world
again, cross the sea
We are
sailing, out of Sydney waters
To explore you, where we want to be….
Ok maybe not
as good as Rod Stewart, but it is the song that is sung over and over again in
my head as we pulled away from the wharf in Sydney
On this
cruise, we have lots to thank our travel agents, #cleancruising, and yes I know none
of it's free but I should use the term included.
It started with
a lovely Hamper not long after we paid our final balance and now as part of our
package, we had a private 10-seater sprinter come to whisk the four of us and
all our luggage to the overseas passenger terminal.
Dragging
along our 2 carry-ons full of liquid contraband, our longest wait was at the Alcohol
declaration desk, but it wasn’t too long before we walked upon the deck with
our wine safely stickered and ready to consume.
Spending
most of the afternoon turning our cabin into a home for the next few months.
Realizing that we may have packed just a little excessively, we won't have to worry
about it again until we try to pack it all back up again.
The entertainment staff did a great job with the usual sail away performance ….. But this is the first world cruise out of Australia after so many that were cancelled after covid, maybe something a little extra like the banners or the Muts screen acknowledging that this cruise was a little more special to all the others….
Thanks to my
man on the ground, oops I mean ship…. Our good mate Dunc organized our set
tables for the whole cruise before we boarded. He has done a great job for
me. We have 2 tables of 8 next to each
other, and yes we may be confusing our waiters a little as we swap between
tables each night, but there is a lot of fun and laughter along the way…
In
continuing with our routine, our evenings are rounded off with the show in the Princess
Theatre….
Tonight's entertainment was with comedian Andre King, a comedian from New Zealand…. An indicator of a good comedian is when everyone laughs out loud, and he certainly achieved that..
