Esilef Posted November 29, 2015 #1 Share Posted November 29, 2015 So in your opinion what us the best cruise line operating in the Australia/New Zealand seas? Is there any other cruise lines you would like to see base a ship in for a season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted November 29, 2015 #2 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) That's a very subjective question. I'm sure everyone here has their favourite cruise line and some people may not have cruised more than one line. So far we like Princess better than RCI, and will be experiencing Celebrity shortly. I love to see more cruise lines base ships here all year round, not just in our summer. Edited November 29, 2015 by OzKiwiJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted November 29, 2015 #3 Share Posted November 29, 2015 It will be different for everyone but for what it's worth for us it's Princess and Celebrity so far. Would love to try Azamara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuldalai Posted November 29, 2015 #4 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Oceania Cruises by a country mile . No penny pinching a real class act, value for money; and best of all NO wretched ships photographers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to_dee Posted November 29, 2015 #5 Share Posted November 29, 2015 That's a very subjective question. I'm sure everyone here has their favourite cruise line and some people may not have cruised more than one line. So far we like Princess better than RCI, and will be experiencing Celebrity shortly. I love to see more cruise lines base ships here all year round, not just in our summer. I am eagerly awaiting your thoughts after your Celeb cruise. I really want to do a Celeb cruise but Princess keeps winning my bookings with the AUD on board. I am in the Princess camp atm. I would love it if Disney came down this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbane41 Posted November 30, 2015 #6 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Probably Celebrity followed by Princess. Then again the further away from Australia you get the better Princess is. I was a little disappointed that Princess has changed the menu both drinks and food for Australia so that some of the Princess favourites are no longer available if the ship is based in Australia. I had a love for some drinks that I could get on a Princess ship based in America. P&O UK used to be excellent on World Cruises but they have considerably dumb'd down their product in recent years I defected to other cruise lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted November 30, 2015 #7 Share Posted November 30, 2015 For us its Celebrity followed by HAL, Carnival, Princess and RCI in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuzzBuzzen Posted November 30, 2015 #8 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Any ship with my clothes hanging in the wardrobe , cheers, Buzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted November 30, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 30, 2015 For us it is Princess. :) We have cruised a couple if times on HAL, many times P&O, a couple on Carnival and one on Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted November 30, 2015 #10 Share Posted November 30, 2015 For me, Princess, RCL and Celebrity together, not in order. The thing is it varies by ship, and even crew onboard, so there's a fair bit of variability within. I've had good and not as good experiences on all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted November 30, 2015 #11 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted November 30, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I am eagerly awaiting your thoughts after your Celeb cruise. I really want to do a Celeb cruise but Princess keeps winning my bookings with the AUD on board. I am in the Princess camp atm. I would love it if Disney came down this way. To me the big difference between Princess and Celebrity is the Aus$ and tipping. I can book similar cruises for similar prices, but with Celebrity add $13 a day each (nearly $20 Aus) and drinks are similar prices but after conversion 50% higher with Celebrity and that's on non alcoholic drinks. Celebrity are ahead in that the premium NA package includes the premium coffees and cans of drink not gun soda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted November 30, 2015 #13 Share Posted November 30, 2015 The fact that our first cruises were Princess, and we LOVED them may influence my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 30, 2015 #14 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Celebrity by a nose followed by Princess.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adidas4fun Posted November 30, 2015 #15 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Celebrity when in a suite wins by a long long way in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted November 30, 2015 #16 Share Posted November 30, 2015 My best was Regent Seven Seas.......and so it should have been for what it cost;) You gets what you pays for.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty X Posted November 30, 2015 #17 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Celebrity and RCI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbitoh_777 Posted November 30, 2015 #18 Share Posted November 30, 2015 . Any ship with my clothes hanging in the wardrobe , cheers, Buzz. . X 2 Cheers r... :cool: . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted November 30, 2015 #19 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I get good perks due to status level with X which means RCI reciprocate as well while status for Princess doesn't get me as much but the cruising RCI just lags somewhat behind X and Princess.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielil Posted November 30, 2015 #20 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Princess first, RCL second. Heard nice things about Celebrity and would love to try them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izabelle Posted December 2, 2015 #21 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Princess ticks all the boxes for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 2, 2015 #22 Share Posted December 2, 2015 IMO, Celebrity and Princess are more alike than different.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted December 2, 2015 #23 Share Posted December 2, 2015 IMO, Celebrity and Princess are more alike than different.:D I say no more difference between Celebrity and Princess than between two ships for Princess or two from Celebrity. Celebrity has, I think, a slightly younger demographic than Princess. Both have a few things I like more than the other, but I'm happy to cruise with either line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted December 2, 2015 #24 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) For us, it is Princess Cruise Line. Middle of the range, a fairly consistent quality and standard of service, a decent loyalty scheme - Captains Circle, reasonable value for money and one can 'Escape Completely' and 'Come Back New.' LOL. Edited December 2, 2015 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted December 2, 2015 #25 Share Posted December 2, 2015 For us, it is Princess Cruise Line. Middle of the range, a fairly consistent quality and standard of service, a decent loyalty scheme - Captains Circle, reasonable value for money and one can 'Escape Completely' and 'Come Back New.' LOL. Sorry Uncle Les, but I'm not sure they use "Come back New" anymore, every piece of paper Mrs GUT saw with that was changed by crossing out "New" and writing in "Fat". Sems that might be the new slogan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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