Round Australia with " Sun Princess " March 5th to April 2nd, 2009We joined " Sun Princess " in Sydney on March 5th., at Wharf 8, Darling harbour.

Embarkation was very easy and quick, more so as we were Platinum members and had a dedicated check-in; we were in our cabin within half an hour of arrival at the wharf. Heavy baggage was taken by porters as soon as we got to the pier and was outside our cabins within an hour. Hand baggage was given a cursory security search but they did not appear terribly interested in what we were carrying. The liquor policy was certainly not strictly enforced and indeed on this voyage, Princess allowed everyone to take on board 2 bottles of wine ( and I believe beer too ) at every port, worth knowing and ,of course, not widely advertised.( for cabin consumption only, if you try and take it into the dining room they want $20 AUD corkage !! )

Our balcony cabin was A 744 on Aloha deck, which was a last minute upgrade for us from our B cabin on Baja. This was very much appreciated, mainly as it gave us a cabin on the port side of the ship which is the shoreward side on this anti-clockwise circumnavigation; and certainly gave us a lot more to see from our balcony  right the way round the coast. It was also the last( after) cabin on the deck and gave us quick access to a very pleasant outside deck, while a bit of a walk to the food and entertainment areas ( but that was no bad thing ! ) Read more