Australia & New Zealand Cruise Reviews

We are a family of 5 (children 8, 6 and 4) and we travelled with grand parents. We enjoyed every aspect of the cruise, despite having some rainy and windy days. The only thing that we would have liked was for our rooms to be closer together as we all booked together, but we were still on the same level which was OK. My children had a fantastic time in the kids club each day, which was great ...

We chose this cruise as it was a LGBTQI Pride event. We have cruised many times with various cruise lines including P&O. The entertainment, themed evening parties and events were all fantastic, and included great pool parties with an awesome DJ. The food you come to expect from a cruise was nothing short of awful. Staff in the main dining room were often rude and made you feel unwelcome. The ...

Received a great price from Carnival from the VIFPP program...an oceanview suite with Cheers package and lots of added perks. In all, Carnival would have paid for us to get on! Even had transfers to and from the cruise port via SUV compliments of Carnival! Lots of presents including fresh fruit and wine, power bank, backpack and kangaroos delivered to our cabin throughout the cruise. But, we ...

I've cruised before (even on P&O's sister companies) and can honestly say that P&O is the worst cruise line. First of all, their customer service needed multiple calls to change incorrect information they had put in our booking. The Pacific Explorer is a 1997 old rust bucket that is dated and has mold and damp smells on most decks. There are also other foul smells which goes through the main pool ...

Okay, we went on the 4 night cruise to Airlie Beach and these were my thoughts on the ship. So firstly a positive about the pacific encounter is there is so many places to sit and have a drink or just chill out. You have the altitude room at the top of the back of ship, not huge but plenty of seats and amazing views from the back of the ship. Many different seating venues around the atrium ...

Wonderful 7 day cruise to Cairns, Airlie Beach, Willis Island & back to Brisbane. The food was great, cabins clean & dine twice a day. 2 ladies at Lillies Bar, Jocelyn & Jahain, were so lovely. Made us feel comfortable & looked after us. We got to know them & will miss us. Alex from band Lollies was so good. He is one of the best voices we have heard. His band was awsome. Bought the house down. ...

We recently went on a short cruise with Carnival Cruise Lines on the Carnival Splendor to celebrate my husband’s birthday, & to also give our son the exciting experience of cruising. Our cruise took us to Tangalooma on tropical Moreton Island. It’s a beautiful destination & we were lucky to have calm seas all the way there from Sydney. We took advantage of a shore excursion riding Segways & ...

Things went bad before we even left the dock. A passenger had a massive heart attack just before ship was to leave, this took hours to be fully investigated, man was removed from ship eventually, and unfortunately later died. Also heard that a teen had tried vaping and had an allergic reaction at the same time and presume was also removed. Thus ship left at 11pm and we were told we would miss ...

CABIN Decided to try a 4 night test on P&O . Previously we have done 32 cruises previously on RCCL, CELEBRITY, PRINCESS etc. Suite cabin was nice (Cat: PB) midship but the suite service needs more work to elevate the experience. We only do suite class on other ships as a comparison so are comparing the offerings between lines here. Cabin attendants were average and did not have the ...

After the long-awaited return to cruising post-Covid, our experience aboard the ship had its ups and downs, leaving us with mixed feelings. Despite the challenges, the staff remained exceptional, providing their usual warm and attentive service that made our voyage enjoyable. The onboard shows were a highlight, offering a delightful array of entertainment to cater to various tastes. From ...