I chose this cruise from Perth to Sydney because I have not been that part of Australia. I have been to Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns and the Outback but not WA. We have a pre-cruise in Perth which was wonderful. What a nice city - good food as well.

We checked into the Dawn Prince Mar 26, 2016. The check in process, I would say is 'smooth' though it seems Princess is habitually asking people to wait for their numbers. We were expecting a rather old ship but to our surprise, the ship has been renovated - especially the buffet and dinning areas. Service has been excellent - room attendant, buffet staff and dinning room staff. The purser area is a little soft as it seems there are a couple of people on training. There are parts of the cabin needs refreshing but it is comfortable.

Most impressive is the food on this ship. I have always think the food in Princess is boring with the same menu wherever one travels to and my previous experience is that they only over water-melon, cantaloup and honey dew as fruits for every destination. Much to our surprise, the food is the most wonderful experience on this ship (other than the wonderful staff). A variety of fruits were offered each day - oranges, apples, pears, tangerines, papayas, kiwis, mangoes, grapes.... Scallops and shrimps are offered in many of the meals. Not only were they available, they were cooked to perfection! (only see on upscale restaurants - normally they are overcooked!) I was most impressed. Read more