Pacific Eden Review
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10+ Cruises • Age 60s
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Sail Date: Oct 2016
Papua New Guinea Island Encounter
We'd taken a cruise on Aria earlier in the year and due to poor cabin selection had a horrible time. As a result of the complaint we made we were offered, and took, $1200 credit with P&O as compensation. PNG had always been somewhere that had interested us so we used the credit to book a suite on the seven night PNG cruise out of Cairns. Six weeks after we'd booked, at what we thought was a fair price, P&O had another sale. Booking cruises is luck of the draw. If we'd waited we would have paid $1300 less for the suite and received $350OBC plus beverage package for two of us (we travelled with a friend). $2000 is a BIG difference :(
Anyways, to the cruise.
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Our suite was really nice and a great size. There easily enough room for the three of us, even with the sofa bed folded out. A huge amount of hanging and drawer space. It's tired though and needs a refresh badly. The arms of two occasional chairs in the room were covered in that ingrained dirt that builds up after 20 years of hands rubbing them. Yuk!
The verandah is huge. We liked the partial overhang that 10054 has. The veranda furniture is pretty nasty for a suite. The cushions were dirty, the table corroded. Time to be replaced P&O.
The bathroom had a full size bath and it was super clean - I've seen pictures of grotty silicon and grout but ours was spotless. We have used Elemis products on other lines and like them. Shower temperature was an issue the entire cruise. It was very difficult to have a warm shower. It was usually cool, with a burst of scolding every now and then. We talked to a couple of neighbours and we all had the same issue.
Our suite also had an 'extra' safe. There was a small one in the wardrobe but also a newer larger one attached to the cabinet right next to the tv. Very weird!
We'll definitely consider booking a suite next time for both the space and the benefits it gave us.
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