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 ...
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 ...
Great cruise.
Port visits were fantastic.
Recommend preselecting the rotational dining in the restaurants, saves the hassle of booking the restaurants once onboard.
Restaurant food ok, Angelo’s being the highlight. Dragon Lady was not that good.
Definitely recommend Blanc de Blanc show - worth the extra cost.
Shore tours cheaper when booked direct rather than via ship.
Bingo has ...
We have cruised on PO Explorer a couple of times, this is our 8th Cruise in total. PO Adventure is the worst of the lot! The menu is repetitive in the main buffet area, the desserts were a 2/10 very hit and miss. The Dragon lady restaurant that use to be our favourite ia completely different, main stream Chinese food and not unique or interesting at all. Angelo's leaves a lot to be desired. The ...
Never again, poor quality food, bad service, rubbish comedy, no BIG name comedians which I should have guessed when booking as they did not say who would be headlining. Never have I had such a small balcony cabin and have cruised several other cruise lines. DO NOT purchase internet, you will be lucky to have it a full day at a time.
Very boring cruise and could not wait to get off.
I have ...
The ship (Pacific Explorer) itself was old and dated but overall in fair condition.
We booked an the cheap internal room - our plan was to only use it to sleep in and be using the "extensive" facilities at other times.
The staff were very friendly
As with all cruise lines they offered a combination of included restaurants and specialty ones. This ship however did not have a communial ...
We chose this cruise because it departed from Melbourne where we have relatives
Pacific Explorer is rusty and shabby on the outside but bright and cheerful inside.
Our porthole cabin was small but adequate and kept very clean by our friendly stewards.
Guests need to be aware that anything extra in the way of food, drink etc. is charged at a top rate.
The food quality was variable in ...
this cruise was meant to be a CHEAP excursion into the type of holiday.1500 dollars for two people 3 days local sailing with all inclusive but the truth became pretty obvious very quickly. NOTHING Of value is included. your included meals are very basic with 2000 people standing in a que for half an hour like a line in a jail movie. then the pleasure of walking around for 15 mins to find a table ...
Just got back from the Island Hopper itinerary with Pacific Encounter out of Brisbane December 2023. Travelling as a family (husband, wife and 2 kids aged 2 and 4). Grandma also came along and stayed in the adjoining room, although not connected internally.
Our only other cruise was earlier this same year on Royal's Quantum of the Seas. I know comparing the 2 is like comparing apples and ...
Unfortunately P&O have dropped the ball in the food area, tarnishing one of the reasons many of us enjoy cruising.
This was our first cruise since Covid, having a couple with P&O prior and also another larger company. In the past we considered P&O food to be marginally better than the technically 'better' cruise line, but let down by the quality of entertainment. Now the entertainment is good ...