"Unfortunately staffing issues meant that some of the specialty restaurants were offline, as well as all three complimentary restaurants being "full" on the last night meant we couldn't get in.The restaurants weren't full houses for the three nights before, but on the last night there was not a seat to be had?..."Read More
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Disappointed with this cruise.
Weather was good and sailing was smooth. Loved that it was just a short cruise of four days and enjoyed the shore trips to Port Lincoln and Kangaroo Island however the ship is very old and tired and really shabby.
Staff were mostly friendly and efficient but clearly overworked and tired. One cleaner told us they work 12 hour days for 7 days a week with no ...
We were on a 4 night sailing Adelaide-Pt Lincoln-Kangaroo Island-Adelaide in Feb 2024. Deck 10 balcony cabin. Cabin was dated. Loose tap in bathroom sink and one of the bedside lights non operational (although did turn itself on at 3am one morning). Food quality was good with the Dragon Lady and Angelo's restaurant excelling. Selection of different foods in The Pantry on Deck 14 but the ...
I chose an interior cabin. There should have been two travelling but I ended up solo. That was not a problem at all. I have travelled extensively by myself and carry a book everywhere. If I wanted a conversation, I could always find someone to talk with. If not, I read my book.
Yes, the ship could do with an upgrade but it was kept spotlessly clean by the amazingly busy cleaning crew.
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I am on my last night of my 5 day cruise from Melbourne to Kangaroo Island and I have had the best time. The staff and crew have been nothing short of amazing. James and Leo who are bar staff in the Explorer lounge were brilliant. I can't believe i forgot his name but he was our amazing waiter from day one, he worked in the black circus as well as oasis. Honestly one of the most amazing humans i ...
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 ...
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 was my 4th cruise, on 4 different cruise lines, so I feel qualified to make a review. I travelled with a friend; we are both active seniors who just wanted a week of relaxation before Christmas. We chose this cruise because it sailed out of Melbourne. We were not particular about the ports, which was just as well, as we didn't get to Kangaroo Island or Burnie due to rough weather. The ...
We chose this cruise as it was just a short 5 day crossing from Auckland to Melbourne and after reading previous reviews we thought well just how bad can it be …….
Unfortunately it was very bad, the ship on the outside is a rust bucket, our balcony was tiny and filthy, the chairs were so dirty you couldn’t sit on them without putting a pool towel on them. Inside areas are better, bright, clean ...