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ozcruizer

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    Australia
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    Travel, reading, computer
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    HAL
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Alaska so far!

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  1. I love following your cruises and I love the way you join in with whatever is happening on the ship. So sorry it had to end as it did, but so pleased you're on the way to recovery. What a gem John is. I also have one of them! All the best for your complete recovery and looking forward to your WC 2025.
  2. We did a short Carnival cruise with our family recently (our first and last 🙂) and I was very surprised to see the waiters dancing on the tables. Back to HAL for future cruises!
  3. We use Cover More and on our last cruise I was unlucky enough to come down with Covid which meant four days of cabin isolation, diagnosis and anti-viral medication. We put in a claim to Cover More and they are paying out everything we claimed. We've never needed to claim anything previously on thirteen cruises so we are happy with that.
  4. I enjoy reading your blogs so much. All the best for what could be a rather different world cruise this time.
  5. We returned from a 10 day cruise from Sydney to New Zealand and back to Sydney just under a week ago. It was our 14th HAL cruise. I must emphasise that none of what happened was due to HAL or the Noordam crew but it was probably our worst cruise ever. We always enjoy our HAL cruises, hence this being our 14th. We missed most of Milford Sound because of the time difference (our fault) and the next day we missed Dunedin because of high winds although the Captain did try to dock. Finally, we managed to dock at Lyttleton (Christchurch) and had a lovely day revisiting for the first time since the 2011 earthquake. Next morning I woke with a sore throat and sniffles so had a Covid test and sure enough I was positive. I was then confined to our cabin for the last four days of the cruise while my husband remained negative and still remains so, in spite of a heavy cold. Very disappointing for us but life happens. It could have been worse.
  6. It’s 4 years that we stopped in Brisbane so it would have been at the old terminal. The BICT opened in 2020. In fact I didn’t even know there is a new terminal! It wouldn’t be close enough to Brett’s Wharf where we caught the Citycat (ferry) as it’s 12.5 km (7-8 miles) from the BICT. Unless there’s a shuttle, your best bet would be to get a taxi to the city or to Brett’s Wharf. Sorry I can’t help you further as Brisbane is not my home city. Have a great cruise!
  7. When we berthed in Brisbane it was a short walk to the ferry which travels along the Brisbane River to the city and we got off at Southbank (a very pretty area) and to get to the city we walked across a major bridge and there we were, in the city. A much nicer way to get there.
  8. Looking forward to following along with you to one of my favourite destinations. Have a wonderful time!
  9. We've done a few cruises on the Noordam including New Zealand. We also cruised from Honolulu to Sydney in 2015, its inaugural voyage to Australia. Love New Zealand and hope to do yet another cruise there when the Noordam returns next season. We like the size of the Vista ships.
  10. We've done a few cruises on the Noordam including New Zealand. We also cruised from Honolulu to Sydney in 2015, its inaugural voyage to Australia. Love New Zealand and hope to do yet another cruise there when the Noordam returns next season. We like the size of the Vista ships.
  11. On our last cruise in November 2022, I ordered distilled water at Guest Services straight away (couldn't find how on the site) and had it delivered by nightfall that day. I have always paid for it on HAL (since I began using a CPAP machine in early 2018).
  12. Probably depends on the ship. We were on the Westerdam and the gingerbread village went up around 4-5 December.
  13. Just had a thought. Sydney's Central Railway Station has lockers where you can store luggage. It's a distance from Circular Quay but fairly quickly reached by the City Circle trains. I thought it might help if you want to do a bit of exploring while in Sydney tomorrow.
  14. The arrival time is still listed as 6.30 am on the Sydney ports schedule but I will be keeping an eye on it. I hope it doesn't mean we will miss Eden, seeing Phillip Island has been cancelled. Good to hear Covid numbers are down.
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