Our friend's inside cabin with virtual balcony
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We had been docked for ages by the time we opened the curtains
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We chose to miss breakfast and take our own bags (bag) off and we were outside the terminal waiting for our ride before 8am.
These were waiting for us when we got home.
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The delivery driver had called me as we were waiting for our lift. Luckily it wasn’t windy and they were still upright when we got home. I said leave at the front of the carport. He didn't really have any other option.Three beautiful bamboos from
Living Bamboo - Brisbane Bamboo Plant Nursery out at Samford. Bought to shield at least some of the new development being built behind us
Gould Lane – Gould Rd – Herston — Frank Developments
First call I made when we got home was to my surgeon to move my operation to as soon as possible. It was performed on March 30 and I’m now sitting at home for a month with strict instructions to do pretty much nothing apart from walk. We’re supposed to be on our way back from Longreach as I type this
Would I cruise QotS again? I’d go with no unless I was in a junior suite or above. We visited the balcony of one of our friends and it was nice and surprisingly spacious but the js has ruined me. balt is a yes. He’d even try an inside with virtual balcony. Just no!
I’d also avoid short cruises over a weekend to try and cut down the number of kids, and I’m sorry, bogans-on-a-booze-cruise. Way too many southern cross tatts on display on that ship. I’m sure that we were told that there were 4600 passengers onboard of which 700 were under 16. Arghhhhhhhh. Everywhere you went there were crowds of people of kids running around and shouting or screaming.
I think I’m changing my maybe to a no. I’d prefer to sail on a Radiance class ship. Much smaller (still big) and with lots of views to the sea from inside. Quantum has absolutely no quiet places inside to sit apart from your cabin, and just about nowhere that you can sit inside looking out at the sea. Two70degress could be that place but it is in use a lot of the day. There’s a partial promenade on deck 5 that you can sit out on.
Two more short cruises are booked. Six days over the festive period to Tassie on Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady, adults only yay!! Then, being the gluttons for punishment we are, a repeat of this cruise to Airlie, this time on Carnival Luminosa, four nights over Easter 2024 (what were we thinking?) but with a premium rear facing balcony, $950 obc and a two deck walk to the adults only space, we’ll manage even if only by being in an alcoholic stupor.
Hopefully this time in three weeks we’ll be on our way home from a short trip up to Magnetic island.
Thanks for coming along on our little voyage.
