South Pacific Cruise Reviews

It's a good itinerary, but the seas can be rough and apparently missing ports like the scenic cruising is not uncommon. We didn't know that, so I would warn anyone about it in future.

The 6-day pre-cruise "Best of Australia" was very disappointing. It was 2 days Melbourne, 2 days Alice Springs, 2 days Ayer's Rock. Would have been much better if 2 days Melbourne, 1-2 days Outback, 1-2 days wine regions, 1 day Sydney. The 4-day post-cruise was excellent, with 2 days Tongariro National Park and 2 days Auckland. The stops for lunch at local farms were outstanding, as was the visit to Waiheke Island.

Good ports. Good food. Great shows. Nice cabin. Great staff.

The staff made this cruise amazing. We also enjoyed the excellent excursions that were included.

If you want a true polynesian experience, this itinerary on Regent Navigator is the cruisefor you. The captain, crew and staff kept us healthy, safe, clean, fed, entertained, and above all, happy. This cruise exceeded our expectations and that's what we want when spending our travel dollars.

Good value cruise, loved the ports visited.. the sounds are stunning.

why??jjThis is the worst part of the cruise. Already spent time rating and answering do not see why I am required to answer further. makes me want to change my rating.

Beginning of December late spring on NZ South Island, still cold, windy rainy. NCL Shore excursions were poorly organized. Meeting in Stardust Theater was terrible. Lost too much time waiting before could leave ship. Don't book NCL shore excursions!

French Polynesia is drop dead gorgeous and Windstar service and food is the best we ever encountered. If you love water sports e.g. snorkeling, diving, jet ski, beaches, this is for you.

It was a great cruise. For us there were too many sea days. We are better off with fewer sea days.

We had a wonderful cruise, we started in Australia and thought it was great but when we got to New Zealand, we were blown away by its beauty, definitely the most gorgeous country we've ever visited! The Solstice was great from stateroom, food, and entertainment - Celebrity is the best.

Realized how much there is to see in Australia and New Zealand. Wish there was a similar cruise that included NZ and Fiji.

Overall a fantastic trip. Would recommend to anyone and everyone.

Absolutely Phenomenal South Pacific Cruise Experience. Thank you for the opportunity to travel to and visit ports and to meet people I never would have gone to or have met without this Cruise. It was a Cruise of a Dream Cruise of Lifetime

Going from one iconic island to the next and yet finding each one to be quite distinct in culture, language, and products was an incredible delight.

We truly enjoyed this cruise, and we thought it was well organized and efficient when disembarking at ports. Just a side note on excursions....New Zealanders are “on their own schedule”,so if an excursion states it’s only 3 hours, it could, possibly, be much longer (which was the case on all our excursions). But, we never missed the ship’s departure!

Again the crew and passengers were very different than the first cruise we took on this ship; from not as courteousness or helpful.

Overall, this was an excellent trip. We like sea days and had plenty of them. Ports were good for the most part, with some better than others. Food, crew, staff and atmosphere on the ship were superb. HAL is more like cruising should be instead of the mega-ships that want to bring amusements and the town atmosphere to sea instead of emphasizing the cruise aspect.

We thoroughly enjoyed our cruise around Australia. We enjoyed visiting the various ports. The service was great. The only thing missing on the ship was good pizza, a free ice cream bar, and a larger tv in our interior stateroom. Other than that, it was a wonderful trip.

It was one of the best cruises we have ever taken. From the iconic Sydney Opera House to Tauranga’s Te Puia Thermal reserve and Maori Village recreation to the stunning Fjordland National Park and colorful Botanical Gardens in Wellington and Dunedin it was exciting, interesting and unique. The Majestic Princess is a beautiful ship, the rooms comfortable and the staff was attentive and friendly and the entertainment was wonderful!