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Washing We just did light washing in our room so cannot pass comment on the laundry. There was a small line that could be set up in the shower & we also dried things on the balcony furniture Drinks- priced in US dollars. A 12 oz tap Heinekin was $7 and $8 for a basic sparkling (St Louis)...

Deserts at the Wake Trying to be healthy Gunbae Pink Agave

More Food Extra Virgin Beaut steak Mrs RB rated the gnocchi highly Spatchcock Back to Test Kitchen & different menu Salmon Beetroot Lamb I think asparagus

More of Food Believe these were Pink Agave Test Kitchen- excellent greeter Andrei & fantastic staff looking after us Our first menu Unveiling egg Scallops Venison Blue Cheese Chocolate

Food- pretty happy with the offerings. Certainly very generous servings and I thought a lot of variety. Only put on a bit over a kilo ( I don’t usually partake in full cooked breakfasts, sweets, cokes and ice cream but I did while onboard). Perhaps it could be said some main deck outlets...

Sail Away Auckland Bit of a wet affair out around the main pool. Very enthusiastic staff & generous amounts of free sparkling on offer. A few snaps taken with staff. Internet The Virgin app is the main communication tool & generally worked pretty well. We had no interest in paying $300 US for...

Cabin 11090Z, roughly mid ship, a Sea Terrace with a hammock that Mrs RB did make use of. We had no comparison points but were were comfortable. Our mates thought the bathroom was amongst the smallest they had experienced. Our allocated cabin attendants were excellent, cheerful, prompt &...

Boarding Allocated a 2.30pm slot-. Able to drop main bags in the morning with a bit of a line but maybe 10 minutes or so. Apparently Auckland has 2 terminals & one is a bit slower but we thought a 1hr 15min gap from joining the line until boarding the ship was a bit excessive. Our experienced...

More of Auckland Bluebells Bakery-good coffee too Wanted to hear a Kiwi pronounce this

Around Auckland All 4 of us had been in the city before so we had no must do activities & just wandered by foot. Our Uber driver had suggested Raviz for an Indian meal- a short walk from the hotel & we enjoyed an excellent meal of different curries. A bit confused by the off-set knife that we...

Crowne Plaza Auckland. Full to the brim with cruisers. We were allocated a room with 2 queen beds ( one bed uncomfortably too soft) and it was very comfortable & quiet. No noise from the roadworks that have apparently been going on for 7 yrs. Lifts a bit slow at peak times (great views from one...

NZ 102 17C & D An early start with some misty rain & cool. Decided on an uber instead of the short walk at either end for the train. $21.70 for a ride on the new “circuit” near the terminals. Self tag of bags & then a short wait to drop-seems a clumsy experience. Very quick through the airport...

Meriton Mascot Central-One Bedroom King We have stayed here previously (also at quite a few other Meritons) and we find they meet our requirements. Our early arrival was fine but room choice was limited- we accepted a lower level room. An excellent corner room with a good shaded balcony early in...

PQQ-SYD on Qantas QF2163 We haven’t done this flight for a few years and the waiting around PQQ departures is now certainly more comfortable. The flight was pretty on time but we did the long hold over the ocean off southern Sydney that seems to be a usual thing. Bags were quickly on the...

I really appreciated the trip report by @bPeteb (1) Resilient is my middle name - Christmas with Virgin Voyages | Australian Frequent Flyer. We were due to travel on the same ship so it was educational and very entertaining. We are usually independent travellers and have never seriously...

Finished our Resilient Lady cruise yesterday morning

Leaving Melbourne last night & now final lazy day at sea

Port Melbourne this morning

The weather was a bit ordinary in the NZ Sounds yesterday & the Tasman Sea was a bit lumpy overnight & that continues today

Have now reached Dunedin-very cold morning but a glorious day First church of Otago-Presbyteryan