The French polynesia

Regatta Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 2
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Regatta

18 Night Pacific Serenade (Papeete To Los Angeles)

Sail date: April 16, 2023

Ship: Regatta

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 year ago

Review summary

I have never giving a negative review on any ship before, but because this ship bragged it up about the amazing food, we truly expected exactly that, and on top of that the ship changed our itinerary at the last minute which also made us sour on the experience. Staff were always very nice and attentive but this ship is not was it advertised and really is for people in their 80s there is very little to do on board, if you want to read and do nothing than this ship is for you, if you want entertainment with decent food, you might want to check out a different cruise line the price of this cruise was not worth it. This was our first of Oceania and our last.

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Very smooth no problems at at.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5
Food was disappoint except at the Waves.

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5
This ship is not for people who like a lot of activities, we will not go on this line again, just not enough to do. Also with only one show in the evening it was too much waiting.

Entertainment

2 out of 5
They were ok.

Children's Programs

1 out of 5
No kids

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Best thing about this cruise was the staff, very attentive

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Lay out was fine and easy to navigate

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
We were in cabin 7063 it was very nice except the shower was so small.

Ship tip

This ship is beautiful, but not what it is advertised. We were highly disappointed with the food in general . We ate at both specialty restaurants and Pollo steak house was just ok. Toscana was not very good and my husband not caring for the menu asked it he could just get some spaghetti and they actually told him no. We were shocked and surprised. So if you are going for the food you might as well do any cruise line.

Ports of call

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

5 out of 5
Snorkeling is the best on bora bora we did a tour.

Rangiroa, French Polynesia

5 out of 5
We went to local beach and went swimming

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas

4 out of 5
Hired a local guide we did a tour around the island saw a beautiful waterfall

Hilo, Hawaii

1 out of 5
Cruise line changed itinerary we did not go there.

Honolulu, Oahu

2 out of 5
Got off the ship and flew home due to the fact the they changed the intinerary

Papeete, Tahiti

5 out of 5
We spent 1 night at hotel Hilton it was very nice

San Pedro (Los Angeles), California

1 out of 5
We did not use this port we flew home from Honolulu

Nawiliwili, Kauai

1 out of 5
Cruise line did not go to this port,they changed intinerary at last minute

Disembarkation

3 out of 5
We got of the ship in Honolulu because the cruise line changed the itinerary last minute and took away two of the ports we were supposed to visit we just couldn’t do another 6 days at sea after doing 5 already.
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5 Comments

byhisgrace    1 year ago

Thanks for your review

Gwbigdog    1 year ago

Oops sorry 😞 thanks

cruising2004    1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your cruising experience.

AuntPinkie    1 year ago

Appreciate your details. Sorry you were so very disappointed.

javawoody    1 year ago

I can’t imagine days at sea were so bad that you left early