Like many others this cruise was booked to celebrate a special birthday. Sadly it turned out to be the worst 17 day and like others couldn't wait to get off. If we weren't travelling with friends we would have certainly left the ship in New Zealand and tried to salvage our holiday.

Our gripes began with blocked toilets and like fellow reviewers after 5 days of dealing with the problem, including having to attend guest relations at 2am in the morning, we were left with no solution to the problem that just kept recurring and no joy or care from the staff we dealt with. We were left with a cabin that continued to smell the whole trip of sewage which meant when ever we were in the cabin we needed to leave the balcony doors open, this included during the night, and as others have mentioned the weather wasn't the most perfect. At no stage did anyone come to check to see if the problem was resolved, nor did they care when we kept telling them it wasn't. In the end, due to it being a full ship (thats what they kept telling us) we just had to live with it.

We also have done numerous cruises and like others we totally agree the entertainment was pathetic, and seriously for a 17 day cruise just replaying the same 4 - 6 movies over and over and over again, in this day and age wasn't acceptable. . Read more