I loved this cruise. I love the Aria because of the Oasis Deck, plenty of seating, the bar, the adults only pool, just up the stairs to the pantry for lunch. My only negative about the whole cruise was that the food was only ever lukewarm, but that wasn't enough to turn me off. I would go again. Can't wait to cruise on her again. Beautiful, gentle lady of the sea.

We followed a cyclone to the islands and the ship handled it very well. The stabilizers did the job in the 5 metre swell. We hardly felt any swaying or bumping on Deck 4 midship. The lovely young Captain kept us well informed regarding weather conditions throughout the entire cruise.

I have cruised on Pacific Dawn before, but Aria is by far the better ship, she ticks all the boxes. Only one thing to make it 5 star, bring Willie Lee over, he's the best cruise director ever