Saturday, June 10, 2023

Ground Hog Day Mark II .... 102 days to go

 A bit more of a lazy start today, which tends to put things out of whack a little bit.  Arriving up at deck 14 we found that our usual tables were all taken.  By finding an acceptable substitute, we were starting to get back on track.

The mornings seem jam-packed, and everyone has somewhere to be at certain times….  As I lazily sit on deck typing my blog until the battery runs out, Garry is off to the lectures, Carry (my sister) if off to Zumba, Brian is at the gym or anything that has the word sport in its description. 

I won’t bore you with our repetitive routine, so I will skip straight to the afternoon where we spent a few hours lounging at the back of deck 11 watching as we passed by the many little islands and reefs of the Great Barrier Reef.








Unfortunately, we would be hanging a left at Cape York in the middle of the night. It has always been a highlight when you could sit outside and watch as we pass Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday Islands… and then that small channel that takes us into the Arafura Sea.

We had heard on the grapevine that the commentary from the Reef pilot was not on the agenda for this cruise, in other words, Princess didn’t pay for that service.

Lovely sunset out the back




Tonight’s entertainment was Trevor Knight and anyone who has been on a Princess cruise would know exactly who I am talking about.  But alas all that fresh sea air has got the better of us so Garry and I adjourned for an early night's sleep.

Ground Hog Sea Day…. 103- Days to go

Another sea day, more sunshine, more ocean and more friendships to be made.

As we work our way closer to the northernmost point of Australia, we can see the small islands that dot the horizon and odd the container ship passing by. 


The Facebook page had their Meet and Greet Today.... a very large group in the Universe Lounge.
Played miserably at trivia, deciding that we really do not like this progressive trivia format.

But once again we did enjoy drinks out on our little private deck which I am sure will get busier with time…. Shh, don’t tell anyone about it…




Tonight was the first Formal night which also meant the Captain's Welcome and Champagne Waterfall. I always like this event, even if it is just to hear the few words that Captain Perra shares..




Many may recognize this couple as they celebrate their 12-month anniversary on the ship.  They boarded when the Coral came back into service and plan to disembark after next years world cruise.


Captain Perra


We are all very excited with this first one as it will probably be the night we will look our most glamorous, and as time passes and we get tireder, we will tend to lose that little bit of sparkle.

World Cruise Pressies

 It is always exciting to enter your stateroom and find pressies....  on a world cruise there are always those little special extras that will remind you of this great adventure we have embarked on.



Whoo hoo lanyards are back ....  

An A4 size printout of our cruise, it actually compliments the larger map we have up on our wall

Different type of back pack this and a great beach bag that I use everyday to carry my laptop around.