South Pacific Cruise Reviews

Fantastic ship, crew, services, food, entertainment, and everything else. Best vacation experience ever!

Loved this ship although l can see why it's getting refurbished a little the worse for wear in some parts but still beautiful. I dont think there is as much to do on this ship but l was looking for a relaxing break anyway. My only complaint would be anything you had to pay for was expensive, bingo, glass blowing etc. Other than that a wonderful cruise

Great ports of call. The actual cruise is pricey. Announcements were in French and English.

We’re was the entertainment very disappointed. I can not say this enough. We spent most of our cruise looking for something to do. Most people we talked to felt the same. The only time we saw the cruise director was at the shows at night. He did a very slack job.

windy , cold , interesting experence too witness all round great fun

Overall great experience for our first cruise. Only downside was smoker in next room to us. We could not enjoy our balcony much as the smoke kept billowing over.

Thing this cruise could of stopped other places , officers and staff not friendly seemed to not bother speaking to you if they saw you , would not sail on this ship again and would not recommend

It was a great cruise. Enjoyed the trip. Ports visited were great. The entertainment and the food on the ship was good.p hi

Was one of the best things I’ve ever done. Was a little hesitant about it but once got going I loved it. Felt so comfortable and relaxed and we went as a family group and we all had such a great time. Would recommend it to anyone.

Great holiday, great food, great staff. Very relaxing

The NZ cruise from Melbourne on the Golden Princess was a great relaxing way to end the year.

So, this cruise was highly recommended by our travel agent and so we listened and booked it. So right from the get-go after final payment we received the airline reservations for a flight out of LAX that would not arrive until 10:30PM in Papeete and then they would transfer you to the ship. I am saying why? So, we'll board at Midnight? Yes. Well there goes your boarding experience and no dinner for that evening. Meeting at the airport and transfers to the ship were great, waiting and standing in the rain to board not so much fun. Day 1 of cruise gone! Cabin was great, luggage was already there waiting. The ship is quite old, but clean. I have no real complaints about the ship. Dining experiences were awesome all credit goes to the staff. The menus at the 2 restaurants that you must make reservations for have the same menu every night (bad idea). Earliest you can eat dinner is 6:30PM Food was very good though. All entertainment starts at 9:30PM and that just does not work for us, we did manage to stay up for the Beatles from the Philippines but ended up leaving early, they tried, but sorry out of sync and out of tune. It was the only show we went to. Other activities were going on throughout the days and evenings and the ones we did go to were good. But it should be mentioned that a lot of these activities start at 6:30PM so we did not get to meet the Captain as we had dinner reservations, we did not get to make a Tahitian flower crown for the wife as we had dinner reservations. The fitness center is very small and very crowded and most time we had to wait for a machine to workout. The Public rooms, Bars we awesome and we had a good time. Service throughout the ship was excellent as well as the staff, enough cannot be said about the wonderful staff. The shore excursions we took were average and nothing to get excited about. So let's talk about the Islands...first one we go to is Huahine and I have to say why? Why the heck do they go there? Tender from the ship to the opposite side of the Island and take the shuttle to town 30 minutes away and two stores were open, gezzz what a waste of time. Second one is their private Island Taha'a and it was great and had a good time there until it rained, and everyone scrambles to get back to the ship via tender. Third stop Bora Bora for two days. Toured the Island and went shopping, second day went on the glass bottom boat, it was OK but overcrowded. Next stop Moorea for two days, day one it rained the whole time of our tour around the town and the shops we went to, OK but missed all photo opportunities due to the clouds. Second day we went shopping until it started raining again and again a battle for the tender back. I believe Moorea would have been by far the best Island, but rain prevented most of the great experiences. So finally, back to Papeete and we get there at 7:00PM and receive our Dis-Embarkation instructions, I thought embarkation was bad this was really bad. Must be out of cabin by 9:00AM and can't leave the ship until 12:30PM Breakfast does not start till 9:00AM so 3 hours of sitting or waiting, what to do? They do allow you to walk into town, which we did and went shopping and were back by 11:00AM just in time for lunch. Then we wait till 12:30PM to get off and found out the bus was going to take us on a 2.5-hour tour "to waste time" as the guide said because the Hotel they were taking us to was not ready for us. The tour was OK, and the Hotel was very nice but all you get is a room for 4 hours to kill before you have to check out and wait in the lobby for another 1.5 hours before the bus takes you to the airport for your Midnight flight back home. After loading the bus and luggage in a van we get to the airport at 9:15PM and wait another 2.5 hours before boarding. The flight back to LAX is 8 hours and I can’t sleep on a plane, never could sleep in an upright position. So, from 6:00AM in Tahiti to 1:00PM home 33 hours later is not how I would have planned it. We did get about 2-3 hours sleep in the Hotel in Tahiti and wife slept on the plane home. My advice, don’t book your travel plans through Paul Gauguin, book your own flight and get your own Hotel if you need one and get there 1 day before because the earliest flights all seem to get there after 6:30PM and boarding starts at 3:00PM. Also, the earliest flight home starts at 8:40PM so again I would get a Hotel going home (even though you may not spend the night), some place to go and relax before going to the airport.

This is now rated as one of our best cruise experiences. The Regatta was always clean, comfortable and a pleasure to come home to after a long day ashore. The service on board is excellent and we never had to wait for a table or make reservations to dine in the elegant main dining room. All the cities and towns we visited in Australia were delightful and and enlightening.

We were pleased with the ship, even though it is bigger than what we are used to. We enjoyed the cruise, but we decided eight days is not long enough.....

We enjoyed the cruise and can tick of the south pacific, this was our 12th cruise but if it was our first then we would re consider traveling with Princess.

Disappointed for not visiting the Sounds and Dunedin. Only got one day refund when I feel it should have been two days refund. The captain decided to go to Picton instead but not much to do

we had a great cruise with our family, service was great, rooms comfortable weather fine & food nice

Overall it was a very relaxing and the best holiday that you can have! Royal Caribbean your are tops

We’ve booked another cruise on the celebrity eclipse, sister ship to the solstice... that’s how much we enjoyed it!

My Request Thanks for your explanation regarding my concerns. I would like to give you of an unfair example. I met two ladies that booked 3 months prior and paid $1,700pp (3,400) for a Balcony cabin #9242 on deck 9. I bought this to the attention of manager Alexandra. Later I was told they had noisy neighbors above them and complained to customer service. They received 2 bottles of wine and a $250pp voucher for their next cruise. This was their first Celebrity cruise compared to my 6th cruise. I paid $7,000 (same as a guest in a suit) in an Ocean cabin on deck 3. Does this feel fair Celebrity? I feel disappointed and frustrated with this kind of treatment from Celebrity. We are individuals and NOT a number!!! The least you could do is give me a $500 voucher for my next cruise. I would love to cruise on the new Edge ship in the future. Please make my day! Daniela Celebrity Response Ms. Ceccato, we realize we must earn your business by providing the best possible service both on and off the ships. Again, we are truly sorry we failed you in any way, but we must respectfully decline your request for compensation. When issues arise onboard either to the location of the stateroom with there being constant noise the situation gets reviewed by our staff onboard and it is up to their discretion if the compensate the guests for the matter. We appreciate your understanding and truly apologize if our decision causes any disappointment. Sometimes, despite our best efforts and good intentions, things do not go the way we had hoped and apologize for any displeasure experienced with this matter and our response. Should you have further queries, do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for choosing Celebrity Cruises! Kind regards, Indira Guerra • Guest Relations •