Relaxing and interesting cruise from Japan to Sydney

Item: Maasdam
Rating: 4.4
Author: jillopy

Maasdam Cruise Review to Other (Asia/Africa/Middle East)

jillopy

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Vote: 1

Overall rating:

4.4 out of 5

29 Night Legends Of The Pacific (Tokyo To Sydney)

Sail date: August 28, 2019

Ship: Maasdam

Cabin type: Oceanview

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

This was a different cruise with the emphasis on the US involvement in WWII which I wasn't really that interested in. Very little focus on the Australians in PNG etc which was disappointing. Found the cruise very relaxing with interesting places to visi

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lectures - didn't attend very many.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Only went to the Piano Bar - excellent.

Children's Programs

No children on board.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All service staff went above the expectations.

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

All very clean - a little older so a few issues but nothing that impacted on the cruise.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Excellent.

Ship tip

A smaller, older ship which has loads of character. A few little problems but nothing to impact the pleasure of sailing.

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Yokohama (Tokyo), Japan

3 out of 5

Only drove in and boarded ship.

Thumbs Up 0

Hiroshima, Japan

4 out of 5

Cancelled our excursion as it required a lot more walking than we wanted and the shrine we wished to see was covered with scaffolding. Instead took a cab to the Peace Park and very pleasant.

Thumbs Up 1

CRUISE KANMON STRAITS, JAPAN

5 out of 5

Relaxing and good viewing.

Thumbs Up 1

Nagasaki, Japan

5 out of 5

Walked to Dejimah - own research - and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thumbs Up 1

AMAMI OSHIMA (NAZE), JAPAN

2 out of 5

Did not get off ship as it was wet.

Thumbs Up 1

Naha, Okinawa

3 out of 5

Would have loved to do this port but as our visit was cut short not enough time. We were avoiding Typhoon Lingling.

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Iwo Jima

4 out of 5

Excellent viewing.

Thumbs Up 1

Saipan, Mariana Islands

2 out of 5

Shuttle to a shopping centre! Walked through and went back to ship - very basic and dirty.

Thumbs Up 0

Guam, Mariana Islands

3 out of 5

Once again shuttle to a shopping centre. So back to the ship - not very inspiring.

Thumbs Up 0

Cross The Equator

3 out of 5

Jayapura, Indonesia Did not visit port

1. because of unrest and 2 because of diversion from typhoons time did not permit.

Thumbs Up 0

Wewak, Papua New Guinea

4 out of 5

Our excursion was very good taking into account the guide was on his first excursion. Only problem was getting down from the wharf to get on the tender.

Thumbs Up 0

Madang, Papua New Guinea

5 out of 5

Very interesting - our excursion into Bilbil was great.

Thumbs Up 0

Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

5 out of 5

Our excursion to the war cemeteries was excellent - roads were interesting?

Thumbs Up 1

GHIZO ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS

3 out of 5

I stayed on board as there was a swell causing difficulty in getting on the tender.