Loved the cruise but it was too short. Many elderly passengers who could be quite rude. Could never get a seat in the atrium as they were there morning to night!! The coffee in the cafe is terrible. They really need to hire Australian baristas as they always burn the beans and the coffee tastes awful. Stick to tea or the hot chocolate.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Embarkation was easy and quick. No hold ups and staff were very friendly and helpful.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
5 out of 5
Main dining room (MDR) food was lovely and served hot. Disappointed with Crown Grill. Last time on this ship we went to the Crown Grill and you could order anything you wanted, including extra courses, which was included in your cover charge. This time I asked for an extra course and was told it would cost an extra $10.00 & if you ordered the "Surf & turf" this would also cost an extra $10. Considering you can have as many courses you want in the MDR I though this was a rip off. Didn't try Sabatinis this trip.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
Main pool was closed more than it was open which meant that the adults only pool at the rear of the ship was invaded by kids. Not their fault, they had nowhere else to swim. Only opened again the second last day.
Entertainment
3 out of 5
Only went to one show-Freddie Mercury tribute. Same guy as two years ago, boring. The resident band "Mosaic" was the same as two years ago & previously on the Diamond Princess. They are terrible, didn't enjoy them at all. The band in the Wheel House bar were very good and the guitar player & pianist in the Promenade bar were excellent.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
All the staff were excellent. Our cabin steward, Edmund, was always smiling and nothing was too much trouble. The lady in the future cruise office was rude and abrupt. Felt like we were wasting her time.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
Cabin was clean and the bed was amazing.
Ship tip
Take a cardigan as the ship's AC is set very cool.
Not much to do although there was a very small market on the day. Quite pretty but by the time we got ashore there were no buses to the main town on the island. Won't bother going back.
Pretty much my experience as well (NZ Feb 18). Was really surprised at how rude the future cruise lady (Gloria?) was - she obviously wanted to be somewhere else and did not care if we booked again.
I’m on her in 2 weeks and it will be my 3rd time ! I was on her last April and had an amazing Neil Diamond singer so I’m hoping the Freddy Mercury guy is on this cruise ! We’re thd USB spot in the new lamps ?
I heard it’s great ..
The international cafe is one of my fave spots but I get there at 5.30am so I always get a seat:)
We found getting a seat in the atrium was a mission impossible as you said, I can't see what the attraction was unless you were having a coffee, there were so many other places to sit we liked the Skywalker's lounge nice and quiet most of the time just right for reading
It is what you make it, we have been on her twice and have just booked again for January 2019. Loved the Freddie Mercury show but hope we don't have him again, Only because we would like something we haven't seen. we were on her April then again in January I was expecting to see a lot of the same entertainment but was pleasantly surprised not one repeat. So hope you enjoy it like we did
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