We chose rci because we have been with other cruise lines and thought it might be worth a try. The ship itself is ok. If you like a floating ATM. Eg, a $4.50 bag of maltesers, $12.99.
A $4.50 toblerone, $29.00. Even the people who serve you know it's over the top because they tell you the price before they ring it up.
There is to much hard selling, everywhere, if I wanted people annoying me trying to up sell me I would have gone to bali, or my local shopping centre.
Cabin was always clean and well cared for. Plenty of storage. But you could hear your neighbors moving around.
Fantastic place. Looking at going back for a couple of weeks. Did the akaroa jet boat. Well worth the hour it takes.
Auckland was nice. We just wandered around the city