This was or 2nd cruise - both with RCI - and it started off badly when my luggage didn't turn up until I chased it up with a less than helpful Guest Rel desk at 915pm. That said, the wait staff made us feel not only welcome, but genuinely interested in how we were and what we were doing each time we spoke to them. Pretty decent food - although an expected a Xmas-themed dinner menu didn't eventuate. Great places visited but would give Noumea a big miss if it was my choice. Drab and dirty, and nothing open on New Years Day.

Big wrap for Manuel, Joao, & Mariska in Dining, Christopher in the Schooner Bar, and our room attendant, Percy.

Enjoyed it enough to put a deposit on Singapore-Perth cruise later this year.