We took a 14 night cruise in November 2013 leaving Sydney. We have cruised two other shipping companies previously. I had my wife and two children, and also my retired parents who came along staying in a different cabin on a different deck.
We all enjoyed the cruise and I will give you some of the pros and cons about the cruise.
Embarking and Disembarking on the ship was very quick and worked like clock work. Auckland was a bit slow due to having to have photo Id - cruise card and being checked by customs officers 3 times in the cruise terminal.