We are usually Princess cruisers but the very attractive fares offered by Carnival for the 11 night cruise to Vanuatu out of Sydney departing 30th January 2014 was an offer too good to refuse. We had a balcony cabin on deck five for $1000 less for a comparable cruise on Princess. There were a lot of other :Princess cruisers on this cruise and most went for the same reason.

We flew to Sydney from Adelaide on the morning of departure arriving at Sydney Airport just before midday.

The Ship's departure time was 6-30pm so we had plenty of time. The first hiccup was a delay in the bus transfer from the airport to the ship as a major road accident had blocked one of the road tunnels so we had an hour's delay. Read more