Wonderful Australia/New Zealand Cruise

Royal Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

mratkovich

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 3

Helpful Votes: 90

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

Verified Review

13 Night Australia & New Zealand (Sydney To Auckland)

Sail date: February 18, 2024

Ship: Royal Princess

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: M532

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 2 months ago

Review summary

Living in Colorado this was a Bucket List vacation. And it did not disappoint. I greatly appreciated the single fare which i was able to get.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

We had received a time to board, but that time did not seem to mean much. We could have boarded earlier like we prefer to do.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

As an Elite Cruiser, I have noticed the food quality go down. It is still good, but not so special anymore. Some of the meats in the MDR were very tough.

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Trivia was fun. On board lectures were good. Would have liked more. And fewer silly things like those game show types.

Entertainment

5 out of 5

All good. Would have liked to see the Irish comedian in the main theater not the smaller venue.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

All good

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Stateroom was great.

Ship tip

Enjoy!

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Beautiful city with interesting history

Thumbs Up 0

Melbourne, Australia

4 out of 5

Queen Victoria Market disappointed. More like a flea market. Wildlife Sanctuary great

Thumbs Up 0

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5

no tour

Thumbs Up 0

Cruise Fjordland National Park

5 out of 5

Awesome!

Thumbs Up 0

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Great wildlife cruise with Rachel

Thumbs Up 0

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Hobbit tour

Thumbs Up 0

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Geothermal area and Maori Village Great!

Thumbs Up 0

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5

did post cruise tour. Good. Beautiful city.

Thumbs Up 1

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Fine altho I waited to get off past my designated time.

8 Comments

Other reviews of this sailing

Good introduction to southeast Australia as well as New Zealand

Interesting experience