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Golden Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

HelenSmith61

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 11

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

Golden Princess

17 Night New Zealand (Adelaide Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 08, 2020

Ship: Golden Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: C408

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 4 years ago

Review summary

Princess cruises are our favourite cruise line, and this cruise was right up to their standards, despite being on the oldest ship in the fleet. Great service, entertainment, and onboard shopping. The meals were fantastic, and waitstaff exceptional. All in all , an a1 cruise.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Adelaide, Australia

5 out of 5

Long train ride into town but worth the effort.

Cruise Fjordland National Park Did not visit port

Unfortunately sea was too rough for fjordland.

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Visited Larnoch castle. Good outing for history buffs.

Akaroa, New Zealand Did not visit port

Was not feeling well

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Did tour of weta studios and lord of the rings shooting sites. Excellent value.

Napier, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Mohaka rafting. Very serene, very relaxing.

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Visited hobbiton, fantastic outing

Auckland, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Definitely the lowlight of the trip. Visited on a Sunday. Many of the shops were closed.

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

4 Comments

katyd1d 4 years ago

You'll need to return for Fiordland, natural majesty.

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YinGTanG 4 years ago

wonderful to hear

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Cruiserike0322 4 years ago

Very nice

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mbob 4 years ago

Sounds great

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