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I am a little confused by the last sentence Having now done a cruise, I am even more confounded by the "only unpack" once mantra that many voice. When travelling I can pack and be ready to go in 5 minutes so I never factor packing/unpacking into holiday planning. This cruise experience has...

My solution has been to move away from Google search & use DuckDuckGo in the drop-down. Has been a much better experience after PIA, our VPN suggested it. Must say I thought that PIA was pretty poor in not providing any other solution

I did get a grin when I commented that the Hall of Fame was in a small room :)

There were a few things that our experienced mates pointed out but they didn't particularly impact our plan of a 2 week catch-up, some drinks, food & fun. Have just read your new report & enjoyed that too. Our mates were home & doing their washing before we even got off the ship!-sometimes...

Melbourne to Sydney A final sea day & actually saw a couple of other ships. Seas were very calm & the weather was excellent so we spent some time around the pool and the hammock was well used. I wasn’t keen enough to get up for the voyage into Sydney Harbour but the early morning views docked...

Melbourne We have spent some time in Melbourne previously so no big plans for looking around. We walked both directions from the pier- very dry gardens with the Bay St direction seeming to be high density housing and general living services. To the west seemed to have more space & more...

Fiordland to Hobart Our 3 sea days passed without boredom. Our friends commented that at times the seas were as rough (no idea of wave heights) as they had experienced so were were happy to avoid any sea sickness on the way to Hobart. Calm start Also pretty calm for this sunrise Hobart...

Our "Poor Weather" friends are already starting to move in at Port Macquarie

A few Fiordland photos from different camera This was certainly our highlight day

3 Sounds-Doubtful, Dusky, Milford. Fiordland - Wikipedia The weather wasn’t the finest for our Fiordland visit. We have visited many parts of New Zealand by road but not this area. Our cruise mates & other mates that have cruised through here previously rate it highly. We certainly enjoyed the...

Last of Port Chalmers

More Dunedin Gothic Grandeur: First Church of Otago, Dunedin – Sacred Travel Destinations The name appealed to me Back at Port Chalmers 6 of the Best Things to Do in Port Chalmers, Dunedin - See the South Island NZ Travel Blog

Dunedin A very scenic drive from the port to the city & then a walk around the CBD area. The railway station was a highlight building and I thoroughly enjoyed the NZ Sporting Hall of Fame within the building. The First Church of Otago was a great Gothic structure & viewing the various shops...

More Timaru

Timaru Timaru - Wikipedia Basically a small port city. Shuttle buses to the centre & greeted by friendly locals with a country town attitude. Some craft displays & vintage vehicle display where we were dropped. Only around 30,000 residents who seem well served by a massive number of individual...

Wellington Just did an independent walk along the waterfront-very similar to our usual style of holiday but we usually avoid cities. Was a pretty good weather day & enjoyed the sights. Great views from the deck of the main stadium & the timber yards. The lines to the cable car were insane so we...

This guy did a fantastic job at seating everyone at the shows Scarlett Night Photo booth- a conservative trio :) Don't know the background story but a large group (only some in the photo) had a dress-up night another night and looked magnificent in their all white I seem to...

Entertainment- found most of the comedians to be pretty ordinary but a couple of very smart shows with dance & music. Very good props & light & sound and the venues we cleaned out rapidly. Certainly strong attention to spills on floors & limits on glass use in some areas. I am not a gym person...

Outdoor spa/hot tubs- used this a few times & really enjoyed it. Fitted max 4 at the time but enjoyed some conversations with others (didn’t seem to happen much on the ship). The tubs varied in temp & some days all were too cold. Lifts- forward, mid & aft & no significant waits. Seems to be a...

Picked up heaps of tips off your report so I hope this stirs some nice memories for you