Sydney (Australia) Cruise Reviews

There were 10 of us that cruised this time. This was our 3rd Princess cruise, this time from Sydney to Hobart-Port Arthur-Kangaroo Island. We had smooth sailing for the first half and lumpy seas with a swell for the second half. On the final leg we sailed through a meeting of three rain events the caused us to be late in getting into Sydney Harbour. The pilot boat couldn’t get out to ...

Will definitely cruise on this ship again if we have the chance. Embarkation was a breeze we were on board within 30 minutes of port arrival. Disembarkation was also good also around 30 mins after joining cue. We have cruised with R.C, P&O, and Carnival previously and found this ship to be in most aspects a cut above. The decor is clearly more premium including the stateroom. Staff were ...

The Edge is a beautifuly styled ship with some amazing features but it's not for me. We had a sunset balcony cabin on deck 9 it was huge with sofa and the balcony was huge with 2 chairs, table and 1 sun louger looked after by our cabin steward Karen. We did't have a kettle in the room but we asked Karen and she got us one. The food on board was vey good in all the main restaurants the ...

My experience started off very well but began to wain at the end. My wife and I were not met at the airport by one RC staff but by three for an individual transport to the ship's terminal. Boarding had no exceptional delays. We retrieved our luggage ourselves from the stewards area as it had not been placed for us at the designated time. We had been in the same clothes for 28 hours and needed a ...

I've only ever been on Ovation of the seas and have loved it every time, although there has been some disadvantaged like missed ports or medical emergencies, overall it is an amazing ship. There crew onboard ovation are wonderful. They are friendly and very helping. They will tend to your needs and look after to you like home. The activities onboard with sure keep those kids busy aswell as the ...

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 ...

Chose this cruise to celebrate our daughter's graduation. We are seasoned cruisers but first timers on a Disney ship. Positives - Best productions shows at sea. All 3 were fantastic especially the "Frozen" show. - Rotational Dining at all 3 restaurants were great. Excellent service provided by our servers from Indonesia, Raka & Angoro. Great selection of food which was well ...