We wanted to give our family a Christmas present they would love and remember - we feel we did this on the Pacific Jewel 12 night Christmas Cruise.

From the time we boarded the Pacific Jewel in Melbourne to the very end, we had a wonderful time and thoroughly enjoyed our holiday. We are a family of 6 - ages from 18 through to early 50s. We booked 3 cabins - a balcony cabin for the 18 and 20yr old siblings, a balcony cabin for our daughter and son in law and a mini suite for us. All cabins were on Deck 11.

When we boarded we were greeted with very welcoming crew, carolers and loved the Christmas decorations in the Atrium. From this moment we were happy with what we saw and felt. We then made our way to our cabins - opened the door and wow, so clean, loved the décor and furnishings inside and on the generous deck. We had a lovely fresh fruit platter in our room and then we met the lovely Joy, one of our Room Stewards, who welcomed us with a glass of champagne. We went to look at the Balcony Cabins our other family members were booked in - again so happy with the décor, furnishings and how clean they are. The beds were very comfortable. All cabins were generous in size as too the bathroooms and the hanging and storage provided in all 3 cabins were fantastic and more than we had expected. Read more