South Pacific Cruise Reviews

The cabin is nice and well situated.

Wonderful cruise, met many interesting people in Aqua class restaurant.

I was pleased with the overall ship performance and its staff (officers and Crew). However, some dishes were not cleaned properly (cups had coffee stains)

excellent entertainers, courteous / proffessional/ helpful employees

My ratings are written from Elite Members perspective. We received special treatment that were not always available to others.

Having aways sailed northern Europe, Aslaka or The med off season it was a pleasure to experience a ship in warmer cimate and with plenty of days to enjoy life on board the ship.

Docked along Sydney waterfront it was easy to walk from our hotel to the ship where as Crown & Ancchor members we were able to check in straight away despite the signage stating otherwise.

Radiance of Seas has a indoor solarium and Park cafe where we waited until the cabins were ready whilst others filled the Windjammer.  Cabin was smaller than the balcony cabin on AOS but had a ncie glass balcony that we could enjoy a full view from.

Dinner at Cascades restaurant second seating allocation with table of 10 who were fellow Britsh which was a nice gesture.

Breakfast  & Lunch taken most days at Park cafe as a ligher fare served but frequenty repeated. For variation try the Windjammer. Staff were always very friendly in all restaurants. Everyone smiling was par for the course.

Bought dinning package at 60 us$ to eat at Italian Giovanna, Brazil Samba restaurant and Chops Grille. Our wine package that we purchased could be used at any restaurant on board the ship. On a 16 night  sail a change in restaurant venue is worth the small cost.

It was Melbourne Cup day one day at sea and the crowds gathered for the onboard activities by the pool. Ladies wore hats and alround everyone had a marvellous experience when watching the races on the large pool screen. The entertainment crew lead by Bobby did a marvellous job in making sure that everyone was entertained throughout the cruise.

Solstice is one of my favorite ships.

Wonderful sojourn in South Pacific, taking in islands..including Easter Island; ended up at Lima and going to Machu Picchu .

Good service and ship is well maintained. Staff was professional and courteous. Excellent entertainment with choices to suit everyone. Captain keeps guests well informed of vessel's location and arrival times. Vessel's management need to emphasis and enforce \"no smoking\" on stateroom balconies.

The Southeast Asia cruise from Hong Kong to Singapore with stops in Hanoi, Da Nang/Hue, and Saigon (HCMC) was an outstanding experience for me, who served in Viet Nam back in 1970-1971 with the Marine Corps. I would recommend this cruise to any Viet Nam veteran who ever wanted to go back for a look-see as the best way to go back. It is easy, convenient, and the best bang for the buck. I was able to among other things, locate my old helicopter base at Marble Mountain. I was amazed at how much the entire area improved and how nice and friendly the people are. It is almost paradise compared to the war days. For Viet Nam war veterans, you can get to many areas of operations from this cruise. On the Hanoi stop, pilots and crew members who operated over the North can get a good look from the ground at what they had been flying over. From the Chan May stop, you can go for a day trip north from Hai Van Pass to Phu Bai and Hue and surrounding areas. This was mostly Marine areas of operations during the war. You can also go south for a day to Da Nang, Da Nang Air Base (now the Da Nang International Airport), Red Beach, China Beach, Marble Mountain helicipter base, Marble Mountain (you can go in and explore the one that housed a VC hospital during the war, etc.), Hoi An, and surrounding areas, then back via Hai Van Pass. This is what my wife and I did and we covered it all in a day. This was mostly Marine and 101 Airborne areas of operations during the war. At the Phu My stop, you can spend a day or two in old Saigon, Cu Chi, and surrounding areas. There is a lot to see and do relating to the Viet Nam war (mostly from the communist point of view--the winners get to tell the story I guess). For those who took R&R in Bangkok, there is a two day stop for Bangkok. Again, this is an outstanding cruise for U.S. Viet Nam war vets who always wanted to go back. I highly recommend it. Other than a communist form of government, I think that you will feel good about the state of affairs and the people of Viet Nam.

The ship was great. The staff was outstanding as to service and helpfulness.

The Solstice is a fantastic ship in every respect. Everywhere on board was a delight - food, shops, crew, the suit, entertainment - altogether the best experience I've had while cruising.

Beautiful ship and extremly friendly and helpful crew.

We enjoyed the cruise, after being on other ships we felt that the cabins were a little tired but kept very clean. he attitude of ALL the staff made up for this.

This has timed out three times--so let me make it simply --not completely satisfied with Cruise and this communication from Delta

Nice, but needs to be refurbished.

This ship is designed for a 7 day cruise. Very limited closet space. No lights in the closet or shower.

This ships cabins are not designed for a 14 day cruise. The cabin space is minimal and we had a veranda suite! The inside cabins are very tiny. No closet space. Seating for meals was great, and space in the lounge areas was great, just the cabin space was poor.

We have travelled on this ship before and we would do it again.

Cruising on a ship the size of the Soltice did not feel crowded.