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http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180127_150521621505726.jpgAfter leaving Cape Horn yesterday afternoon at 2:15 we started our crossing of the Drake Passage on route to the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. Like the seas around the Horn, this body of water also has its own reputation for being a little unpredictable. It can sometimes be referred to as... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-9-crossing-the-drake-passage-to-antarctica/

http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p1200619-756746509.jpgUnderstandably after our long day yesterday we were all feeling the effects. Nobody surfaced until gone 9:00 and even then it was down to the Tuscan Grille to get coffees, fruit and pastries. The rest of morning was very laid back while we awaited our arrival to Cape Horn.Cape Horn is named... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-8-rounding-the-horn-a-chile-sea-day/

http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p1200418-1324857809.jpgToday was a very long day and also our first on land for 3 days.We were up early because Mickey Live is doing an early morning session called The Sunrise Club in the Constellation Lounge each day during the southern most part of this cruise. This morning it was at 5:30 which was around the time... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-7-ushuaia-argentina/

http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_53215710-1544731780.jpgOur third sea day on the trot and the temperature is certainly dropping as we make our way further south. This morning after breakfast we made our way to the theatre to see the third talk by Mickey Live which today was all about Ushuaia. Again a packed auditorium enjoyed his very informative... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-6-a-sea-day/

http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p1200223-840920694.jpg The temperature had dropped a few more degrees this morning and we also had quite a downpour as well. Nicole went to the gym on her own this morning, Maria & Pip both opting to have a bit of a lie in while I went for a walk then on for an early coffee in the Tuscan Grille where I was... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-5-a-sea-day/

http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p12002031692628577.jpgDespite a few things not going as smoothly as we would have liked during embarking and unpacking, the rest of the evening went much better. We have a nice table in the Trellis Restaurant on deck 5 on the edge of the balcony overlooking the lower part of the dining room. The team serving us were... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-4-a-sea-day/

Boarded Infinity yesterday and this is the current line up.

Master: Nikolaos Frantzis

Staff Captain: Xenakis Damianos

Chief Engineer: Ioannis Nionakis

Cruise Director: Alejandro Tortorelli

Hotel Director: Srgjan Cetkovic

Guest Relations Manager: Jann Ramos

Food & Beverage Director: Ante Sarlija

Exec Chief: Konstantinos Vogiatzoglou

CC Host: Paulina Ugalde

Michael's Club Host:

Suite Manager: CV

Lounge:

House Band: Blind Vinyl

DJ: Allesio

Duo G&V: Stone Free

Guitar:

Piano:

String Duo: Elan

Production:

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http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p1200177-1396431562.jpgI am starting to fall into sync with the timezone because I was awake for work his morning. I don’t believe there are any other time changes until we have to come home so once I am fully acclimatised it should be plain sailing.This morning we were very lazy and after breakfast we repacked... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-3-buenos-aires-embarking/

http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p1200104730958202.jpgSleeping in a bed again was bliss, however as comfortable as it was it didn’t stop us from coming round before the crack of dawn. Trying to put a positive spin on it you could say one of the benefits of waking early is we were able to watch the daylight bring everything to life from our... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-2-buenos-aires/

http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/p12001151305819372.jpgOn the vast majority of our cruises, there tends to be a flight involved to reach the ship. This trip has followed that trend with us flying with British Airways on their direct service to Buenos Aires. We departed from Heathrow at 10:30pm on Thursday which was 20 minutes later than scheduled... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-postcard-1-heathrow-to-buenos-aires/

https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4165/34261557701_f5d98c3a49_o.jpg This cruise was inspired by my mother in laws desire to go back to Antarctica to see the penguins, ever since she took a cruise circumnavigating South America in 2010 on board ms Prinsendam she has often reminisced with us about how amazing it was to see these little black and white... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2018/01/celebrity-infinity-antarctica-cruise-preamble/

I'm enjoying reading and seeing some of the places we visited last February. Nice to hear Jim Archer served you well. He is a really lovely chap (and fellow cruiser).

You were much luckier with the weather in Auckland, it poured when we were there.

Is the drive between Cairns airport and a hotel in Port Douglas easy?

 

Why not get a shuttle to Port Douglas. The road is OK, a bit windy in parts and narrow. There are some gorgeous views so best enjoyed from a shuttle.

 

We first visited the area in 2003 and hired a car for our week long stay, that road (Cook Highway) soon became one of my favourite drives. So when we returned last year while on the same cruise as OzKiwiJJ we hired a car at Yorkies Knob for the second day so that we could get to Freshwater Station for the trip up to Kuranda.

 

It was also our intention to take the drive up to Port Douglas afterwards but unfortunately when we set off the skies opened big style. We made it as far as Rex Lookout before turning back. Such as shame but still nice to see it all again albeit wet!

 

 

 

We are just going to have to go back at some point so I can once again drive it with the sun shining!

 

In September the shuttle dropped us at Anzac Square in Brisbane CBD. I think the cost was about $25.

Celebrity dropped us next to Anzac Square. Here is the route we took on Google Maps

 

Route Map

 

Everything is easily walkable from there and it was one of our favourite places that we visited while cruising up the east coast earlier this year. Here is a link to my blog and what we did during the day we visited.

 

Celebrity Solstice Postcard #41 – Brisbane, Australia

Hi. We will be visiting Auckland in Oct onboard Celebrity Solstice. Since we will only be there for a day we are looking for recommendations regarding private tour companies to make the best use of our time. Any suggestions or recommendations that you have used and we’re happy with?

 

Thank you

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We used the following 3 company's in New Zealand on the Celebrity Solstice earlier this year, I have attached a link for my blog next to each listing so you can get an idea of what we did. I personally couldn't fault any of them. I just hope we can go round again some day. :D

 

Archer Tours in Tauranga - Celebrity Solstice Postcard #6 – Tauranga, New Zealand

 

Hawkes Bay Scenic Tours in Napier - Celebrity Solstice Postcard #8 – Napier, New Zealand

 

ES Tours in Akaroa - Celebrity Solstice Postcard #10 – Akaroa, New Zealand

Back in 2010, I purchased a souvenir key ring for my stepdaughter while on the Celebrity Equinox, and since then I have continued to buy her one from nearly every ship we have been on. She really is putting together quite a collection now and I have to say that they do look quite impressive when all laid out next to each other. When selecting which one to buy I always look for the better quality ones which generally have some sort of metal content with no sticker and there must be some reference to the ship on it. I steer well clear of ones which just reference the cruise line and also anything made of plastic. So in 2012, I decided that I would follow suit and start my own collection.

 

 

 

 

After a good start, I hit a snag after trying to find some of the missing ones from our earlier cruises, I have really struggled to find even one. Do you think they are out there? Not a chance! Some come up on E-bay now and again but generally, they appear to be non-existent unless you buy them while actually on board a ship. On recent ships I have been on such as MSC Musica the selection on offer was really awful so I never bothered and it was much the same on our Norwegian Spirit and Jade cruises. So if anyone out there reading this is going on any of these ships or who knows someone that is going on one then could you help me out? I will of course fully re-reimburse anyone who is able to help fill the gaps. The list below are the ones I am missing.

 

 

Jewel of the Seas

Costa Magica

Grand Princess

Costa Serena

Norwegian Epic

Explorer of the Seas

Costa Atlantica

 

More recently I have decided to try and include keyrings from ships I have done ship visits on and these will be heavily dependant on other people helping me out as the onboard shops are always closed when in port. The first one of these I have is acquired is from Oceania Marina, many thanks to Jill (a member from one of the forums I frequent).

 

Eurodam

Prinsendam

Rotterdam

 

If by any chance you can help me out with any of my missing keyrings and wish to contact me, please leave your details by following this link to my blog and at the foot of the page there is a contact form.

Just picked up a link to this thread via our roll call, lots of decent information and a good read. Many thanks for the time and effort.(y)

We are on the Infinity 21st January sailing and I will be blogging during the cruise that is if the internet allows. If you want to get a flavour check out my posts around that time.

This port is part of our cruise in March of 2018. In reading it seems that the town is far from this dock. Taxi cab $60 AU. Does anyone know if Celebrity has a shuttle to get passengers from the ship to the town. Any advice or knowledge on this port would be great.

 

Thank you!!

 

We were there earlier this year. Celebrity shuttle was $22

Below is a link to my blog recording our day there which you might find of use. :D

 

Celebrity Solstice Postcard #41 – Brisbane, Australia

Last night pretty much followed the same routine as the night before, Diamond Lounge then dinner so once again no show in the theatre for us. Not that we religiously go every night while onboard and anyway it’s just we would rather be doing other things instead. I think the first night was... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2017/10/independence-of-the-seas-postcard-4-southampton-disembarking/

Picking up from where I left off yesterday, we left the cabin at 6:30 and headed once again for the Diamond Lounge for pre dinner drinks. It was much quieter last night as the first dinner sitting had already left and our drinks steward Fernando was constantly in attendance frequently topping... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2017/10/independence-of-the-seas-postcard-3-zeebrugge-belgium/

Early evening we ended up going to the Diamond Lounge which is an exclusive area for members of the Royal Caribbean loyalty scheme that have attained a certain level. The drinks were plentiful and company excellent so we ended up not going to the show we had originally planned. We stayed until... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2017/10/independence-of-the-seas-postcard-2-le-havre-france/

From about Wednesday on the Met Office began issuing weather warnings for today with strong winds and large waves being predicted along the south coast as Storm Brian arrives the UK. As a result, we set off from home not really sure what was going to happen. Our aim was to leave home around... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2017/10/independence-of-the-seas-postcard-1-southampton-embarking/

Had we not received 50% of our fare back in the form of two credit certificates from our Harmony of the Seas cruise in May 2016 then we would not be taking this cruise. With little time off from work left for the year and with the credit certificates use-by deadline fast approaching we picked... This short extract has been cross posted from my Wordpress Blog. Should you wish to view the full post in its original format please follow this link. http://www.wansbroughs-cruise-blog.me.uk/2017/08/independence-of-the-seas-3-night-taster-cruise-preamble/