I went on the 9 night South Pacific Cruise to Noumea, Mystery Island and Lifou. The cruise compromised of mostly 3000 Australians and about 1200 kids. This was my first cruise and I am in my early 30's. I came with my partner.
Embarking was really quick and easy, I checked in at approximately 3pm. Just have your luggage tags printed out, passport ready and credit card for the seapass handy. I got my luggage pretty quickly to my room as well.
Tip: Bring your own lanyard for easy access of your seapass
We had an interior room which fit a bed, small couch, small desk and a tiny bathroom. There was also shelves, draws and hanging space for clothes. It was fit for purpose although as there were no windows, it was pitch black when you turned off the lights. Our room attendant cleaned our room twice a day and was very polite.