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New Zealand was beautiful. Didn’t get to go to a scheduled scenery due to rough seas so we were at sea 3 days before first port. by jaaron1102

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Ship: Ovation of the Seas / Destination: South Pacific - Australia

The ship was beautiful . Staff was very nice and helpful. Limited shops not enough. Activities boring and few.

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One off the Bucket list by allenhbrowning

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Ship: Celebrity Solstice / Destination: South Pacific - Australia

ship and staff great, shore excursions felt i did not have time to see all of expected sights (zoo) due to travel time and making ships departure and tended ride was a little rough.

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Solstice slightly off colour by gwebsterg

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Ship: Celebrity Solstice / Destination: South Pacific - Australia

6th celebrity cruise. They are penny pinching, no daily news digests printed for guests. No speciality restaurants for suite guests other than excellent luminae. have to ask for fruit in suites. Cannot use beverage package for room service drinks. only 1 device allowed on internet package. generally felt crew arrogant, not as friendly as Constellation. Still had very good cruise/holiday.

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Spectacular New Zealand by joekrajew

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Ship: Sea Princess / Destination: South Pacific - Australia

Great experience visiting the ports and surrounding areas via shore excursions. The cliffs and mountains were spectacular. Wonderful tours of the land where Lord of the Rings was filmed.

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Australia/ New Zealand by SoloTraveler1

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Ship: Sea Princess / Destination: South Pacific - Australia

Dining staff had bad attitude towards solo travelers. Food was no better than a cafeteria / diner. Nothing to do on sea days. Casino staff were great!

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worst ever by rwkimo

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Ship: Emerald Princess / Destination: South Pacific

Not sure there really was a Cpt. on board. Never saw him. Every one seemed to be in business for them selves. Cruises that are good, the Cpt. is daily inspecting the operations !

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First Princess Cruise and LOVED it! by TrentHunt

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Ship: Majestic Princess / Destination: South Pacific - Australia

We loved the cruise, the formal dining room food and staff and our amazing room steward, Michael deserves a raise! He was outstanding!

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Great time by CarnivalMiracl

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Ship: Emerald Princess / Destination: South Pacific

The cruise was o.k. The staff seemed to be rushed and not really into good customer service.

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Nice but some issues by LovingCruises

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Ship: Emerald Princess / Destination: South Pacific

The ship is quite beautiful, albeit older and with some AC issues. The French Polynesian islands of Bora Bora and Moorea were the most beautiful ever.

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Fantastic, repeatable experience. You'll see us again. by brichardson4502

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Ship: Paul Gauguin / Destination: South Pacific - Tahiti

What can we say. We weren't sure what to expect and all our expectations were exceeded. We became close friends with 270 passengers and even better friends with all the staff. Can't say enough of how attentive and wonderful they were to us. I wish we could call each of them out by name but I can't remember all 220+ staff - suffice it to say they were all great!

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Exciting, Amazing, Brilliant, Thrilling and Spectacular by beaujel15

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Ship: Celebrity Solstice / Destination: South Pacific

Excellent staff; but most amazing: meeting 900 Aussies and a few KIWI's; laughed, made new friends for life. To Emily, Will, the Martini Bar Staff: extraordinary; Mr. Richard Spacey, our cruise director was a born comedian and skilled dancer but a so so Volleyball player. Unforgettable cuisine and staff. Amazing entertainers.

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Had a great time on Solstice by margaret7400269

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Ship: Celebrity Solstice / Destination: South Pacific

Would definitely check out Celebrity cruise destinations before others. Have to add that the Art Auctions were excellent and all concerned in running and organizing them were amazing, rate them 10 + also our cabin steward was first class.

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Many G'days on our voyage around Australia by joekrajew

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Ship: Sea Princess / Destination: South Pacific - Australia

Australia was wonderful. We got to experience the opposite seasons of the Southern Hemisphere and differences in climate - hot in the north and cool/chilly in the south. Every port of call was unique and enjoyable. It was a long cruise but well worth it.

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Great Overview of New Zealand by mphpjh

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Ship: Majestic Princess / Destination: South Pacific - Australia

The cruise gives you a great overview of New Zealand, but my husband and I should have done a land tour to give us more time to see New Zealand. So much more to see, but you are limited on time when you are cruising. Also, do NOT book your tours directly with Princess. They overcharge for their tours. We purchased out tours with and wth Viator. Note: Make sure your allow time to get back to the ship in time.

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Easter Island spectacular!! Great island cruise but not to return to same locations on same cruise. by rhulgan

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Ship: Maasdam / Destination: South Pacific

We loved some of the small islands, Easter Island and Peru...but disliked when we returned to some of the islands again to fulfill the 48 days.... repeating itineraries. Tahiti was not a great island !

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Easter Island and more by dsquare

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Ship: Maasdam / Destination: South Pacific

The overall itinerary was fantastic, with Easter Island being the main drawing card. The stops in Costa Rica were disappointing because of road blockages most of the excursions were cancelled. The voyage southward toward the equator was rather cool with overcast skies in large part but when the ship got to Easter Island the weather turned great and remained so for the rest of the voyage. The captain made a great decision on the way to Easter Island by changing course to avoid a storm which made the voyage more comfortable and gave us great weather for visiting the Island. The voyage to and through French Polynesia was great.

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Fraudulent advertised port-of-call at Pitcarin Island. by twendling49

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Ship: Maasdam / Destination: South Pacific

Poor cabin conditions at the start of the cruise and the fraudulent advertising/marketing of Pitcairn Island as a port-of-call made an otherwise enjoyable cruise disappointing.

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A fabulous experience by scotiagirl

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Ship: Emerald Princess / Destination: South Pacific

this was a fabulous cruise, visiting ports in Hawaii and the South Pacific that did not disappoint. We enjoyed calm seas, beautiful scenery and traveled in style on the lovely Emerald Princess. It was spotlessly clean, the staff was polite and extremely attentive. We plan to take this trip again .

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My longest and best cruise to date. by sharonriley

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Ship: Maasdam / Destination: South Pacific

Had a great time. A lot of sea days, I'm surprised I enjoyed the sea time so much. Looking forward to our cruise next year.

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Good and BAD points by rhmoen

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Ship: Maasdam / Destination: South Pacific

Very good itinerary. Lower staterooms needs to be brought up to date, for the $$ you spend for them. Better training for room stewards and wait staff and folks incharge of the muster stations.

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