Brisbane Romantic Cruises Reviews

I’d never done a cruise in Australia and thought this would be a good way to have a holiday without leaving the country. I hadn’t left Victoria since Covid hit. Originally booked as a 12 night cruise which was changed to a 5 night and 7 night cruise a few weeks prior to departure for ‘operational’ reasons. Pre-booked excursions were refunded and had to be booked again and we had a day in Brisbane ...

Enjoyable cruise, Coral Princess may be an older vessel, she is clean and her appearance in public areas outside and inside, we could not fault. Outside paintwork, varnished wooden railings gleaming, spotless decking, maintenance crew continually seen cleaning and touching up paintwork and wiping off sea spray. Our trip had wild seas and the areas of glass must be nightmare to keep clean. ...

After two and a half years and 6 cancelled cruises, we were finally away! Originally, it was to be a 12-day coastal cruise ex-Brisbane. However, fate stepped in when that was cancelled and made into two back-to-back cruises. Sadly, that cut out out our visit to Newcastle and our much anticipated Hunter Valley excursion. Oh well, never mind. Apart from the proliferation of those damned masks and ...

Like most people we have cruised with Princess many times and are Elite status which doesn’t appear to make any difference. We were in a suite C628 which was a good size and in reasonable condition though looking very dated. The balcony had the blue plastic flooring which was loose and curling in the corners making it very dangerous and white paint flakes over the furniture and floor. We ...

We chose the cruise because it was basically the first Australian cruise post pandemic. It was sailing to all Australian ports so travel insurance was unnecessary and covid risk was minimal. There was a crew covid outbreak prior to the cruise commencing and Princess handled the situation very professionally. The crew were isolated and we were offered a full refund if we were ...

We loved this ship even though twenty years old because the venues such as the Explorers Lounge and Wheelhouse Bars are not found on the bigger new ships. We had not seen a similar venue to the Universal Lounge on other Princess ships. This is a great venue for production shows and big bands and as we love dancing, great for dancing the night away. The entertainment in all these venues was ...

The only decent dining in the whole ship was the Main Dining area. The buffet has very little variety and poor quality. Drink service was pitiful with massive waitstaff cuts. 20 minutes for a beer in the Casino and not much better elsewhere. Th Medallion app was a failure dropping out on staff frequently and was easier to go to the bar directly and wait for drink. The cocktail list had about 6 ...

We expected this to be a nice return to cruising based out of Brisbane. We found the boarding process poor. The level of organization was poor and people were herded into a long queue for security checking. So much for social distancing. Our cabin was a suite and we found it quite comfortable. Though getting dated. We had all we wanted here. Our steward 'disappeared' at day 5 so may had ...

Checking in was easy, but security was a nightmare. Stay 1.5 metres apart they say, then they cram people shoulder to shoulder in the security area, which had five security screens fitted and only three in use. Cabin was small but comfortable and not having to go to a muster spot for a long uncomfortable lecture was great, do it on your TV screen. Dining Room was a fiasco, make a booking ...

First Cruise back after 2 years 3 months, so very excited and interested to see changes. Overall cruise was good but not exciting, never been on Coral Princess but it is very similar inside to other ships. I will just list a few items and comment on them. Boarding - hectic as everyone turned up early and no one controlled people regards boarding times, apparently was good later as ...