Had a good time. Weather wasn't friendly which did impact on cruise. Captain decided to divert ship from going south to Fjorjland and Dunedin due to weather forecast. Instead we went to Picton. I can understand why he did it, but a bit hasty and over cautious. As it turned out, weather would've been fine when we'd have got there.
Despite this, we had a fun cruise. Met lovely fellow passengers.
Embarkation
5 out of 5
Platinum member, so priority embarkation.
Ship experiences
Food and Dining
4 out of 5
Would have given 5 stars if they offered any of the summer fruits in season. Fruit selection was pineapple, melon and canned peaches and apricots. Plus some other basics like Apple, banana, oranges. It's summertime. Where's the strawberries, nectarines, peaches, apricots, cherries, kiwifruit????
Otherwise, food in Horizon and Canaletto dining room was excellent.
Onboard Activities
4 out of 5
What we expected.
Entertainment
3 out of 5
Stage shows were average. Standout was Colin Salter playing in the Promenade Bar each night. Brilliant.
Service and Staff
5 out of 5
Couldn't fault any of the staff we encountered.
Ship Quality
4 out of 5
Ship clean, but showing its age. Fittings in our room creaked and groaned during moderate seas (I thought it was our neighbours).
Cabin / Stateroom
4 out of 5
B706. Comfortable, clean. Just tired. ......
Ship tip
Air conditioning harbours bugs. Sleep with balcony door open if possible. Take medication for sore throats, coughs.
Summerholiday, yes I agree you don’t really know the reason behind the changes but trust the Captains decision. We went in Feb last years and missed Fiordland and Gisborne so we are going again in 23 days, hopefully the smoke from our fires will be gone and we get in to the Fiords.
That's a shame we went the day before you and where lucky to go to all the weather was changing rapidly so I guess we where lucky .. the captain obviously had his reasons for not going into ports and fiordlands can change in a heart beat so I wouldn't question why it was obvious to keep all safe ...
Just means you need to book another and return we had an awesome Christmas cruise to New Zealand hope u enjoyed yours also 🤷🏼♀️
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