Fjords, with crystal blue sky. We liked the ship but it was not our favorite. We have been on a lot of cruises, so we know the ones we like. We still book the destinations, rather than the ships.

You have to stop unneeded noise from very high set amplifiers penetrating up to 7 levels. Also how came Oceania on same ship doesn't have this problem?

Quite enjoyable overall as I was traveling with family members. Good food, very good services, but there were not many activities on board which I like. Felt bored when on sea for long time. The soft bed is the worst part of the whole trip.

A bucket list cruise that included a visit to Easter Island and French Polynesia. The demographics on this particular cruise was older than my previous experiences on this ship. The cruise was significantly impacted due to the need to implement extreme sanitation procedures in response to GI issues among passengers and crew. While there were a number sea days on this particular itinerary, the ship offered many on-board activities and dining opportunities.

So dissapointed all around . Shows food condition of the ship