Royal Caribbean Australia & New Zealand Cruise Reviews

This was our 5th Royal Caribbean cruise and first on Quantum. We chose ship due to North Star, bumper cars and itinerary etc BUT North Star was broken and inoperative entire cruise and out of the 4 stops we only stopped at 2 due to Cyclone Lola. Cyclone Lola was known to the “sailing/cruise experts” however we were not told until after boarding. North Star not working and bumper cars were open 3-4 ...

I chose this cruise for 2 reasons firstly I wanted to go to Hawaii and shop and cruise back to avoid excess luggage charges from all my purchases, and secondly I wanted the package deal that included the flights hotel stay pre cruise and for the right price of course, I found what I wanted with cruise away, can highly recommend them. Anyway our first 3 cruises were with RC, and only started ...

We have been on many, many cruises. Several with Royal Caribbean. Quantum of the Seas would have to be the worst. Firstly the staff are polite, and well trained, although not seemingly 'as friendly' as they used to be. Perhaps they find Australians a bit difficult? Not sure, because I consider most Aussies to be laid-back. Most of the onboard entertainment during the day, of which there is very ...

Great itinerary from Sydney to Honolulu. Headliners entertainment was very good. As for spectrum cabaret was just a waste of time.. As for the dining room tables are pushed close together we spent most of our time eating in the Windjammer for breakfast and lunch. If you’re lucky enough to have eat at the coastal kitchen, the food was outstanding. Pool area was crowded. There is a rule posted ...

This was by far the largest ship we had ever been on, and the longest cruise, so we were a little apprehensive. By and large the ship handled the number of people well - it was only the first day when everyone was out and about exploring that we felt a little jostled by the crowds. The other time was getting off and on at port stops. There were lines to get off, even as an independent ...

Longer cruise than the usual 7-14 days, expected more bang for your buck as we are diamond plus but this voyage fell well short of the mark. We ate mostly in wind jammers as the main dining food was not up to standard, so menu repeated for the entire cruise and not a lot of anything decent to choose from. ( you could go to wind jammers and get the same food) without having to wait for slow ...

I want to start of by saying this was my second cruise ever and I would cruise with RC again, Unfortunately due to circumstances that were most of the time, out of peoples control, this felt like a forgetful experience I also would like to say we had the key as well, meaning we did have priority with a couple of things Check-in at the Overseas Sydney Terminal can only be described as ...

We booked this cruise because we needed a relaxing getaway. We had a great time apart from a couple of minor irritations. This was our third cruise with RCI, and we had even travelled on Quantum of the Seas back in 2018 (see my review of that cruise here: https://www.cruisecritic.com.au/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=606582) Fortunately for us this was a very different ...

We sailed from Brisbane to Alaska on the Quantum of the Seas. The staff as always were efficient, hard working and kind. The food, however was disappointing and certainly inferior to pre covid days. Poor quality cuts of meat were used, any chicken dish in the Windjammer was inedible as the chicken pieces were just grizzle and chewy, as were the stews, having fatty grizzled meat in them. The ...

We (7 adults, 5 kids) have just completed an 8 day cruise around the South Pacific out of Brisbane. One of our 3 ports, Port Vila, was cancelled due to the recent storms, meaning we had just two stops - Mystery Island and Noumea. Mystery Island is a beautiful stop, crystal clear water and nice little beaches. Noumea not so great, especially when all the beaches were closed for swimming due to ...