South Pacific Cruise Reviews

Great ports, wonderful balcony room, pleasant employees. lots of good food, fun entertainment and then the last day.

Had to be out of the room by 8 am. Could not disembark until 8:15pm. 12 hours sitting in chairs.

I have always dreamed of going to French Polynesia. Booking a cruise is the best way to see the islands without having to worry about food, transportation, and/or how to book excursions.  I usually take large cruise ships a few times a year to enjoy the shows, food, spa, etc ... but this ship isn't for that.  The ship is small, the pool closes by 8pm.  The pool bar closes by 8pm.  The shows are one step up from high school performances.  The casino is small, and the dining options are limited.  Some of the lounges and my bathroom smelled of mildew and mold.  They do all they can to keep this ship in shape ... but it is where fun goes to die.  If you are 80 yrs old, then this ship is perfect for you.  

I had a great trip, one of the best trips of my life.  And the Pacific Princess fitted all my needs to facilitate a trip to French Polynesia.  But for any other destination, I can't imagine sailing on it again.

We were very pleased with our experience with Princess Cruises.  The staff was friendly and very interactive with the quests.  Great itinerary with enough time to see the islands. We really appreciated the ability to use the ship as a hotel before and after the cruise; plus they allowed us to stay on the ship our last day until our paid departure with the cruise line. 

The  very beginning of this cruise was noticably perfect ! From the checking in  to the getting off ! The crew was always there in the right spot!THE FOOD ,THE ENTERTAINMENT,THE ROOM  !.ALL WAS JUST RIGHT! WE WILL HAVE GREAT MEMORIES!

Our 17th Celebrity Cruise and they continue to excel with their service, friendliness and hospitality. Quality of the dining room menu and food is not as good as prior cruises. Quality of the dining room wait staff was exemplary. All of our excursions were well executed. The two day trip to Queenstown is well worth the cost!!

It was an amazing experience.  The ship, crew, activities and services were excellent.  We also enjoyed the shore excursions tremendously.  New Zealand is an amazing country with beautiful sights and very friendly people.  The Celebrity Solstice is an awesome ship!

We really enjoyed the our vacation on Royal Caribbean. We were amazed at how outgoing and friendly the staff.  Our kids loved every minute of kids club. The staff in Kids Club was exceptional ... especially Ms. Jasmine.  The My Dining experience with Mr. Putu and Mr. Sudira was 20 out of 10.  Each day they catered to our needs and provided exceptional customer service and care.  We also really enjoyed all of the activities available on the ship.

We did our own air but used a Princess pre cruise package which included transfer to hotel, hotel stay, transfer to ship and transfer ship to airport. When we notified Princess of our return flight they rejected our transfer because our flight departed at 11:40AM. We planned to take a cab. During the cruise we talked to passengers who took Princess air and had departures before noon. Talked to the front desk who were very vague, wanted to know passenger names and cabin numbers. Absolutely ridiculous! When final debarkation material was released we found 4 airport transfers prior to noon. Went to front desk who sold us 2 transfers. Left us with the clear message, if you don't use their air, they are not willing to help you!

The big benefit of this cruise is that there are no long flights involved. You get to visit Hawaii, Samoa and French Polynesia,

The cruise itself was very good because we were very lucky with the weather and the sea was mostly calm.  The 8 sea day run from Tahiti to Los Angeles became boring. There was plenty to do on the ship, and our cabin on deck 8 was comfortable and mostly smooth even though the Pacific did get rougher. The ship is showing its age.

This was truly the trip of a lifetime.  We loved the Crown Princess, the room was extremely comfortable, very clean, large closet, great bed and comfortable deck chairs.  The ship was beautiful, the entertainment top notch, so much so that we attended the show all 28 nights.  The food was superb and the staff was very efficient and friendly.  We can't wait to book our next Princess cruise and this was our 12th cruise but only the 2nd on Princess.

Beautiful islands but the 10 day trip is a bit long.  Adding two sea days to travel to a remote atol was rediculous since there is nothing to do on that atol except snorkel or dive.  A 7 day trip without that atol diversion would have been better.  The small Princess ship was ideal for these islands.  The Princess staff were great.  The food was excellent.  

Holland America did an absolutely fabulously job. The activities were numerous and varied, the shows amazing, the staff always cheerful and anxious to please, the ports interesting, and the weather terrific. There were enough passengers to meet new people everyday but not so many that you didn't see new friends everyday also. 

The cruise was unforgetable despite the weather did not play on our favor, overall the trip was real nice. The ship was clean and the employees were always wanting to help and curteous.

The Pacific crossing had more rough seas then the Atlantic crossings we have made, but was still very enjoyable. We don't know if that is normal.  Service was it's usual very good and the food was good, we may have had better on our previous cruises.  We are Diamond members and our Concierge in the club, Sulin, was exceptional.  He cheerfully took care of all our on board appointments and even went online and got our visas for Australia, the need of which we were not made aware of by . We use My Time Dining, by the end of the trip we had a table of 10 that were new good friends and very enjoyable.

For the most part, the cruise went as expected.  However, it seemed from the moment we arrived on the ship that there was something not quite up to par with the staff.  I found the room stewards to be a surly lot, rarely smiling and it was difficult to even get a "good morning" out of them.  The bar staff (there were specific individuals that were great) seemed to wander around the bar/deck/casino aimlessly, rarely stopping and asking if you needed anything.  The food was mediocre in the dining room, the pizza was wonderful, the food at the buffet was barely edible most of the time.

As far as our ports went, Hawaii was very nice, Papeete was a major disappointment, Bora Bora would have been a disappointment had it not been for the wonderful tour that we booked (not Princess), Pago Pago was also a disappointment.  All of our stops in New Zealand were wonderful, it was a shame that we missed Akaroa as we were really looking forward to it.  The scenic cruising was beautiful, the onboard ranger very informative.  Sydney is a beautiful city, clean and safe, we just did the hop on hop off bus and the Sunday market in The Rocks since we only had one day there.

Huge kudos to the public area cleaning staff.  This ship was by far the cleanest ship that I've ever been on.  I expected that the facilities would degrade as the passengers were onboard for so many sea days.  Every day, the ship fairly sparkled.

Overall, I’d give this cruise a 3 ½....not terribly bad, but not as good as other Princess cruises that we have enjoyed.

I love everything about the boat all positive folks...where do they get these people?              but I forgot my FAVORITE BLACK TENNIS SHOES. could you please contact them and mail them to me please.

This was our first Alaska cruise and was a special occasion for my wife retiring from 46 years of teaching public school in Massachusetts and Florida. It was a wonderful diversion for her because she was really missing going back to school after all those years.

September is a wonderful time to see Alaska. We were able to cruise very close to Hubbard Glacier because the weather was good.

It was the last cruise on the Statendam, but it felt like the first cruise.

Staff is wonderful, food great and we couldn't ask for anything more. Can't wait until our next cruise on Holland America

We had a fabulous time.  As always enjoyed the sea days as there is lots to do besides working on our pictures & needlepoint.  We took the I-pad & I-phone classes and learned a lot from Chris (I Lounge manager).  We can't say enough about the knowledge we gained.  The only thing we could say, it was very hard to keep track of what day it was as we traveled along, having 2 May 7th and knowing what time it was at home in case we wanted to text & get an answer back soon.  As always, all good things have to come to an end, back to reality.

This is my third time visiting Australia, only this one aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas to Cairns.  I'm now back home to the US but memories in Cairns, Brisbane, Gold Coast tour will probably never be forgotten.

It's sad to know the Rhapsody will depart for good Australian Water.  We have a lot of fun on this ship in Deck 4&5 Centrum, Deck 6 Shopping Center and Deck 9 Park Café and Forward All You Can Eat Restaurant.  I should mention here my time working out in the Fitness Center back Aft including wonderful experience in the sauna room.  Food in the Dining Room is OK but thanks to the great services of two waiters (names I already forget) at table #232 our group of 11 persons (Vietnamese Navy Veterans & spouses) had a wonderful time aboard ship after our reunion in Sydney.

We look forward to be on the future Royal Caribbean cruise!