Great Cruise to See Barrier Reef and Eastern Australia

Carnival Splendor Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.8 out of 5

Carnival Splendor

9 Night South Pacific (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: April 11, 2023

Ship: Carnival Splendor

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8406

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 20 days ago

Review summary

This was the third cruise out of Sydney. We took 4 days off in Sydney from New Zealand Cruise. Loved touring Sydney Area and saw a lot of beautiful things. Sydney is truly a beautiful city. This cruise was good, but would have been even better if we were snorkelers or Scuba divers to see fish and reef. As it was we went to Aquarium in Sydney that showed us all the species found along the reef without getting wet.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Excellent

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Both were good and crew was exceptional

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Mainly we were in Casino or at shows during ship time but also spent time in Adult Only Pool Area

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Shows were good, but with three cruises on same ship they because repetitive. Not Carnival's fault

Children's Programs

No Kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Our Dining Room Crew was one of the best we have ever had.

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

We really liked ships layout and design.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Excellent Cabin

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

We absolutely love Sydney. Really want to go back and spend a whole week just in Sydney area.

Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia

5 out of 5

We did excursion here and enjoyed Airlie Beach

Cairns, Australia

5 out of 5

We did excursion here too.

Port Douglas, Australia

5 out of 5

Loved Port Douglas

Cruise Willis Island, Australia

4 out of 5

Not a Port, you just cruise by this little island with Weather Station on it.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

5 Comments

Gwbigdog 20 days ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise

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CruiseChick2013 20 days ago

The Great Barrier Reef out of Sydney is an awesome cruise! Went in October 2023. Beautiful city, beautiful country and met so many wonderful Aussies!

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cruising2004 20 days ago

Thanks

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javawoody 20 days ago

Thanks for the review

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HeavySeas 20 days ago

Thanks for sharing your 2023 cruise experience and glad you enjoyed your cruise

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