we had a lovely time on board the Diamond Princess from Sydney to Melbourne and Tasmania. this was our third cruise and our second cruise with Princess.
our departure time from Sydney was 8.00 pm and embarkation was listed as between 2.00 - 7.00 pm.
we arrived at circular quay at 1.55 pm and decided to check out the queues at luggage drop-off and embarkation. there were no queues at either so we dropped our bags off at 2.00 pm and by 2.15 pm we were on board the Diamond Princess.