Never again 0 Rachael, New Zealand, May 2025
This was our first cruise as a family with a daughter who was 20 months at the time of travel. We were told cruises were family friendly but it couldn’t have been further from the truth. We spent 9 days walking up and down a boat as there was no play area not even a safe contained area for little ones. The kids club was shocking. No toys for her age read more and I looked through the older kids room and they were either watching tv or screaming crying. Not allowed in any of the pools as she was still in nappies (only found out the rule after we booked which wasn’t helpful!). The food was okay but nothing special. Very dated and tired and just felt as though we had stepped back in time. The itinerary advertised on day at Willis island which wasn’t even a stop we just sailed past it at 9pm at night in the dark. The only good thing about this whole trip was how lovely the staff were but honestly a holiday from hell.