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Item: Seabourn Encore
Rating: 4.9
Author: MandR

Seabourn Encore Cruise Review to South Pacific

MandR

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 4-6 cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 67

Overall rating:

4.9 out of 5

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18 Night Orchid Isles & The Coral Coast (Bali To Sydney)

Sail date: December 03, 2018

Ship: Seabourn Encore

Cabin type: Suite

Cabin number: 652

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

Already booked next Seabourn cruise with still another in the planning stage

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Easy, smooth and well organized

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Easily could have had a different menu choice for lunch and dinner each of the 34 days.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Lectures

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Broadway-quality and varied

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Very attentive and welcoming during the entire cruise

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Spic 'n span! Great small ship experience.

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Plenty of space for two people to move about with more than enough storage for clothes and belongings.

Ship tip

When dining in The Restaurant, limit seating to six or less settings/people

Thumbs up

Ports of call

Benoa, Bali, Indonesia

4 out of 5

Komodo Island, Indonesia

5 out of 5

Darwin, Australia

4 out of 5

Cairns, Australia

5 out of 5

Townsville, Australia

5 out of 5

Fraser Island, Queensland

5 out of 5

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Recommend buying Opera House tickets for any performance well in advance, if cruise includes overnight stay. If beginning/ending a cruise in Sydney, plan extra days. Too much to see and do in and around Sydney.

Thumbs Up 4

Phillip Island, Australia

5 out of 5

Melbourne, Australia

5 out of 5

Too much to see and do in the short time in Melbourne

Thumbs Up 1

Oban (Halfmoon Bay), New Zealand

5 out of 5

A highlight; beautiful

Thumbs Up 0

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

5 out of 5

Akaroa, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Kaikoura, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Much to see and do

Thumbs Up 0

Picton, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Auckland, New Zealand

4 out of 5

Not that much to see and do in Auckland

Thumbs Up 0

Disembarkation

5 out of 5

Very easy and quick, especially since luggage was picked up from cabins after midnight

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