This was my Bucket List after 35 years of marriage and raising 6 children, it was my time for being spoilt and have someone look after me. Therefore you can imagine our excitement of finally taking the trip of our dreams with all the high expectations that P&O promised in their shiny brochures.
EMBARKATION
My husband and I set sail on the Pacific Dawn from Brisbane heading towards New Caledonia for 7 nights. Our first taste of the disaster that was to become our holiday started at the terminal. What a dingy place that is and no one told us to expect an hour to fill out forms and there was no where to sit or rest the papers against to do so as this small place was quickly filling up with other passengers all trying to do the same paperwork. Then we were held up for an hour or so due to a problem with customs delaying our departure.
It was terrible as it was right under the Marquee room and had to suffer through all the noise when trying to sleep. Room designed as a quad share so no room to move around the bed and with all the extra cupboard spaces, made it much smaller to move around in general.Tight spots to store suitcases. TV channels had a loop so you watched the same thing over, and over, and over again.