we cruised out of Sydney 30th april, and had perfect weather the whole cruise ( although several staff on board had commented that we had been extremely lucky.)

embarkation was a breeze!! very little wait, and we did take advantage of the early bag drop so that we could explore circular quay.. we had a 1.30 boarding allocation and with having to be out of our hotel by 10 am .. the bag drop was a heaven sent..

my DH and I are in our early 40's and had no children with us.. DH had to have his appendix out just 1week before we sailed, so we nearly didn't make the trip at all .. this did also limit the activities that we could take part in.. Read more