P&O Australia Brisbane 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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

So we booked a 2 week cruise around the pacific islands leaving Brisbane on the 15th July for a 30th and 50th birthday and it ended up our worse holiday EVER. So we arrived at the port on the 15th and were totally shocked to how many people were using walking aids or in wheelchairs and after walking around the boat it become aware the 2 week cruise was going to be like living in an age care ...

Too many people on a ship that could not handle it. 7 hours waiting to get on/off the ship at Norfolk island (three hour wait on board after getting a tender ticket, then 30 minutes to get on the tender and across ~ then 3 hours lined up first at the bus depot and then at the quay to get back on. Left 90 minutes to explore Norfolk Island. Pantry was always crowded and we could rarely get a ...

Pacific Encounter was reasonably maintained for public areas, but cabins are in a desperate need of a refurbishment. Our cabin had smelly, dirty, and old carpets, outside balcony was a mess with paint flakes everywhere and old rusty furniture. Some bedside drawers wouldn't open properly, and toilet flush stopped working on three occasions. Entertainment was quite limited with too much emphasis ...

the staff were incompetant - in the dining room you had to ask for a spoon to eat your morning fruit. They did not change to menu in the dining room except for a couple of dishes ever few days. Were given incorrect information at the Customer Service Desk. Staff did not know their product. When you dressed for a formal night - you were placed at a table with a person dressed in thongs, ...

Basic cost was very cheap and provided an ideal opportunity to see the pacific islands. You get what you pay for and here the food was appalling in the complimentary restaurants but fortunately, Luke’s Bar and Grill provided an excellent alternative at a modest additional pice. The entertainment was targeted at the not so bright, but the live music was good. Internet costs and photography charges ...

The staff really made it for me. They were all so warm and friendly. The restaurants and food were all 100 percent. The shows were outstanding. All in all such a wonderful time. The pre loading of the cards with spending money is a great way to budget with each purchase showing immediately. The on board app works well from being able to text each other to knowing which activities are available ...