We had a very nice time on this Cruise -- looking forward to a relaxing time with plenty of sea days, lots of specialty restaurants, Tassie devils, etc. We were not disappointed. Background -- we have cruised about 10 times before on a variety of Cruise lines. Been to Australia once before.

The wildlife stops were great. We "tracked" kangaroos in the wild, saw Tassie devils, birds. Not exactly like Africa, but a lot of fun. New Zealand fjords (Milford Sound, Dusky Sound) were beautiful and left us speechless.

Rooms -- our room was a deluxe stateroom with balcony (9574) near the library. Very large, great comfortable bed, flat screen TV. We were wondering if there would be noise from the centrum parties that would keep us awake at night -- no "worries". Read more