Hong Kong to Australia & New Zealand Family Cruises Reviews

Cruiser Rating
2.5
Poor
15 reviews

Filters

1-10 of 15 Hong Kong to Australia & New Zealand Family Cruises Reviews


Not what we planned but a great holiday

Review for a Asia Cruise on Norwegian Star

User Avatar
tinselgirl
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We joined the ship in Hong Kong for a 21 night cruise. The itinerary was NOT what we had hoped for due to the azipod problems which was very disappointing. I am basing this review on the ship itself as that was very positive and we had a wonderful time onboard which given all the sea days was just as well ! The entertainment was great we went to just about all the shows and I have to say the ...
Read More

Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


Slow boat to nowhere

Review for a Asia Cruise on Norwegian Star

User Avatar
ernie4142
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Have cruised NCL several times before with few problems. Wanted to see Australia and New Zealand. The ship lost one of its two engines in early December. NCL never informed us of this. I found out from on line reviews. It continued to sail on one engine. Our Jan 16 cruise had two ports dropped. NCL hoped to fix it in Singapore on Jan 22. They say they fixed it. Some 32 hours later, a ...
Read More

Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Mini-Suite with Balcony


Disappointing Golden Anniversary Cruise

Review for a Asia Cruise on Norwegian Star

User Avatar
Pompey John
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We joined the ship in Hong Kong having selected this cruise as a special holiday to celebrate our golden wedding anniversary. We had already been advised that two ports of call were cancelled because of an Azipod engine problem. When coming back on board we at Bali we were told that three more stops were cancelled due to ongoing problems. The initial compensation offer was pathetic but was ...
Read More

Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Balcony


Ship mechanically impaired when we departed Hong Kong

Review for a Asia Cruise on Norwegian Star

User Avatar
TheBri
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

We chose this cruise for the variety of ports. When we discovered in December that 2 ports had been discontinued due to propulsion system failure. We (2 couples) immediately requested a cancellation refund as we were concerned about cancellation of additional ports and safety if the ship should lose power. Despite 3 requests, we were denied and forced to sail. The December 10th cruise received ...
Read More

Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Oceanview Picture Window


Dreams Ruined by NCL Star

Review for a Asia Cruise on Norwegian Star

User Avatar
buffyofva
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise because of the itinerary. Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Australia were areas we were very interested in seeing. NCL had problems early December but would not cancel cruises in order to fix the problem instead they failed to notify passengers of loss of ports before we entered the terminal to board ship. Problems increased as we sailed. After only 3 ports they had ...
Read More

Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Mid-Ship Balcony


NCL sails a broken ship until it finally died

Review for a Asia Cruise on Norwegian Star

User Avatar
dinc
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We planned this cruise for over a year. We saved so we could afford it and enjoy seeing the Far East side of the World and we booked back to back cruises to continue on the ship for the Australia/New Zealand cruise. We have sailed with Norwegian for more than 25 years and have never been so disappointed with any cruise line as we were with the responses received from NCL regarding the problems ...
Read More

Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Aft-Facing Penthouse with Large Balcony


Slow Boat From China - NCL Star - HK to Sydney - 1/16/17

Review for a Asia Cruise on Norwegian Star

User Avatar
bamaguy
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose this cruise for the new and exciting ports of call on the original itinerary. However, in Dec 2016, the NCL Star had one engine problem forcing them to drop Ho Chi Min City and Bangkok from the itinerary. We only found out about this by reading Cruise Critic This occurred after final payment and NCL would not give us a full refund to cancel the cruise, they only offered a $200 onboard ...
Read More

Sail Date: January 2017

Cabin Type: Balcony


We waited in line for everything.

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Mariner of the Seas

User Avatar
kush470
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

My wife and I took back-to-back cruises on royal Caribbean from Hong Kong to Sydney. The following is a summary of the problems: Lengthy check in times, messed up visas for China and Viet Nam, lengthy waits for all services, no port information, average food quality and no premium selections except at extra cost (also my wife got food poisoning on the ship), poor punctuality, poor movie ...
Read More

Sail Date: October 2016


Sub-Standard Cruise

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Voyager of the Seas

User Avatar
SunsetKate
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

Where do I start? Over the years I have travelled on 13 cruise ships ranging from the very high end to the more budget and everything in between and the one thing that I can say for sure is that I will never be travelling with Royal Carribean again. Anyway to continue, suffice to say that I will not bore other readers reiterating what the previous writers, Bron and John, have stated other ...
Read More

Sail Date: October 2015


Very Disappointed

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Queen Mary 2 (QM2)

User Avatar
TonyMerc
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

we were told we had accommodation in Hong Kong which happened to be new years eve which never happened and were lucky to have any accommodation at all. even though we had an email saying we had they would not cover our accommodation. So we cannot trust what they say. One may have enjoyed the trip if they did not pick up the worst disease for 25 years one has ever had. The Ship is a floating ...
Read More

Sail Date: February 2015

Cabin Type: Balcony, sheltered


Find a cruise

Any Month

Get special cruise deals, expert advice, insider tips and more.By proceeding, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

© 1995—2024, The Independent Traveler, Inc.