These are our opinions only, and only for our experiences on the ships. (updated 10 March 2024)
I was going to put the best and the worst, but decided to leave it at the best. I haven't listed staff, as ALL the staff on ships today are great. The same can't be said of Call Centres, we have yet to find a good call centre for any of the cruise lines.
Best So Far:
Overall Cruise Ship: Celebrity Solstice (2016) and Radiance of the Seas (2017)
Cabins: Royal Caribbean and Celebrity
Best Reward Regonition: Royal Caribbean
Overall Main Dining Room Food: Coral Princess, Royal ships. Sadly P&O Aust ships changed their menus in 2023 - food and choices not very good anymore.
Main Dining Room Breakfast: Use to be P&O ships, but they reduced their menu and started charging for eggs Benedict and side. Sadly no cruise line that we have been on is better than the buffet breakfast now.
Main Dining Room Lunch: Royal ships
Main Dining Room Dinner: Coral Princess
Overall Buffet Food: Coral Princess, Royal ships and Celebrity Solstice
Buffet Breakfast: Royal ships
Buffet Lunch: Royal ships
Buffet Dinner: Celebrity Solstice, Coral Princess
Ship Decor: Royal Ships, but really all the ships have unique decor
Drink Consistency: Coral Princess
Enforcement of ship rules: Luminosa
e.g. enforcement of adults area for adults; intoxicated passengers monitored; dress codes etc.
Dining Attire Enforcement: Coral Princess, although the clientele are more mature and sensible.
Triva and Games: Carnival Luminosa
Production Shows: Royal Caribbean
Variety of Entertainment: Quantum of the Seas
Enrichment Programmes: Sadly our best enrichment activities were on Celebrity Soltice back in 2016. Carnival Luminosa had some good talks in 2023, and Royal Caribbean Quantum had great talks way back in 2022 but nothing since.
Pools: Quantum Class ships
Pool Deck Seating: Quantum Class ships
Theatre: Quantum Class ships
Some more free food choices
Best Hamburgers: Carnival Luminosa
Best Pizza: Royal Caribbean ships
Best Free Hot Drinks: Royal Caribbean - more choices.
Best Hot Chocolate: Carnival Luminosa
Best Icecream: Carnival Luminosa
Links to some of our cruises.
2023 May - P&O Pacific Encounter - Pacific Islands - Balcony Cabin 11745 - Cruise Director, Julie.
2023 March - Carnival Luminosa - Pacific Islands - Window Cabin 1269 - Cruise Director, Simon London. Drinks. Food.
2023 February - Quantum of the Seas - Pacific Islands - Balcony Cabin 8116 - Cruise Director, John.
2023 January - Quantum of the Seas - Sydney & Hobart - Balcony Cabin 7132 - Cruise Director, John.
2022 November - Quantum of the Seas - Cairns - Balcony Cabin 12546 - Cruise Director - Steve from Canada
2022 November - Quantum of the Seas - Sydney & Hobart - Window Cabin 9510 - Cruise Director - Steve from Canada
2022 October - P&O Pacific Encounter - Melbourne Cup - Sydney & Melbourne - Obstructed Window View Cabin 8708 - Cruise Director - Zoltina J & Christiian Food & Drink
2022 September - P&O Pacific Encounter Comedy Cruise to nowhere Cabin 11736 Cruise Director - Julie
2022 July - Coral Princess Sydney & Eden - Balcony Cabin Aloha 603 - Food & Drinks Ship & Entertainment
2019 December - P&O Aria - Cairns - Cruise Director - Kabir
Window cabin
2019 November - Ovation of the Seas - New Zealand - Drinking Views
Cabin 7526 - balcony obstructed view
2019 July - P&O Pacific Dawn Bounty Adventure to Tonga and Fiji
Window Cabin 6172 - Cruise Director - Ben
2018 October - Explorer of the Seas - Pacific Islands
2018 October - Radiance of the Seas - Country Music Cruise - Pacific Islands
interior cabin
2018 May - P&O Pacific Dawn - Pacific Islands
Window Cabin
2018 April - P&O Pacific Dawn - Pacific Islands
Window cabin -
2018 February - P&O Pacific Dawn - Food and Wine cruise to nowhere
Cabin 9218 - obstructed view window
2017 December - Radiance of the Seas - New Zealand Cabin 7126
2017 February - Voyager of the Seas - Fiji
Superior Balcony
2016 November - Explorer of the Seas - Pacific Islands First Impressions
Balcony Cabin
2016 September - Celebrity Solstice - Trans Pacific Cruise
Concierge Balcony Deck 10
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