Thanks for the laugh to start the day.
When choosing a cruise line it helps if you know what you don't like.
I have discovered I don't like ships -
with multi languages.
non maintained, with toilet issues, leaking roofs, etc.
with too short a time in port
I agree the menu staying the same is poor. Usually on ships I find “the crew favourites”’were my favourites. On Luminosa
the Indian meals were my favourites.
I don’t like the idea of paying extra for food, which you have paid for! Specialty restaurants are different, as you can choose not to go there.
My younger daughter was only 16 so I took her overseas to avoid Schoolies. Schoolies is not for underage children. She wasn’t keen, but her school friends thought she was mad. I let her pick the itinerary.
You could catch a taxi/Uber to Eagle Junction Railway Station then a train to Southbank.
You could also catch the train from the airport but there is a surcharge for the train from the airport,
When I first went overseas for a year it was by ship. Both ships were old and passengers mainly from the UK were on a world cruise. No mention of Ship but all about the itinerary.
Sorry to hear about the out of control bush fires in Western Canada. How frightening for 25,000 having to evacuate at night! I hope fire fighters get the wildfire under control soon.
Yes engaging with passengers is key, a musical famiiy. We had one who knew everyone’s names. If you tried to discretely sneak in late, mid song he would say “where have you been, Marion. We missed you.”
I don’t recall being on the same ship twice but I’ve been with the same cruiseline twice and Hurtigruten more timesl. I’d go with them more often if I lived closer to their cruises.
Good idea. Bon Voyage! I knew someone who did that after he aged and said his around Australia cruise was his best ever. I changed my bookings in advance when MSC changed a cruise to USA from Genoa Italy to departing Germany. It was a shock to me to realise, as I always booked flights and accommodation with my cruises, I would have been greatly inconvenienced. Now I mainly book after final payment!
Have you considered Coral Expeditions, an excellent small ship coy based in Cairns. You can put your name down for Standby if you are willing to cruise at short notice.