We have just returned from our Australia Top End cruise feeling very disappointed by the experience because of the reasons listed:

Dining Room: Almost every meal served was not hot, only warm, the meat being very tough and the fish very dry. On several occasions we returned our meals but in the end just gave up. We were served far better meals in pubs ashore and my wife even preferred a salmon dish served in an in flight meal on our way out to Australia, a sad indictment indeed. The waiters worked very hard but seemed to be constantly rushing around leading to mistakes in orders, obviously understaffed.

Entertainment: The first production show “Ghostlight” was excellent but unfortunately it was all downhill from there with a selection of sub standard guest performers. Even the resident lounge and bar performers were given their own shows in the theatre, several times in fact, the icing on the cake being the cruise director doing a spot in one show and putting together an ad hoc acapella group including himself, two production singers, a dancer, and even a horn section artist, treating us to FIVE songs on the last night's show. Recycled sub standard entertainment for sure. Read more