It was a good time of the year to be out of Australia. So Singapore to Sydney sounded good
Cruise was just average in terms of dining and entertainment.
The formal dining - service was very good from Ilham and staff. The food was so/so. A number of dishes were not up to scratch - cold/cool, tough, undercooked etc. One entree, braised rabbit, tasted very much like minced beef and was served as a party pie - one swallow, and gone. Some meals however were very good. However the range of food was not great, and repetitive. On the plus side, serving sizes were generally good, not too big.
A very good cabin. We requested a move early on from our allocated cabin because of noise from the adjoining cabin ( frequent banging of balcony doors).