Australia &amp; New Zealand Singles Cruises Cruise Reviews

I have read a review by Msglodenhair and agree with most of her review of her on board experience, of the ship and the captain and crew. However prior to embarkation, I had attempted to register on the Celebrity ...

Sail Date March 2020

bmwlover

3 Reviews Written

6 Helpful Votes

Queen Elizabeth met all expectations

We chose this cruise for the unusual itinerary and the ship. We had been on the Queen Elizabeth for the entire maiden World Cruise in 2011 , and were curious to discover the changes that had taken place in the ...

Sail Date November 2019

Povertu2

2 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

SilverSea Muse Saves the Day, or Vacation, I should say!

Silver Muse

Over a year and half in planning with another couple, we booked the Australian Wilds & Beyond (OCY200303-17), going from Sydney to Singapore on Crystal Serenity through our travel agent. We opted to book our own ...

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Sail Date March 2020

essex traveller

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Destination good, ship poor

Chosen because of its destination. New Zealand. First impression. The ship was big. Cabin was very comfortable. Nice touch with floor lights when using the bathroom at night. Plenty of hanging space and ...

Sail Date February 2020

dfriise48

4 Reviews Written

12 Helpful Votes

Holland America makes the best of COVID outbreak

Maasdam

My wife and I booked these back to back to back cruises aboard the Maasdam to avoid flying home from an extended trip to SE Asia and Australia. It was also meant to give us an opportunity to visit numerous ports in ...

Sail Date February 2020

Fran from Australia

3 Reviews Written

13 Helpful Votes

Wonderful crew, wonderful cruise

We chose this cruise at the last minute as we were booked to go on a cruise around Asia, which was cancelled due to port restrictions in Singapore and Hong Kong. We had not travelled with Celebrity at all prior to ...

Sail Date March 2020

Fran from Australia

3 Reviews Written

13 Helpful Votes

Beautiful ship - exceeded expectations

We chose this cruise at the last minute due to changes with our original plans and port restrictions in Singapore and Hong Kong. We decided to stick close to Australia/New Zealand. The Queen Elizabeth is a ...

Sail Date March 2020

Msgoldenhair

3 Reviews Written

4 Helpful Votes

Well done Captain Alex and team...an excellent cruise

We flew from Sydney to Auckland via Air New Zealand and stayed three nights at the Sofitel property Grand Windsor in Queen St. We had breakfast included and there were plenty of restaurants and cafes nearby for ...

Sail Date March 2020

WESTEAST

4 Reviews Written

6 Helpful Votes

Splendid cruise

Regatta

Our cruise was wonderful and though the ship had challenges out of their control (previous cruise had GI case and then, on board more GI cases) which necessitated a deep clean before embarking which delayed everyone ...

Sail Date February 2020

Terri0

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Very impressed

Golden Princess

I am really impressed with the way the Captain and crew of the Golden Princess responded to constantly-changing circumstances while we were on our New Zealand cruise. Our captain kept us up-to-date as much as he ...

Sail Date March 2020

Rishigudka

12 Reviews Written

55 Helpful Votes

Brilliant Final cruise before coronavirus shut down!

We flew from London to Auckland via Emirates. Everything ran as per schedule and we arrived in New Zealand 3 days prior to the cruise. It took about an hour or so to go through immigration and customs before leaving ...

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Sail Date March 2020

Traveller01

6 Reviews Written

70 Helpful Votes

White Glove Service

I had never been on a curnard cruise before and have been put off by rumours that they are quite formal cruises. However I booked the cruise just a couple of days out before embarktation at a ridiculous price. So ...

Sail Date March 2020

adrianwoz

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Pretty Good and Enjoyable

It was our first ocean cruise although we have done river cruises. We did it for the cruise experience rather than the destination (been to NZ many times). It went from Melbourne to Auckland. We had an Aqua class ...

Sail Date February 2020

platypus33

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Just OK

We like New Zealand and decided that it would be a good way to go for a short cruise which started in Auckland and finished in Sydney. One of the selling points was that the ship was coming back to Sydney via Eden ...

Sail Date March 2020

whitbob

5 Reviews Written

18 Helpful Votes

New Zealand - Trip was Top Notch

We have sailed on 4 Celebrity ships all in Aquaclass, and enjoy the access to BLU as well as the Spa amenities. We chose Solstice for the itinerary, as New Zealand was on the bucket list. We stayed in Auckland, on ...

Sail Date February 2020

ubu62

2 Reviews Written

13 Helpful Votes

Glad I was on for only 6 days

Booked this on board QM2 when the QE's Asian itineraries were all scrapped. Crazy cheap price made this unmissable. Compared to the QM2 this is the inferior ship in almost every single area. The vaunted ...

Sail Date March 2020

Todh barber

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Disappointed

Golden Princess

Hi all My wife and son and myself choose this cruise as it left from Melbourne our home city easier we thought. We found the ship to be leaking and the age group on boat old honestly if you didn't have a ...

Sail Date February 2020

cheddyanne

3 Reviews Written

29 Helpful Votes

Beautiful ship

The good Beautiful ship, lovely decor. Uncrowded, always places to sit. Wonderful library. Spotless cabin, plenty of storage, tea and coffee facilities and wonderful beds/pillows. Food was very good on the main ...

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Sail Date March 2020

Tess27

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Plus and minus

We chose this cruise as have never been on Cunard before. As it tied in with our time frame, was a good deal and no Princess cruises available, we wanted to experience it. We are Elite Princess travellers with ...

Sail Date March 2020

chrisgill54

7 Reviews Written

25 Helpful Votes

NZ was ace but not fan of Princess

This was the cruise of our dreams....and New Zealand didn't let us down. Sadly there was much to disappoint on board. We found organisation often chaotic specially on days we had to tender. You had to queue ...

Sail Date February 2020

Libray

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Saw some nice things, BUT!

My first experience with Princess and I have to say on this size ship it will probably be my last. The ship itself was fine, although the elevators were always crammed with people and mobility scooters etc. which ...

Sail Date February 2020

Wally cowin

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Train trip to Arthurs Pass a highlight of the Cruise

Sea Princess

My first Princess cruise and loved every minute. The inside cabin on deck 12 handy to the great outdoors, bar, buffets, and lifts down into the ship. The food in the Horizon Court was better than expexted ...

Sail Date February 2020

PBMCM

1 Review Written

Sea Princess Cruise NZ in February

Sea Princess

Always wanted to see New Zealand and we thought that a cruise would provide the best opportunity to visit the various regions. We took the New Zealand 15 day cruise with Princess and were booked on the Sea ...

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Sail Date February 2020

varty

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Relaxing 13 night cruise on Ruby Princess