P&O Australia Cruise Reviews

Cabin balcony
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Queen bed. Note the drawers on the right. They could not open the whole way because they were so close to the bed.
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Sailaway
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Other side of balcony
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Very disappointed

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Pacific Encounter

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Lesley.V
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

After losing my father recently, we thought it would be good to take mum away for a few days. Disappointing is an understatement - Pros- Singers & dancers were very good Sailaway party and theme nights are good. Even though you cant swing a cat in the room, the bed was comfy. Cons- Ship is in very poor condition, paint peeling, tiles around the pool are broken, stains on the ceilings, ...
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Sail Date: March 2024


Shabby ship and poor entertainment

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Pacific Explorer

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SouthAustralianSue
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

Disappointed with this cruise. Weather was good and sailing was smooth. Loved that it was just a short cruise of four days and enjoyed the shore trips to Port Lincoln and Kangaroo Island however the ship is very old and tired and really shabby. Staff were mostly friendly and efficient but clearly overworked and tired. One cleaner told us they work 12 hour days for 7 days a week with no ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Such a disappointment

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Pacific Encounter

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Unhappycruisecamper
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

My first ever cruise and cannot say how disappointed I was. From the state of the ship just being old to the actually drips on my head in the pantry as the whole roof leaked in the main dining room. The whirlpool spas (not one of them worked so it was just like warm bath water), to the showers that firstly burned my hand badly as it was about 79 degrees then they just turned the heat off so cold ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Dated Ship

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Pacific Explorer

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kim63
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We were on a 4 night sailing Adelaide-Pt Lincoln-Kangaroo Island-Adelaide in Feb 2024. Deck 10 balcony cabin. Cabin was dated. Loose tap in bathroom sink and one of the bedside lights non operational (although did turn itself on at 3am one morning). Food quality was good with the Dragon Lady and Angelo's restaurant excelling. Selection of different foods in The Pantry on Deck 14 but the ...
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Sail Date: February 2024


Worst cruise experience

Review for a Transpacific Cruise on Pacific Encounter

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Sam Hsu
6-10 Cruises • Age 30s

1. bathtub is mouldy, toilet smells like dirty public toilet. Made compliants but no improvement. 2. Everything on the ship aren’t being maintained and very dated, e.g. Pantry water tab (to wash hands) not working, not just one of them but every single one. 3. Staff need a lot more training, the worst customer service I have ever experienced on a cruise ship. E.g. in the Pantry, one of the ...
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Sail Date: February 2024

Traveled with children


Perfectly Fine

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Pacific Explorer

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helenwaratahh
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

I chose an interior cabin. There should have been two travelling but I ended up solo. That was not a problem at all. I have travelled extensively by myself and carry a book everywhere. If I wanted a conversation, I could always find someone to talk with. If not, I read my book. Yes, the ship could do with an upgrade but it was kept spotlessly clean by the amazingly busy cleaning crew. My ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Very sad

Review for a Australia & New Zealand Cruise on Pacific Adventure

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Sugo
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise (P&O Pacific Adventure) to be with the family and it was a short cruise. Sadly the food was really bad, we even gave the chef of the Italian restaurant cart blanche to make a meal with lots of veggies. It was more Thai than Italian and very unhealthy to eat. With very few veggies. The shows were very loud too. The dancers had great energy but sadly they killed a lot of ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


Karaoke was the absolute best. Complete highlight of my cruise

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Mz Mandy-76
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

I am on my last night of my 5 day cruise from Melbourne to Kangaroo Island and I have had the best time. The staff and crew have been nothing short of amazing. James and Leo who are bar staff in the Explorer lounge were brilliant. I can't believe i forgot his name but he was our amazing waiter from day one, he worked in the black circus as well as oasis. Honestly one of the most amazing humans i ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with disabled person


Beautiful Ship but a few issues

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CyeCloptic
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

We sailed out of Melbourne on a 'Tastes of Tasmania' Cruise on 15 January 2024 for 5 nights. Pacific Explorer is a beautiful ship with lots of lovely public spaces, so we had no issue on that front. But we had a few issues on this trip which spoiled things a little for us. Firstly, this was only our second cruise, our first time with P&O and our first time in a balcony cabin. It was a quad and ...
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Sail Date: January 2024

Traveled with children


First time cruiser!

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crjiser72
First Time Cruiser • Age 20s

as a first time cruiser I really enjoyed my experience on the pacific encounter as I had no exceptions going onto the cruise I was definitely happy with my experience. the staff are very attentive and truely care about providing a wonderful memorable experience whether it be the entertainment team, waiters, waitresses, bar staff, the list goes on. a personal favourite was the bingo and the other ...
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Sail Date: January 2024


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