We are cruise newbies. The Explorer will be our first. And I must say I've been a bit worried this week. I'm not good in crowds and I get travel sick. I love your video. Brilliant idea for folk like me. Can you stay in the food centres a bit longer so we can see the whole set up please? Your video is also of our floor. It's exciting and challenging. We are going to Tasmania and back to see if we like cruising. Thank you very much. From Mike and Von Moore Mannum South Australia.
Thank you so much for viewing and commenting. There are plenty of areas where there isn't crowds. I hope you find cruising as great and fun as we do. When we did our first cruise, we were not sure how we'd cope either but it was amazing and the rest is history! We have been to your town, we started and finished an unforgettable Murray River Cruise there! Lovely place. Good luck and let us know how you get on!
Hi Ray and Jo I loved ur video I'm going in my first cruise Pacific explorer in July for my 50th and my mums 76th thanks for sharing really enjoyed watching and found it funny and helpful wat a beautiful couple Nga Mihi bless you guys Carla from Foxton 😂
Kia ora. Thank you for your kind words. So cool you going to celebrate you and your mums birthday on the Explorer. Ray had his 60th and 61st on that ship! Glad you enjoyed our videos. We're off to Japan in early April...exciting. Thank you again!
If they dont have the bounty cruise from Sydney Harbour i will definately be thinking of going over to New Zealand to do the Bounty cruise it is on my bucket list of cruises
Looks like you had a great time, I've been on this ship 4 times when it was the Dawn Princess, one of my favourite ships, I'm on it again next your with family that have never cruised before, thanks for your cruise story I really enjoyed it❤
@rayandjotravels6069 It is a confusing layout takes a bit to get used to it. Staff are all absolutely lovely. For us we found everything we went to do was always a line up especially shows. We are heading back on in April going to PNG.
Enjoyed watching this! Thanks for sharing. I am trying to get my wife interested in going on a cruise on the Pacific Explorer but she is still a bit worried about it all. When you are at sea, is the ship roll very noticable when you are walking around? Thanks!
Thank you for watching. Generally, the roughest part is when you leave Auckland! But it's not bad at all. Because the Explorer is not a large ship she has more movement than say, a Princess ship. But honestly movement at sea is minimal. Hope your wife gets interested. Good luck.
Hi, we have cruised with Princess Cruises - Majestic Princess and we are looking at doing this exact cruise with P&O Pacific Explorer - Pacific Islands. How would you compare Pacific Explorer with Majestic Princess in terms of ship quality, entertainment, room, and food? We loved Majestic Princess and we are hoping we get the same level of quality on the pacific explorer. Thank you
Hi, Unfortunately Pacific Explorer is not up to Majestic Princess standards in all areas so you may be disappointed. Having said that Pacific Explorer is simply showing signs of her age. We have been on her several times, and we see the deterioration. But one thing that doesn't change is itinerary of Fiji, Tonga and Norfolk Island which is great. Hope this helps and Happy future cruising!
@@rayandjotravels Hi Ray and Jo, thanks for your reply. I really appreciate your inputs on the pacific explorer compared to the majestic princess. I am now considering to book the Royal Caribbean quantum of the seas instead of the pacific explorer, however the price difference at this stage is $2000-2500 more for the royal caribbean. We plan to go on a cruise March/April 2025. Lot's of thinking to do...............
@@fisherboy444 Hi. 2K is a big difference. We have never cruised with Royal Caribbean but have watched many videos of her. Honestly, we would hop back on Pacific Explorer tomorrow as it's still a wonderful ship and I hope we haven't sold her short. The crew are brilliant, the food is of high standard and the itinery is always neat. Decisions, decisions. Let us know how you get on!
Great stuff guys. I'm taking my kids on this shorty. Did you bother with a drinks package? Are water, basic tea and coffee included in the standard fare? Thanks!
Hey thank you. No, we don't enough for a drinks package, but a coffee/tea/soft drink package seems popular. There is tea, coffee available in the pantry 24/7. We would recommend you take your own cup/mug. There are also the odd water type station where you can fill a water bottle. Enjoy your cruise!!
No, we didn't get the package but I think it is quite reasonable. From talking to those who did get it, they seemed happy. I think if we do that cruise again, we would get it.
Hey thanks for watching and have fun on 29th. We have a cousin and her husband going to that one. I see Mystery Island is on the itinery, well 4 times we've tried to land there but as yet we have been unsuccessful. Oh and the high tea was $30 pp and it was bloody lovely!
Awww I absolutely loved this video. Very easy to watch. Thank you Ray and Jo. Keep travelling ! ❤
Great video, we were also on this cruise, actually saw ourselves here and there a few times. Brought back lots of memories! Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it and to view yourselves! We re-watch the videos too just to remember the neat memories! Thank you for watching.
Great video! Even better memories!
Nice video thanks! She is a lovely old ship. We sailed on her when she was the Dawn Princess.
The old girl has signs of age but still going strong. Thanks for watching.
Bit late to this series! Your cabin looks very comfortable and seems to be plenty to do on the ship. Looking forward to the next episodes 😊
She is a good old ship but showing her age in some areas but the cabins are comfy.
We are cruise newbies. The Explorer will be our first. And I must say I've been a bit worried this week. I'm not good in crowds and I get travel sick. I love your video. Brilliant idea for folk like me. Can you stay in the food centres a bit longer so we can see the whole set up please? Your video is also of our floor. It's exciting and challenging. We are going to Tasmania and back to see if we like cruising. Thank you very much. From Mike and Von Moore Mannum South Australia.
Thank you so much for viewing and commenting. There are plenty of areas where there isn't crowds. I hope you find cruising as great and fun as we do. When we did our first cruise, we were not sure how we'd cope either but it was amazing and the rest is history! We have been to your town, we started and finished an unforgettable Murray River Cruise there! Lovely place. Good luck and let us know how you get on!
Keeping it real Thumbs up! The Wee sleep in got me lol 10 mins extra lol
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed it!
This was so cool, love how the crew always wave and are so friendly ❤ looking forward to seeing the next episode and the rest of the trip.
Thank you. Yes amazing crew.
Thank you for this. I'm thinking of booking.
Oh, lovely! You will enjoy it. Thank you so much for watching!
Hi Ray and Jo I loved ur video I'm going in my first cruise Pacific explorer in July for my 50th and my mums 76th thanks for sharing really enjoyed watching and found it funny and helpful wat a beautiful couple Nga Mihi bless you guys Carla from Foxton 😂
Kia ora. Thank you for your kind words. So cool you going to celebrate you and your mums birthday on the Explorer. Ray had his 60th and 61st on that ship! Glad you enjoyed our videos. We're off to Japan in early April...exciting. Thank you again!
We were on the same cruise! And your neighbours as we were in room 9234
Hi neighbour! Thanks for watching and we hope you enjoyed the cruise as we did.
Can’t wait to see your next video! We are off on explorer next week
Exciting for yous. Where you cruising to? Thanks for watching/
Love the Explorer she is a lovely ship and I have done my first 2 cruises on her hope to look for a cruise on her again
Oh nice. It's fun looking for and planning the next cruise! Thank you for watching.
We were on the same cruise. So much fun
Yes it was. Thank you for watching!
If they dont have the bounty cruise from Sydney Harbour i will definately be thinking of going over to New Zealand to do the Bounty cruise it is on my bucket list of cruises
Yes it's a great cruise. We're thinking of doing it again too.
We were on this cruise with you.
Oh cool. Hoped you enjoyed it !
You guys are very entertaining! Very funny yet natural. Loved it! Thank yous 👋🏻😁
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed. We have fun making them 😀
@@rayandjotravels New subber here, Ray and Jo 👍 Such a great duo! Am on a Jo n Ray watch-a-tho right now!
@@kassn8 Oh wow. Thank you for watching! Hope you enjoy!
Looks like you had a great time, I've been on this ship 4 times when it was the Dawn Princess, one of my favourite ships, I'm on it again next your with family that have never cruised before, thanks for your cruise story I really enjoyed it❤
Thank you so much and thanks for watching. Yeah, she's a neat old girl. Have fun on your cruise!!!
We also did Bounty Adventure but on Pacific Encounter leaving Brisbane also on July.
We would like to do Pacific Encounter & Adventure. Did you enjoy Adventure? Thank you for watching.
@rayandjotravels6069 It is a confusing layout takes a bit to get used to it. Staff are all absolutely lovely. For us we found everything we went to do was always a line up especially shows. We are heading back on in April going to PNG.
Enjoyed watching this! Thanks for sharing. I am trying to get my wife interested in going on a cruise on the Pacific Explorer but she is still a bit worried about it all. When you are at sea, is the ship roll very noticable when you are walking around? Thanks!
Thank you for watching. Generally, the roughest part is when you leave Auckland! But it's not bad at all. Because the Explorer is not a large ship she has more movement than say, a Princess ship. But honestly movement at sea is minimal. Hope your wife gets interested. Good luck.
we head off on this ship next monday from Auckland for nine days 🎉
So does our daughter, her husband and son!
@@rayandjotravels tell them to drop us a message and we can say hi 🛳😊🎉
Yes will do!
Hi, we have cruised with Princess Cruises - Majestic Princess and we are looking at doing this exact cruise with P&O Pacific Explorer - Pacific Islands. How would you compare Pacific Explorer with Majestic Princess in terms of ship quality, entertainment, room, and food? We loved Majestic Princess and we are hoping we get the same level of quality on the pacific explorer. Thank you
Hi, Unfortunately Pacific Explorer is not up to Majestic Princess standards in all areas so you may be disappointed. Having said that Pacific Explorer is simply showing signs of her age. We have been on her several times, and we see the deterioration. But one thing that doesn't change is itinerary of Fiji, Tonga and Norfolk Island which is great. Hope this helps and Happy future cruising!
@@rayandjotravels Hi Ray and Jo, thanks for your reply. I really appreciate your inputs on the pacific explorer compared to the majestic princess. I am now considering to book the Royal Caribbean quantum of the seas instead of the pacific explorer, however the price difference at this stage is $2000-2500 more for the royal caribbean. We plan to go on a cruise March/April 2025. Lot's of thinking to do...............
@@fisherboy444 Hi. 2K is a big difference. We have never cruised with Royal Caribbean but have watched many videos of her. Honestly, we would hop back on Pacific Explorer tomorrow as it's still a wonderful ship and I hope we haven't sold her short. The crew are brilliant, the food is of high standard and the itinery is always neat. Decisions, decisions. Let us know how you get on!
Great stuff guys. I'm taking my kids on this shorty. Did you bother with a drinks package? Are water, basic tea and coffee included in the standard fare? Thanks!
Hey thank you. No, we don't enough for a drinks package, but a coffee/tea/soft drink package seems popular. There is tea, coffee available in the pantry 24/7. We would recommend you take your own cup/mug. There are also the odd water type station where you can fill a water bottle. Enjoy your cruise!!
@@rayandjotravels Thanks for the reply. One more question. Do you purchase the internet package? How useable is the internet? Thank you!
No, we didn't get the package but I think it is quite reasonable. From talking to those who did get it, they seemed happy. I think if we do that cruise again, we would get it.
Great video. I’m on this in about a week. Where was the high tea? Was that at angelos? Cheers
Yes, Angelo's for the high tea. Enjoy your cruise and thank you for watching.
@@rayandjotravels thanks so much for that. As soon as I saw your video of it I said “I’m doing high tea” lovely videos. Thanks!
Great video guys. We are on her 29 August. We enjoyed your commentary. You would be great company on a cruise. How much is the high tea?
Hey thanks for watching and have fun on 29th. We have a cousin and her husband going to that one. I see Mystery Island is on the itinery, well 4 times we've tried to land there but as yet we have been unsuccessful. Oh and the high tea was $30 pp and it was bloody lovely!
@@rayandjotravels Cheers and now looking forward to part two
@@raypitcher2592 Out Tomorrow!!
@@rayandjotravels Great. I guess for you, Mystery Island may remain exactly that!