We booked this cruise about 2 weeks before cruising and had a most relaxing time.
Embarkation was smooth and we were on the ship within the hour. The weather in Sydney was rather windy and rainy. Fortunately, after 2 days at sea, we had beautiful sunny skies.
Overall we found the service by the wait staff in the Main Dining Room to be excellent. Our waiter was Jia Jia from China who was assisted by Paul from the Philippines. The food was varied and generally excellent.
It was not very big but had lots of closet and storage shelving. It was kept fairly clean by our cabin attendant.
It was a quaint port.
Auckland is a modern city with towering sky scrapers.
Very convenient to walk around Sydney.