P&O Australia Pacific Dawn Cruise Reviews
Pacific Dawn
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Sailed three weeks ago
Was a bit apprehensive before the trip as I wasn't sure about the hole cruise thing. The Pacific Dawn was a spacious comfortable ship with lots to do. The cabin was a window twin cabin. It was spacious and clean with a wardrobe, safe, tv, ...
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Sailed June 2017
P and O seem very keen to get you on board but provide limited information on what to expect and then try and charge heavily for all they can.
Food - The Pantry has some good food but was hit and miss with similar tucker being good ...
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Sailed June 2017
Having cruised on Pacific Jewel 5 years ago this is, in large, a comparison. First time cruisers may have a different perception.
The Pantry offered a good mix of cuisines (Asian, Indian, Italian, fish, roasts, filled buns, etc), ...
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Sailed June 2017
This was my 6th cruise in 3 years and I only booked it because I wanted to go to the Great Barrier Reef (before Lord Commander Marmalade kills it). Unfortunately this was the only cruise going at the time I could take off work.
I had a ...
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Sailed June 2017
I chose P & O and this specific cruise due to the wonderful specials that were offered. Having cruised before with Norwegian Cruise Lines in the Caribbean I really wanted my partner to experience cruising.
The cruise was exactly ...
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Sailed May 2017
After reading the reviews on here we were concerned about the Dawn. Very happy to report we had an amazing holiday. It was our first cruise and we would definitely do another one.
We had brilliant sunny weather for 6 days. Embarkation ...
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Sailed May 2017
My sisters and i cruised to the Whitsundays with our 90 year old parents who were celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. All the staff were absolutely fantastic .. smiling, friendly, helpful, nothing was too much trouble. When we ...
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Sailed May 2017
Having cruised before with a different line, we were disappointed to find Pacific Dawn no longer has buffet dining. This meant we often had servers in the pantry who couldn't understand what passengers were asking for and it wasn't always ...
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Sailed April 2017
We took the cruise to Airlie Beach (1st since Cyclone Debbie) to have a short break from caring for our Grandchildren, we did a cruise with them and their parents at Christmas 2016 and decided we need to do a short cruise with just the two ...
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Sailed April 2017
Having just been refitted we were expecting 'Pacific Aria' through the public spaces, however only some parts have been renovated: The Orient, The Atrium, Promenade Bar, The Dome and The Pantry / Shell & Bones; and of course the water ...
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Sailed April 2017
We are very happy with our choice to cruise as a family on the Dawn. We had 3 kids - 16, 9, 6 and there really was activities catered to all three age groups.
Highlights:
Interconnecting Oceanview rooms were great and gave us more ...
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Sailed April 2017
In the main dining area, the meals are not a buffet but served by staff behind high glass windows. This means queuing for a bread roll, then another queue for salad, another queue for meat, then battle to find a table to sit with your ...
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Sailed April 2017
What a fantastic week on the Pacific Dawn cruising to the South Pacific Island Ports of Noumea, Lifou and Port Vila! I had an incredibly fun and relaxing time with my mother and sister and cannot rave highly enough about the ship, crew, ...
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Sailed March 2017
We decided to take this cruise as it was a great opportunity to experience the ship straight after refit. Plus I needed a new wardrobe. We arrived in Singapore early having travelled light (hand luggage only, basically, Tuxedo, White ...
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Sailed March 2017
First time with P&O as we wished to experience this cruise company for ourselves. The ship was delayed after the refurbish by a day and a half. P&O put up at their expense in a quality hotel. They also provided inconvenience and ...
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Sailed March 2017
stranded in Singapore ship left 1 day late.
Had to queue up twice over 2 days to board up to 4 hours
quality of food hit and miss at all locations
lounge bar prices for drinks
bar staff making cocktails using a 2 nip measure ...
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Sailed February 2017
We had read a lot of bad reviews before boarding this cruise so tried to keep our expectations low. We were also aware that the boat was going in for a refurb at the end of our cruise and that had us worried that there would be a lot of ...
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Sailed February 2017
Cabin: My wife and I stayed in cabin 5195 which is a standard oceanview cabin sited at the rearmost starboard side on deck 5. Closet space was OK and our cases stored nicely under the bed.
The cabin was clean and lived up to ...
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Sailed January 2017
It's an older ship, and due for refurbishment in late February. Embarkation was very smooth - in fact, we were able to go into the embarkation lounge sooner than expected. But then the wait to go on from lounge to ship was longer than ...
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Sailed January 2017
As this was our first cruise we wanted a short cruise and this 7 night cruise suited as perfectly.
Embarkation and Disembarkation we very smooth. If only airplanes were this convenient.
The Pacific Dawn is not a new ship but with ...
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Sailed January 2017
Embarkation was great... had a 3 berth inside cabin 10177 beds vibrated the entire cruise so avoid this one if you can also fridge was not working could not get anything cold.. no face washers provided...Ship is dated but is now on the way ...
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Sailed January 2017
Whilst our cruise was enjoyable, there is evidence of cost cutting compared with our previous P&O experience as well as other cruise lines.
We were a family of 3 - 2 x Adults and 1 x Child - aged 12 (boy).
Our cabin looked a bit ...
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Sailed January 2017
I boarded the Pacific Dawn on the 14th of January 2017 with 3 of my girlfriends for a relaxing get away. This cruise was 7 nights and stopped at Noumea, Lifou and Port Vila.
This was my first time cruising with P&O and first time ...
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Sailed December 2016
I boarded the pacific dawn on the 20th of December with my 2 disabled grandparents and my two young brothers it was my first time on a P&O ship as I normally sail on the princess lines
my experience was poorly
the embarking and ...
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