Carnival Australia & New Zealand Cruise Reviews
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Sailed January 2017
This was our 3rd cruise. Once on Carnival Magic and once on Celebrity Reflection.
Travelled with 2 adults and 3 teenagers in two balcony cabins. Also went with my sister's family and my parents (10 people in all). THIS IS THE BEST SHIP ...
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Sailed December 2016
We choose this cruise as it appeared that it would have enough options to keep us and our teenagers (15 & 16) entertained. We were right. The teenagers immediately became part of the O2 Club and we barely saw them, other than for ...
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Sailed December 2016
We chose this cruise on recommendation by friends. The checking in process was easy and flowed very well. We were quickly settled in and the fun began. The staff were just excellent. The entertainment on board was super and we hardly saw ...
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Sailed December 2016
If anything, this is definitely a fun boat. Lots of activities for everyone and a great energy.
While the service is inconsistent it's generally positive.
The process of getting on board was particularly patchy. The number of times ...
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Sailed October 2016
This Cruise was booked so we could tick one off our Bucket List the "Melbourne Cup Carnival". What better way to travel in style to the Cup than by a Beautiful Big Luxurious Ship.
My husband generally drives to our holiday ...
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Sailed September 2016
We were 1st time cruisers,2 adults and boys 19 and 15,
easy to board as all crew were helpful , luggage delivered 1 hrs after. dinner at Norveau rest 1st night, food was so delicious and the desserts were delicious but had chocolate ...
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Sailed August 2016
Wonderful service friendly staff with a smile always. plenty of things to See and do. Food was great plenty to have. A lot of different entertainment for young and old. The shows were amazing to watch. The band playing in the red frog ...
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Sailed August 2016
Just come back from a 3 night taster cruise leaving Sydney. I was a bit worried that my daughter aged 5 would not be able to use the pools as would be too cold since its winter. I did not need to worry as the 2 main pools were heated so we ...
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Sailed May 2016
As it was my first cruise I did not know what to expect. I found the whole experience a joy. The ship is well set out with everything easy to locate. The cabin was quite roomy & well maintained with friendly & courteous staff. The ...
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Sailed May 2016
Short break.
As expected, crew was friendly and efficient. Use of passenger name in conversation is a nice touch that pervades interactions.
The refresher intent of the cruise was marred by unsupervised children in the Lido dining ...
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Sailed May 2016
We went on this cruise mainly to see if our first impressions of the Carnival Spirit from last year were the same and I'm pleased to say that,if anything, we loved the cruise, the ship, even better this time. The only criticism we have ...
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Sailed April 2016
Hi,
Just some word of advice, you need to be very careful before you decide to cruise with Carnival. The Spirit is in poor shape, in cabin furniture falling apart, gym equipment not working, mini golf course in tatters, broken doors and ...
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Sailed April 2016
This was our 3rd Carnival cruise, with the first 2 cruises on the Spirit. The Legend was the same ship as the Spirit, so we knew what to expect. Again, the ship was in fantastic condition, great food and lovely staff. In previous ...
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Sailed February 2016
Recently my girlfriend and I went for a trip on the Ship - "Carnival Spirit" - my experience on the boat was for the most part excellent. Entertainment was very similar with the three acoustic style acts - rather bland whilst all ...
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Sailed February 2016
What a great cruise we had to New Zealand on the Carival Spirit. I was travelling with 3 other adults & 2 kids.
The staff on this ship are amazing!! giggles Emma the cruise director was very welcoming as was Desi the Matried in the ...
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Sailed January 2016
I’m an older experienced cruiser who took 3 young grandsons, ages 4, 7, and 9 on a 5 night cruise to Hobart. We shared a quad balcony room: a king bed and bunks for the older boys.
Embarkation: Very efficient, and welcoming. ...
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Sailed January 2016
Embarkation was a simple, quick process, with plenty of helpful staff to look after us.
I'm elderly, and took my 3 grandsons, aged 4, 7, and 9 on a 5 night cruise.
Our stateroom was cosy but cramped for 4 people. For a longer cruise ...
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Sailed January 2016
My wife and I wanted to Visit NOMA museum in Hobart and decided to take are young 16year old and his mate along We took a Grand Suite for ourselves and originally booked cabin view room for the kids but weekend and upgraded them to Balcony ...
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Sailed January 2016
We went on a 5 night Sydney to Tasmania cruise with myself, my partner and our 3 year old son. This is the first cruise I have done. Although it was a okay experience overall, there are a few reasons why I would not cruise like this again ...
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Sailed January 2016
Our party consisted of myself, my boyfriend and his two teenagers. We had cruised before, around the Hawaiian Islands on the Pride of America, so were looking forward to another great cruise. However, overall I was really disappointed.
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Sailed December 2015
Our first cruise and we are not impressed. Drinks were too expensive we even had to pay for our drinking water in our cabin, average entertainment, most uniformed officers (except for Manuel, Eric and the Captain) ignored us and other ...
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Sailed December 2015
Our group of 9 (2 families with teenage kids) cruised on the Legend on the New Year Cruise to New Zealand's North Island.
Positives:
1. Overall the staff were great. Mostly eastern European, Philipino and Indonesian crew were ...
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Sailed December 2015
First of all and up front - my long term partner left me while I was on this cruise, so i'll do my best to not let that get in the way of the review.
The good:
Jen Baxter - The Cruise Director.
After many many cruises across ...
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Sailed October 2015
Not really much to review because they did everything pretty much perfect! Can really put this in perspective as waited until after Royal Caribbean cruise to make reviews so could compare the two, Carnival is a million times better!
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Sailed October 2015
Our party of 8 ranged in age from 55 to 80 and from 1st time cruiser to 10th time cruisers. For DW and I this was our first Carnival cruise after a number on Royal Caribbean & we were not too sure what to expect. We needn't have ...
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