South Pacific Cruise Reviews

Loved all the islands visited and the ship activities game show, theatre, lounges and specialty restaurant and mainly Garden Cafe with Starbucks coffee and Icecream parlor.

A very relaxing cruise, good amenities, excellent staff and fantastic food. Interesting and beautiful ports and some great photographic opportunities. The only negative was the wine tasting excursion, the bus tour driver was great but the actual wine tasting was dismal.

Lovely 13 night New Zealand Cruise, traveling along East Coast of NZ, and returning to Sydney.

First time cruiser with husband and friends and we all loved it. We watched shows and did some group activities on board and watched some live bands. There was so much to do and see that we didn’t have time to get bored. Definitely will be going on a cruise again.

We had an amazing time the ship is just beautiful, plenty to do or not to do. There were 4600 passengers travelling with us and of that 600 Hello World event was happening and it didn't impact any of the activities or events we wanted to see or do. The staff were professional, friendly and very helpful. Would travel on this ship again in the future, Royal Carabine always provides impeccable service and makes your holiday one to remembers.

Our 1st time on a ship of this size, we usually like the smaller ships, but, in saying that it was a wonderful cruise, many places to relax, loved the decor and adult areas, all the bars were great. The ship is very easy to move around in even with the number of people on board and we never felt crowded, shopping areas great to navigate and always something new to find, eateries all excellent with a vast a menu, service was excellent.

This was a bucket list trip for us and we were not disappointed. New Zealand is a very scenic country and all of the locals we met were very warm and welcoming. Enjoyed Australia as well and are very glad we had four full days to explore Sydney before the cruise began. The Noordam is a midsized ship that is getting older, but the recent refurbish gave the ship a newer feel (we also sailed on the Noordam in 2014 and it seemed more worn at that time).

Good weather. Calmest seas for whole cruise we have ever had. Got to all the ports. Nothing worth complaining about.

Relaxing and interesting All the tours was good experience Tours and massages USD cost exorbitant

It was a lovely cruise, relaxing, just what we needed

I loved everything about the cruise, and it was my best cruise ever.

Top cruise as always. This is our fourth cruise with the Sea Princess

The cruise was excellent and all ports were extremely top rate and I would recommend this cruise to anyone.

Everything about the cruise was fantastic. Didn’t want to get off the ship. Looking forward to the next one.

I love it good good love good friends and good staff and good staff

Fantastic cruise more than met our expectations. Everything was wonderful. Staff great, food great. Facilities great. Entertainment great. Didn’t want to get off. Can’t wait to go again. Well done Princess Cruises.

We found the staff onboard (especially Robbie, Ramon, Lee, Cyrel, Alberto & Inder) provide exceptional service during our stay onboard.

Totally awesome. Would consider cruising on Ovation Of The Sea again. I really did enjoy it, Just needs more live shows to keep be entertained.

Had an amazing time, was great weather. Ship lacked some entertainment. Other Lifts wouldn't stop if a lift was already at that level. Good variety of shops and eating areas.

The ship is aging gracefully. The staff is the friendliest and most helpful I've met outside of the Disney Cruise Line. I didn't meet one staff member I wished to avoid and several I would have hired. The most interesting aspect of this cruise was seeing the Polynesian and Melanesian island cultures. All are basically "stone age" cultures -- I say this not as an insult but by noting that the islands have no metals, thus no progression through the tin, bronze, and iron ages. Clearly a common background, each island has their own unique take and their culture. All have added some western tools and traditions, most notably Christianity, but these are still clearly overlays not fully integrated into their way of life. As a westerner, I certainly couldn't long stand living there, but for those not accustomed to, or not appreciative of, modern life, I can see it would be very attractive.