Day 37, Sydney, Australia - 10 February 2018 We cruised thru scenic Sydney Harbor very early this morning. By the time I made it to the bow, we had already passed the Opera House and were beyond the Sydney Harbor Bridge headed toward our berth at White Bay Cruise...
Day 36 – At Sea The Hazel Omelet Over the past few days, our tablemate Rick has been raving about the Lido Market omelet cook, Hazel. She created an omelet she named “Ricks Special Hazel Omelet”. This morning Rick and I met for breakfast to give this omelet a taste...
Day 35 – At Sea 8 Feb Gala Night – Under the sea theme As we sail across the Tasman sea, the ship’s motion is constant, but not enough to disrupt any activities or bring out the green apples at the front desk. Judy started her day with Tai Chi where they have...
Day 34, 7 Feb -- Fiordland National Park Today was different than our typical sea day as we would spend almost all the daylight hours cruising thru the scenic Fiordland National Park in New Zealand. The casino was closed and many of the other activities such as Tai...
Day 33, Port Chalmers, Dunedin Our arrival was delayed into Port Chalmers this morning due to high winds. Another cruise ship, the Norwegian Jewel, was in the channel ahead of us and Captain Jonathan wanted to stay clear of the channel until the Jewel’s mooring was...
Day 32, At Sea – Super Bowl Monday 5 Feb 2018 The main event today was the Super Bowl and it would dominate today’s schedule. They moved up some of Barbara’s lectures to 9 AM which caused Tai Chi to be canceled. Tai Chi usually has an informal class in the Crow’s...
Napier, New Zealand We didn’t arrive in Napier until 11 AM, which is later than typical for a cruise ship visit. All aboard was at 10:30 this evening, giving everyone plenty of time to explore the area. Art Deco Napier is the Art Deco capital of New Zealand. Much of...
Day 30 – Tauranga – 3 Feb 2018 Arrive Tauranga Blue skies greeted us as we arrived in Tauranga around 8 AM. The ship docked in the small beach resort town called Mount Maunganui which used to be a separate city, but in 1989 was combined with Tauranga which is now the...
Day 29, Feb 2nd, Auckland, NZ The ship was cleared by 8 am but since we were staying until 8pm we weren’t in any hurry to get ashore. We left the ship around noon. The weather today was perfect. We learned later that the weather yesterday was horrible, so our...
Day 28, Feb 1, At Sea I spent most of today backing up my photographs and catching up on writing my blog posts for the past few days. Here is what I have brought with me as far as computers and associated technology go. My main machine: Microsoft Surface Book Laptop –...