This is the second cruise our family of 4 have taken. The first being a 10 day cruise with the Carnival Spirit in July 2017. We thought our Carnival cruise was great, fantastic staff, good food and lovely ...

Sail Date January 2020

Netty P

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

So disappointed... don't do it!!!!

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

I chose this cruise as a graduation gift for my son and his girlfriend for finishing year 12. It was a 4 night cruise from Adelaide to Adelaide. Having sailed on this ship when it was under P&O, I was expecting a ...

Sail Date January 2020

sallyovens

1 Review Written

New Zealand cruise

Golden Princess

Australia & New Zealand

WE chose this cruise as it went from our home port of Adelaide so was an easy decision to make. The ship is getting on and looked tired in places but the cabin and entertainment areas were decorated very nicely. ...

Sail Date January 2020

Twedie

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Not up to Princess's usual standard

Golden Princess

Australia & New Zealand

Embarkation at Adelaide was a nightmare. No one available to help with the bags, was expected to move them myself. A bit difficult at 74 with two large suitcases. Wilson security staff kept giving contradictory ...

Sail Date January 2020

AussieCruiser111

1 Review Written

1 Helpful Vote

Average Cruise - Wouldn't recommend to anyone as a First Cruise option

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

After cruising with many different cruise lines, we thought we would give CMV a go, especially as we had previously sailed on the same ship when it was previously owned by P&O. Very disappointing on the 11days we ...

Sail Date January 2020

Crocodile Echuca

2 Reviews Written

8 Helpful Votes

Tendering let it down

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

Firstly, the good points, we found the cabin to be clean and comfortable. The bed was fine! Food at Waterfront was excellent with both food & drink staff being friendly and offering great service. ...

Sail Date January 2020

wasatreas

1 Review Written

9 Helpful Votes

Australian waters cruise

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

CMV offers short cruises in Australian waters at a good price. Embarkation was well organised, simple & quick Food & service were generally good with a buffet and 3 regular restaurant options with a 3 course ...

Sail Date January 2020

Mammal50

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Disgusting, dont waste your money

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

I decided it would be really nice to spend New Years Eve with the kids and grandkids, there was 11 of us, I spent $7000 for all of us for the two nights and it was total waste of money. The pantry food was so ...

Sail Date December 2019

Froggy57

2 Reviews Written

9 Helpful Votes

New Years cruise not great

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

Billed as the New Year Cruise experience out of Adelaide for 2 nights. The ship was not up to the main task of providing a great NYE experience. The management (not the overworked crew) are to blame. The Ship is ...

Sail Date December 2019

Claude and Sian

1 Review Written

8 Helpful Votes

Woeful

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

Embarkation was handled well - took us less than half an hour from arriving at the terminal to get on board. Our first cabin (10047) had issues - these were obvious as soon as we arrived. It smelled mouldy and ...

Sail Date December 2019

daisybel

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Christmas Cruise on QE

Queen Elizabeth

Australia & New Zealand

We chose this cruise as wanted to experience a Cunard Christmas and also because as departing from Adelaide and returning to Adelaide, no flights involved. QE didn't let us down- wonderful Christmas trees and ...

Sail Date December 2019

Ettridge

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Never Again!

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

We had previously sailed on this ship when it was P&O Pacific Eden and had nothing but praise. We thought we would be okay cruising on the same ship but different name. Big mistake. The room was not set up for 3 ...

Sail Date December 2019

cruise kitten 58

1 Review Written

3 Helpful Votes

Adelaide Melbourne Tasmania and back 8 nights

Queen Elizabeth

Australia & New Zealand

chose this line to compare to azamara. found the cabin to be bigger and comfortable but no international plugs for our electronics. service and cleanliness at a very high standard. the ship itself was very ...

Sail Date December 2019

Capri13

1 Review Written

4 Helpful Votes

Excellent Christmas Cruise on Vasco Da Gama

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

My family and I spent 10 days on the ship and had a great time. If you want a value for money short cruise on a small ship that has excellent food and nightly entertainment then this is the ship for you. The ...

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Sail Date December 2019

goodjmg

1 Review Written

5 Helpful Votes

Met all expectations and more

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

We selected this cruise for a reunion with long time friends. What a great way to spend quality time with friends while seeing places we haven’t been to for years. Both embarkation and disembarkation were ...

Sail Date January 2020

Elcey

2 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

Vasco da Gama Christmas Cruise

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

This was our 3rd Christmas cruise, first with Holland America and the second with Princess. We chose this cruise because of the itinerary as we have done Fiji and the islands before, It was a cruise spoilt by ...

Sail Date December 2019

ShaunMarcia

2 Reviews Written

7 Helpful Votes

Best cruise in a long time

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

Booked the Xmas cruise a long time ago but were horrified to read the reviews of the ship after its recent acquisition by CMV. Looking at the reviews, it was clear that some writers thought they were with another ...

Sail Date December 2019

shccbell

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

New year cruise disaster

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

I sailed on the 31/12/19 on the New Years cruise. The ship condition was ok certainly not up to bigger lines standards. The service on the ship (other than cabin staff) was terrible. Order drinks after getting on ...

Sail Date December 2019

sobirdie842

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

New Year's Nightmare

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

Booked cruise as it was priced at two for one. Thought it would be something different for New Year's. This was my 9th cruise and have cruised with several different cruise lines. We left from Adelaide and sailed ...

Sail Date December 2019

DrBobQA

1 Review Written

6 Helpful Votes

Yuck!

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

I picked the cruise for the itinerary and have learned the hard way the ship is much more important than where you're going. This is my 7th cruise with 6 cruise lines, so I have a basis for comparison The ship ...

Sail Date December 2019

Tuna56

2 Reviews Written

9 Helpful Votes

Good but not great

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

My wife and I choose this cruise as it was the first time a cruise ship would visit our home town of Wallaroo, South Australia. There were some concerns as we drove to board as we were being bombarded by radio ...

Sail Date December 2019

EMah

8 Reviews Written

39 Helpful Votes

Pre-XMas celebrations on the Queen

Queen Elizabeth

Australia & New Zealand

Why not spent some nights on the Queen Elizabeth as part of Pre Xmas celebrations, I thought. We were on her not so long ago in Feb and then in April on her way to Japan for the Sakura or Cherry Blossom. So this is ...

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Sail Date December 2019

honest advisor

1 Review Written

13 Helpful Votes

Boring and very unorganised

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

Itinerary sounded wonderful until you board then fed a lot of rubbish as to why they didn’t dock at Wallaroo SA for a low tide??? Why we didn’t go to another port is baffling and had to spend a night at port ...

Sail Date December 2019

trippingtraveller

12 Reviews Written

42 Helpful Votes

Thoroughly enjoyed the cruise despite missing the port of Wallaroo.

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

My main reason for choosing this cruise was to try out the Vasco da Gama on which I have formerly cruised as the P&O Pacific Eden and the Holland America Statendam. My suite was lovely and functioned very well. The ...

Sail Date December 2019

familycruiser3X

1 Review Written

2 Helpful Votes

Good introduction to cruising

Vasco da Gama (Cruise & Maritime Voyages)

Australia & New Zealand

We wanted to try cruising around Tassie instead of sailing on Spirit of Tasmania. overall, we made the most of the time we had both on board and at port. Majority of the ship was above age of 60, with only 5 ...

Sail Date December 2019