New Zealand Cruise 2018

Sun Princess Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

Cruises: 4-6 cruises
Review: 1
Helpful Vote: 1

Overall rating:

3.4 out of 5
Sun Princess

13 Night New Zealand (Sydney Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 17, 2018

Ship: Sun Princess

Cabin type: Inside

Cabin number: D718

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 6 years ago

Review summary

Overall cruise experience is "Fair". The voyage from/to Sydney to NZ were very rough at Tasman Sea. Many passenger experienced seasick at sea. The Horizon Court Buffet foods were terrible with poor quality and limited food choices served. The waiters at the Buffet were not attentive to customers. They do not offer drinks at the table. But, focus on busing the tables instead. Traditional Dining at dinner was "Fair" with 3 Stars. Dinner menu is okay and the waiters are good at dinner. Our room steward was excellent!. He kept our room clean at all times. The Princess Theater production shows were good. Bravo Production was excellent! The Princess singers and dancers were great too.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

2 out of 5
Horizon Court Buffet Breakfast and Lunch were terrible. Very few food choices. Very simple and the same breakfast items served daily. Waiter/waitress are not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks at the tables but focus in busing the tables. Dinner served at the traditional dining room were "Fair". The waiter at our table was good.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Horizon Court

1 out of 5

Terrible! Poor quality foods. Very limited food choices offered. Waiters were not attentive to passengers. They did not offer drinks when we sat down at the tables. Waiters focused on busing the tables instead of serving the customers.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5
Bravo production was excellent! The Princess singers and dancers were great!

Service and Staff

3 out of 5
Horizon Court Buffet waiters are terrible. They do not offer drinks at the table but just focus on busing the table. Traditional dining room waiters were good. Room steward was excellent!

Ship Quality

3 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5
Clean

Ship tip

Do not eat at the Horizon Court Buffet.

Ports of call

Sydney, Australia

4 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

4 out of 5

Akaroa, New Zealand Did not visit port

Cancelled by Princess Cruise

Wellington, New Zealand

4 out of 5

Napier, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

4 out of 5

Auckland, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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2 Comments

cruisellama    5 years ago

Laurae    6 years ago

We were on that trip too, was very rough!