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@LadyZolt we visited Jeju last year and loved it. Your photos bring back nice memories. Thank you for posting them.

18 hours ago, island lady said:

 

No, I meant the employee door inside Izumi.  Have seen employees and tours come through that back door by the sushi bar.  

Yes that is the back door by the sushi bar we had to use when deck 12 was closed. There are stairs and an elevator from the WJ galley that gets people to that door.

@LadyZolt beautiful photos! Thanks for posting them! We were there in 2015 and had a great time snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef. But then I saw a snake swimming in the ocean and decided I had enough snorkeling lol. 

Since no passenger has posted photos of their visit to Brisbane (at least not yet), here are some of my photos. Hope others post their photos of this stop and the future ones.

1 hour ago, #55worktoplay said:

Ottawa?  

Yes

We are now in Brisbane. It was a lovely cruise. The food and service were great. The disembarkation process was very efficient. No waiting in line anywhere including going through immigration and customs. We booked the shuttle going downtown ($20 each) and they took us and our luggage downtown in about 20 minutes. The drop off point is Anzac square which is right in the middle of the CBD. Our hotel was a 5 minute walk from there. Overall a great experience with Serenade right up to the end of the cruise! We will follow along if someone keeps posting on this thread. To those still onboard or rejoining later, have a great cruise!

Hélène

3 hours ago, #55worktoplay said:
 

P.S. What part of Canada are you from?

We are from Ontario.

Parade of flags this morning.

5 crew members from Canada, of course one had a hockey stick and they were introduced to the Hockey in Canada theme song. 

Lots of dancing. The next photos are the crew members from Indonesia.

31 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

After you get off in Brisbane, do you plan on meeting up with the ship on any other parts of the World Cruise?🥰

No, we had tickets to fly to Australia at the end of January and fly back mid April but then saw this Pacific crossing cruise up for sale and cancelled our plane tickets. A much nicer way to travel to Australia than flying. We are travelling in Australia until the end of April and then flying home as we did not find any cruises departing Australia that late (they all seem to leave in early April).

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

Does this mean that you disembark tomorrow?

Yes we do.

At sea today. Beautiful weather again. Tomorrow Brisbane.

8 hours ago, DevonianCruiser said:

Keep posting your stops please 😎

We are getting off in Brisbane but I hope other passengers continue posting as I would like to follow the Serenade’s epic cruise as we travel Australia.

Hélène

Sail away from Newcastle.

More photos of the beaches. The sky was so blue! It was a beautiful day! But hot!

nice sea water pool where it’s very safe to swim. The water was cool (22 Celsius) and refreshing!

Sunny and hot day in Newcastle! The beaches are amazing!

Sail away from Sydney.

Beautiful evening in Sydney. The sail away is at midnight. Tomorrow we are in Newcastle.

We spent a beautiful day at Manly beach. The water was perfect, until the bluebottles showed up… but that was at the end of the afternoon so it did not spoil our day! 
 

The bluebottles 

Now in Sydney, Australia.

Beautiful day at sea. Lots of sun and little wind. All decks and pool opened again. Tomorrow we are in Sydney, Australia.

Welcome to Australia balloon drop earlier tonight.
 

@Another_Critic, it’s a “welcome to Australia” event.

First of 2 sea days on our way to Sydney.

Ready for tonight’s balloon drop.

10 hours ago, aussielozzie18 said:

@ringers0815 going to miss your beautiful photos when you disembark in Brisbane.  Are you re-joining the WC  further on?

Thank you. No we are not rejoining the WC. We are staying in Australia until the end of April and then flying back home.

Great day in Bay of Islands.

Sail away.