1. The staff and crew provide a much better product than the one described in several posts on cruisecritic.com in January and February of 2013.
The reviews from that time are relatively negative and I almost cancelled my trip after reading them. In retrospect, they reflect typical problems in shakedown cruises for a new vessel sailing for a new company in a new area of travel. Many of the problems described in earlier posts had been fixed by the end of March. Plans are in place to fix most of the others.
2. The experience on the Tere Moana is not yet as good as it's going to be.
We stayed in a cabin with a balcony. As with all the interior spaces on the ship, it was well-appointed and sparkling clean. The storage/closet space was particularly noteworthy.