Wonderful Auckland Round Trip

Royal Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 26

Overall rating:

4.5 out of 5
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Royal Princess

13 Night New Zealand (Auckland Roundtrip)

Sail date: February 01, 2024

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: M227

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 9 months ago

Review summary

Loved this cruise. Ship is beautiful! Great Itinerary! Great crew!

Embarkation

5 out of 5
Great!

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5
The Allegro dining room was very nice. Our waiter was Nirasook was fantastic.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5
We liked the thermal spa although the equipment was sometimes broken.

Entertainment

3 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5
Our steward, waitstaff and crew were outstanding

Ship Quality

5 out of 5
Ship was elegant

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5
Great cabin. Lots of room. Loved the tub and large tub. Very convenient location

Ports of call

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Great city. We loved the Auckland Art gallery, ferry to Devonport, the hop on bus, Mount Eden, the Domain, Giraffe restaurant.

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

4 out of 5
We did the kayak trip to Haruku Falls. Falls were underwhelming but kayaking was great

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5
Loved this city! Went to the Botanical Garden and the Rocks. Ate at the Art Museum.

Cruise Fjordland National Park

5 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

4 out of 5
Natures Wonderland tour was great.

Lyttleton (Christchurch), New Zealand

4 out of 5
The Antarctic Center Tour was great. Tour of city was somewhat disappointing. Should have spent more time exploring and less time drivinfpg around

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Loved this city! We went to the museum, Cuba Street, the tram and the Botanical Garden.

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5
Fabulous! We did the Polynesian Spa tour. Loved the geothermal area

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
Very quick and easy
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6 Comments

trisha33     9 months ago

Thanks for the positive review. We are sailing on the Royal Princess soon.

Gwbigdog     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing

bndfromaz     9 months ago

Sounds like a great time. Thank you.

HeavySeas     9 months ago

Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed your cruise

karlgrgurich     9 months ago

Wonderful itinerary! Sounds like a fabulous cruise

javawoody     9 months ago

Appreciate the feedback