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Sapphire Princess Splendid Ship |
| Reviewed By: White, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA on 13th Apr 2008 |
| Cruise Line: Princess Cruises |
Times cruised before: 0 |
| Cruise Ship: Sapphire Princess |
Sailed:
February,
2008 |
| Destination: Australasia |
Age: 36-45 |
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This cruise was my first & the staff were great friendly & funny at times, would even have a joke with us. We are 42 & 41, & were one of the youngest onboard but were happy with this as it made it a respectable cruise.
The food was 5 star, yummy food everywhere, great dining room service when we went to the restaurants, & the Horizon Court buffet was great, table cleared as soon as you finished your meal without having to wait or ask for your table to be cleared, & drinks service was great always checking if you had a drink & then asking if you would like one without being intrusive. Ports around Australia & New Zealand were great, & our captain Nick Bates was very funny, he even had his own book.
We even had a rescue at sea which was exciting, everyone was on board & had their videos & cameras going, with regular updates from the Captain on the progress of the people we were rescuing etc. The shows I went to were good especially the piano man. Excellent prices for watches example $90 instead of $350 in Melbourne etc. Great fast & friendly room service. great cleaning staff, always had ice bucket full in our room, & chocolates, if you ever needed anything they looked after it.
Milford Sound was breathtaking, to put it in pictures will never explain how lovely it was. all of NZ was lovely as well, & Hobart was lovely as well, threw snow around up there in summer, cold on the monutain & warn in the town of Hobart at the bottom near the Port were the ship was, just a walk accross the road to the Salamanker markets & the town centre.
So much more we could say but please experience it yourself.
We will be going again soon & I & my wife highly recommend.
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| Savoy Restuarant & buffet, great steak, chicken (& eggs benedict the best I have ever tasted) | | Entertainment | |
| The Piano Man show was great, & other good shows as well. | | Shore Excursions | |
| Dunedin Train to the top of the mountain thru gorges etc | | Staff | |
| Carolina room service lady, always opened the door for us & greeted us every day. always smiling. even bar & waiter's were the same as well. | | Children's Facilities | n/a |
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| movies, bingo, rock & roll nights, cocktail parties, putt putt, golf, tennis, swimming, spas. etc | | Cabins | |
| very roomy cabin, with a huge comfy bed, bigger than king size | | Overall Rating | |
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