Sydney (Australia) to the South Pacific Cruise Reviews

I am very, very thrilled that the bathroom configuration of the XL Sea Terrace is like that of a hotel room. The cabin is also large (very big indeed for a solo traveller). Finally, a hotel room on a cruise ship! I am too lazy to make bookings for restaurants; but apparently if you don't book before you sail, the few restaurants that require booking are filled up already. I only managed to get ...

Overall, this was a really good cruise. The ship is clean and new, staff friendly and cabin welcoming. My main concern was the specialty dining … most options on the menu weren’t what I would consider appetising. In many instances, there was only one item on each section (starters, mains, etc) that I was able to actually think sounded ‘yummy’. The exception was Pink Agave, what a great meal!! We ...

Was just off Brilliance of Seas, so decided to try out Resilient Lady whilst still in Sydney. Took 2 cruises. Cabin was huge. Ocean view and I liked it better than second cruise, with balcony. Hammock on balcony was different and encouraged me to use it. Food was excellent in Galley. Loved the Bento box area with fruit at breakfast and sushi later. I took a box of fruits to fridge in cabin ...

We have only cruised with Celebrity Cruises (10 cruises to date) but decided to give Virgin Voyages a try as they were offering some great deals in late 2023 and we are a bit jaded with the nickel and diming that is going on at Celebrity (prices increases while reducing services without notice or compensation in some cases). Sailed for 4 nights Sydney - Burnie - Sydney and overall we enjoyed ...

The unlimited selection of food which often changed each day was amazing. Food options open till 2 am made it very convenient all cruise long. All staff were very helpful and friendly. The pool size and areas were underwhelming (not large enough). There was no map to follow along the journey particularly when the internet wouldn’t allow for such tracking. Overall an amazing experience, would ...

I chose this cruise as I wanted to return to cruising after a long break with health issues and the pandemic. It offered an opportunity to revisit some ports which I hadn't seen for about half a century at a reasonable price. It was a good time to go, as it was outside school holidays, although the time of year meant that in the tropical locations visited there was a strong possibility of ...

We've cruised to the Pacific before and we have cruised with pre-pandemic Princess so this will be both an honest and (hopefully) informed review. Overall I feel Majestic Princess hits its mark as a premium cruise line. There are some little oddities with the ship, primarily as a result of its designed for China past. I'll deal with those issues first. Yes it would be better with a wake pool; ...

We did a back to back cruise on Majestic Princess from 18th January to 10th February 2024. The first cruise was a 13 night cruise and sailed to Pacific Islands of Vanuatu, Fiji & New Caledonia. The second cruise sailed to Queensland. Both cruises started and ended in Sydney. We flew to Sydney from London Heathrow via Singapore with British Airways which was a very pleasant flight. We just ...

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 chose this cruise to see Fiji, but bad weather pushed us away from the Fiji islands two days early. Out of three planned days in Fiji, we only were able to see the Suva area and in heavy rain. The cruise made up for it with an extra day at sea and an extra day in New Caledonia. The ship itself is relatively new, so it looks fresh, but overall, it's appearance is average. I think the ...