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Volendam Cruise Review to South Pacific - Australia

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Review: 1
Helpful Votes: 16

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5
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Volendam

94 Night Grand Australia & New Zealand Voyage (San Diego Roundtrip)

Sail date: January 03, 2024

Ship: Volendam

Cabin number: GUAR

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 7 months ago

Review summary

New Zealand's 10 ports were quickly boring. Enjoyed Australia much more, and the Pacific Islands are ever romantic. Better and shorter cruise with only 2 NZ ports and Dili vice Komodo.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

5 out of 5

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ship tip

Prepare to be spoiled by the culture of excellent staff servanthood.

Ports of call

San Diego, California

5 out of 5

Honolulu, Oahu

5 out of 5

Hilo, Hawaii

5 out of 5

Cross International Dateline

2 out of 5

Cross The Equator

2 out of 5

Pago Pago, American Samoa

5 out of 5

Apia, Samoa

5 out of 5

Suva, Fiji

5 out of 5

Lautoka, Fiji Islands

5 out of 5

Mystery Island, Vanuatu

5 out of 5

Lifou Isle, New Caledonia

5 out of 5

Noumea, New Caledonia

5 out of 5

Brisbane, Australia

5 out of 5

Townsville, Australia

5 out of 5

Cairns, Australia

5 out of 5

Cruise Great Barrier Reef

2 out of 5

Cruise Ribbon Reef Region

2 out of 5

Cruise Torres Strait

2 out of 5

Komodo Island, Indonesia

1 out of 5
Poor situation as all passengers are billed 60 bucks each for Indonesian visas even if they had previously seen the dragons or for any reason chose to remain aboard. AVOID Komodo.

Darwin, Australia

5 out of 5

Broome, Australia

5 out of 5

Fremantle (Perth), Australia

5 out of 5

Albany, Australia

5 out of 5

Port Lincoln, Australia

5 out of 5

PENNESHAW, KANGAROO ISLAND, AUSTRALIA

5 out of 5

Adelaide, Australia

5 out of 5

Melbourne, Australia

5 out of 5

Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

5 out of 5

Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia

2 out of 5
Not interesting unless you have a prison fetish.

Sydney, Australia

5 out of 5

Port Chalmers (Dunedin), New Zealand

3 out of 5

Timaru, New Zealand

3 out of 5

Akaroa, New Zealand

2 out of 5

Wellington, New Zealand

2 out of 5

Napier, New Zealand

2 out of 5

Tauranga, New Zealand

2 out of 5

Auckland, New Zealand

5 out of 5

Waitangi, Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

2 out of 5

Nuku'Alofa, Tonga Islands

5 out of 5

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

5 out of 5

Huahine, French Polynesia

5 out of 5

Papeete, Tahiti

5 out of 5

Fakarava, Tuamotu Archipelago

5 out of 5

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

5 out of 5
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1 Comment

TwisterSister86     6 months ago

Sounds like you had an overall incredible time! Thanks for sharing.

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