I recently went on a Christmas 12day cruise on Sun Princess departing Sydney Australia and stopping in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. I am 26. Travelled with a family of 10. All over the age of 21. Here are a few of my thoughts

SEA Day 1 we had 4.5m swell and 50 knot winds. No one slept that night and it was my first night ever on a ship. Everyone stumbled around like they were drunk. Apparently though that is a pretty bad night to have on a cruise and after that first night the sea for the rest of the trip was fine. Even in 2m swell I barely felt it in my cabin. We stayed balcony mid ship.

VIRUS About 5 days into the cruise there was a Nora virus outbreak with people getting major diareha and vomiting. Those people were quarantined but they didnt obey and the virus spread. There were alot of kids on the ship. More then normal and most of them dont wash their hands. We took extra care in washing hands and not touching balustrades or eating at the buffet. Read more