South Pacific Cruise Reviews

It was very good but the weather wasn't great.  We didn't get to 2 ports which was disappointing but you can't do much about the weather.  The staff where all very friendly and helpful.  The food was very good and plenty to choose from.

We travelled on Voyager of the Seas from 26th March until 6th April.

I have to say it was an unbelievable experience and one that I will treasure forever.

Our waiter Kailash Sawad in the formal dining room on Level 3, was amazing.  He always made us feel special and went the extra mile to meet all our requirements.  It was an absolute pleasure having him as our waiter for the whole duration. Outstanding customer support. 10/10.   Thank you Kailash for all your assistance and hopefully we can meet up again on our next cruise!

This was our first cruise and it exceeded our expectations. All crew went out of their way to make sure your every need was covered. 

The food and service fantastic. 

I would and have recommended to friends and family to go on a Voyager of the seas cruise.

Our cruise was blessed with perfect weather.

The staff were amazing. The was was mostly very good, but room service is dreadful.

the port stops were lovely and the weather made every day so enjoyable.

The whole experience was awesome. The food and the variety was amazing. The only thing that I would probably suggest was that a lot of the time the things we wanted to do where scheduled at the same time as others that you wanted to do. 

I went on board thinking I would have a relaxing time but there was so much to want to do and be involved with that just sitting around relaxing was the last thing to do but I did make sure I got to do that as well.

Do have a complaint about the Star Lounge, there is a small step down at the back of this lounge and in the dark it cant be seen as it is not highlighted, hence I went for a fall down this step and no I had not had a drink and it wasnt in rough weather so now I have a very sore back still. Maybe it needs to have a reflective strip put on it as it is quite dangerous. Other than this the experience was awesome and I wouldnt hesitate to do it again.

Excellent holiday, so much to do & so relaxing...

Love all the decor on the main dinning room & the different options of alacarte or buffet dinning also the choice of specialty restaurant dinning.

Spoiled in the excellent service!

Loved the islands  the snorkeling, the water the atmosphere.... great choice Celebrity well done! Happy customer.

THE STAFF ON BOARD WHERE SO FRIENDLY AND PROFESSIONAL. PARTICULAR MENTION TO ROCKY WHO WAS OUR DRINK WAITER ON DECK 11 IE POOLDECK. HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE AND NEVER FAILED TO REMEMBER OUR DRINK ORDERS WITHOUT HAVING TO BE ASKED. THE ORGANISATION WITH BOARDING, TENDERING AND DEPARTURE IN SYDNEY WAS SENSATIONAL. WE WILL DEFINITELY BE CRUISING WITH ROYAL CARIBBEAN IN THE FUTURE

The ship cruised from Sydney around New Zealand from the south, north to Auckland then back to Sydney.

The ship was very clean and well maintained.

The onboard entertainment was surprisingly good. The comedian and the Freddie Mercury tribute was great. Even the cruise staff singers and dancers were good. I typically think the shows are cheesey or second class, but I was impressed with the performances. They clearly rehearse enough to do a good job and the performers were talented.

The food wad good considering how many people they feed. A good selection, prepared perfectly and presented nicely.

Lots of fresh salades and fruits as well.

The shore excursions were executed very well. Although there was fog one day and everything had to be rearranged, and another day we were late into port due to an engine issue, the staff managed the changes very well considering the magnitude of people impacted. I was pleased with their response.

Personnally, I enjoy smaller excursions on land instead of the huge, big bus tours. There are always inconsiderate people who come back late and make everyone else wait. Small tours with 10 people work out very well. 

The nightly movies on deck with popcorn was also a nice feature. 

Staff was courteous, well trained and attentive.

The crew were amazing. Had anytime dining, but after the first night arranged with the Maitre d' that we had the same table each night. We were looked after wonderfully.

Good big ship, but not easy to negotiate. It certainly handled the very rough seas from a cyclone well. The first time in our last four cruises we have not caught terrible colds. So, this time the hygiene levels were good.

This was my fourth Princess cruise and my second one on the Emerald Princess and it will probably be my last.  While the staff was very nice and friendly, they were not well informed.  You could ask three people the same question (like where to you go do disembark) and you would get three different answers.  The food was terrible and when you would say something like "my steak is tough and fatty" they would tell you to "eat off the other side".  The entertainment was not worth staying up for.  There were so many old people on the boat that the ship was dead by 10.00.  The tender ports were also a nightmare.  On our first tender port, we didn't get to shore until 12:45 and had to be back onboard by 4:00.

I have never been on a Holland America cruise because I have always been told that it is the cruise line for old people, but Princess must have taken over that distinction.  At least that is what I heard from other people who have sailed Princess out of Australia before.  I have never seen so many people in wheelchairs or with walkers or canes since my mother-in-law was in a nursing home!  I know this isn't Princess fault, but people who could barely walk would shuffle side by side down the hall and you could not get past them.  It took forever to get anywhere.  People were also talking about the amount of extremely obese people who were on the boat.  I don't know how they even got through their cabin doors, not much less took a shower in that tiny shower.  In all, it was a very unappealing crowd and there wasn't much fun onboard.

I would totally recommend this cruise to friends and family. Met so many amazing people on this cruise and will keep them as friends for life. Already looking to book next cruise in January as we had so much fun and so many memories but would like to make more memories. The staff were so amazing in so many ways. Overall loved our 11 day cruise. 

Hi, this was my second time on the voyager. This time I had a balcony and enjoyed every minute of it. However, I didn't find the room attendant as happy and chatty as some of the other attendants (and the last attendant from my last cruise he was amazing) and I missed coming back to different towel art each night. I also feel that when my grandkids went ice skating (even though they were on the ice with their parents) I did feel that there was a lack of support for some other of the kids on the ice, and wondered why there was none of the professional skaters there for support. I also wondered why that they did not have the penguins to help the less experienced ones. I do believe that they do provied them on you other ships though. Overall, I was very happy with my trip and get really angry with people that complain all the time. Maybe change some of you activities around a little for the more regular cruisers. (Just a thought) 

My favorite part of the cruise was how everyone was so welcoming, the food was great, good service; good stop overs and adequate amount of time, so much too do on the ship 

Amount of time at sea and on land.

Beds need to be softer.

Kettle in rooms.

Hold breath walking in part of corridor deck 9.

Had great weather so able to use pool, whirlpool, sightsee.

Enjoyed my trip.

Thoroughly enjoyed my first cruise. Food, service and care of rooms were fantastic. Everything was very well organised. Had a couple of average meals in horizon buffet on specialty nights but overall food fast excellent. Can't wait to go again

Visiting the Pacific Islands is the best part of the cruise, the islanders all friendly & lots to see. To bad we don't stay overnight in any port as the night life is also good in bigger areas like Noumea. Onboard food & shows were all good, the happy hour was a great meeting point for those hearty drinkers. The ship lacked bands/music around the pools and some bar areas but otherwise ok.

The embarkation was messy and tiring.  We had a long wait from airport to cruise terminal as a bus driver could not be found.  That was poor organization, instead of boarding at 12 midday it was almost 3 pm.  That is the only complaint we had as the rest of the cruise was fantastic.  We had the best waiter this time around and it was a joy to see his smiling face each evening. Food was excellent and the steakhouse was also very nice.  The Share restaurant was out of this world, presentation and the taste of the food was superb.  I would highly recommend Share.  It was the second time around and just as enjoyable as the first time.

Oh my god your service staff was beyond my expectations and my Grandchildren loved the novelties every day ! ( Towel Animals) brilliant ! please give my best regards to Randy.

This was our first cruise and I must say from our Arrival and checking in was superb just a little waiting time to pass through to Customs.  

One good tip is to have some carry on luggage with changes of clothing (swimming gear ) as your luggage could take up to 5hrs to 6 hrs to arrive at your room.

From then on its Bon Voyage relax and enjoy your cruise, make sure you apply your sun screen and that's a must.

Love to all going to miss you Voyagers x

Over all the cruise was fantastic it was my first ever cruise  I had no expectations on what to expect...but we did learn a lot for our future cruises, for example.... Going to pre pay our drink packages and have more money to spend on our cruise... Also we are going to put money on our sea pass that way we will have extra money...

The entertainment was ok I do believe that there should be more stuff to do on our way back to Syndey... Plus I do also believe there should be more activities or entertainment for the teenagers or kids to do... 

We didn't have kids but you could see the kids were entertain enough on the boat.

Also I need to mention the food... The food was unbelievably define...

I would like to say over all my family and I had a blast and the Islands were just "WOW" we so loved the islands threw best Hoilday anyone can ask for So Thank you Royal Carribian Voyager for a fantastic time away and you will be seeing us again soon😀😀😀🌴🌴🦀🦀🍉🍉🍔🍔🍧🍧🍹🍹⚓️⚓️⚓️🏝❤️❤️❤️❤️

We had cruised with Princess Cruises before so had great expectations for this Cruise across The Tasman.

We were unlucky to strike a week where the weather was terrible and we were cruising through 5-6m swells.

We had a group traveling with us and we had a total of five rooms. One of our guests had water in their room for the entire Cruise. The carpet was totally saturated and the staff were not interested in helping at all. This room was not fit for purpose.

Another party in our group had two young children and they were given a room with bunks that unfolded from the ceiling but these were unable to be used by children under the age of around 8. This meant the parents woke the kids up everytime they got in and out of bed because the children had to sleep in the bed below.

Due to the bad weather everybody sat around in the bars, most of them not drinking so when we wanted to go to a bar for a drink we were unable to. Again the staff had no interest in assisting us.

We paid for Internet for the whole cruise but on the second day the satelite stopped working. The staff would not refund the cost of the internet.

The food in the Anytime dining areas was well below average and the Buffet was horrible. The only restaurant with great food was the Crown Grill.

It was unfortunate that we struck bad weather but it was the condition of the boat and the unwillingness of many of the staff to help with things that made the journey unpleasant.