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Day 4 & 5 - At Sea

2009-11-07T07:57:52Z

The following two days after Albany were spent at sea as we headed across to Adelaide.

On the first day at sea we spent it mostly to ourselves, went down to the Princess Theatre and watched X-Men Origins and then back to our quarters to prepare for our first formal night!

Real Freakin' Flowers!!

We got all dressed up for dinner and once it was done we headed down to the Vista Lounge with a few Martinis to watch a live performance from the Cruise Director, Paul Burton telling the story of famous musician Cole Porter.

On day two at sea the Casino reopened and was pretty much the highlight for the day.

At 12:00 I headed up to the Casino for some Blackjack, Roulette and Three Card Poker lessons.

After that I played a little Blackjack and Roulette (not-so successfully) and then Luke and I headed to the Vista Lounge for a round of Bingo.. Fail. Hehe... Maybe next time!

Well, that pretty much conludes days 4 and 5! I was hoping to have day 6 done, but we're leaving Adelaide now! See y'all in Melbourne on Monday!

Day 3 - Albany

2009-11-07T07:27:06Z

Right, so after I last left you, we had just arrived in Albany. Another WA Port, another day without 3G reception..

After a bit of a stint in the gym and then heading up to the buffet for breakfast, we headed into town for the day.

The day was pretty much spent buying souvenirs and wandering the main strip.

We walked down to the water and then back up to 'Dog Rock'.

That would pretty much have to cover today. It was nice to wander and take it easy, and I can't really say what we bought or it will ruin the surprise for who we bought them for! ^_^

So, we headed back up onboard for afternoon tea, watched some TV and then went down to the Dining Room for dinner. I'm still to eat something I didn't like.. Doesn't look like it's gonna happen! Here's what was on the menu tonight:

Best part about it? IT'S ALL INCLUDED IN THE CRUISE! Omnomnomnom!!

Day 2 - Bunbury Photos

2009-11-07T06:47:37Z

Well, sorry it's taken so long to post, but we've had no reception since we got to Adelaide.

Now that I've got a few spare minutes I'll do some catching up!

First here's a couple pictures from Bunbury:

Bunbury - Main Street

Exeloo - Electronic Toilets FTW

War Memorial

Dolphin Discovery Centre - Bunbury

Day 2 - Bunbury

2009-11-04T05:56:41Z

What a day!

Shortly after finishing yesterday's blog, we were sitting on our balcony when we noticed a small pod of dolphins come in to greet us! After watching them for a while we headed straight up to the buffet for breakfast. Oh. My. God. You name it, they've got it! Sausages, bratwurst, baked beans, hash browns, toast, muffins, croissants, danishes, pastries, muffins, waffles, fruit, mushrooms, EVERYTHING!

Once we finished with breakfast (being careful not to over-indulge...too much), we headed onshore into Bunbury, which is supposedly the state's second biggest town.

We had a look around the main part of town, found some automatic, talking, self-cleaning toilets, placed a couple bets on the Melbourne Cup and did a spot of clothes shopping.

If there was anything we really noticed about the town was that it was very clean. No real graffiti or rubbish anywhere. Nice.

We finished up in Bunbury by having a quick look in the Dolphin Discovery Centre and learning a few facts about the local dolphins.

Back onboard we made our way back down to the Regency Dining Room for afternoon tea. Scones, cakes and tea..

Spent the afternoon back in our stateroom. Tryed out the room service and ordered a cheeseburger for a late lunch. Also very good.

Then outside we noticed a number of whales off near the horizon. We watched them a while, read some of my book and then headed back to the Regency Dining Room for Dinner. Prawn Cocktails, Pumpkin Soup and Beer Damper, Tagliatelle Old Alfredo Style and a selection of cheeses and crackers for dessert.

Now, full again, we're back in our room and ready for sleep and Albany in the morning.

That's about it from me, i'll try to blog Albany before we leave tomorrow because we will be at sea for two days after that. If I don't get a chance, i'll do it the next time I have 3G reception!

No pictures today. Sorry, phone reception is a whore here in Albany.

Laters!

Day 1

2009-11-03T00:21:41Z

Hi guys, me again!

Well, we just set sail for Bunbury about an hour and a half ago and once again I'm just about ready to hit the hay.

We checked out of the hotel at about 10am this morning with no hassles and headed straight for Fremantle Passenger Terminal. Even though our tickets said that check-in started at 2pm we were checked in at about 11:30am and were on the boat by about 12:30pm!

First thing we did (as you do) is find our Stateroom. We were greeted about halfway down the hallway of the Baja deck by Farrel, our attendant. After telling him our names he knew exactly who we were and showed us straight to our room. Nice guy! =)

We spent the next couple of hours exploring the ship. Most of the shops and things were closed because we were at port. They'll open tomorrow evening after we leave Bunbury I guess. After a bit more of wandering though we found the 24hr buffet and stopped in for some fruit and lemonade. Felt weird just getting up and leaving without having to pay!

Princess Theatre

Wheelhouse Bar

Grand Plaza

We found the theatre, casino and bar. I am busily commiting their positions in the ship to memory for later on! ;)

Strangely, it seems there is some Western Australian law that forces the casino to stop operating until we get to South Australia on the 6th. No idea why. If you know, lemme know!

After our explore, it was back to the stateroom to unpack and send Luke on a quest to the nearest supermarket to find a double-adapter. There's only one plug in the staterooms..

Dinner was great. The names of the food were too complicated for me to remember, I'll pay more attention next time. All i can really remember is mushrooms and puff pastry, chicken broth, ribs and sauce and vegies, chocolate mousse...

Finally, we sat out on our balcony after getting back from dinner and watched the ship leave dock.

That's about it from me! Time to start Day 2!

Day 0

2009-11-02T02:25:34Z

Had a couple of people tell me that they want to know all about my holidays this year, so i'll endeavour to use this to keep everyone up to date! Hope you enjoy reading about our adventures over the next few weeks!

What's Planned So Far:
Flight to Perth
Overnight stay at Tradewinds Hotel, Fremantle
12 Night Cruise aboard the Sun Princess travelling from Fremantle to Sydney Via Adelaide

Cruise Itinerary

DATE

DESTINATION

DURATION

Nov 02

FREMANTLE, AUSTRALIA

ARRIVE 9:00AM DEPART 11:00PM

Nov 03

BUNBURY, AUSTRALIA

ARRIVE 8:00AM DEPART 4:00PM

Nov 04

ALBANY, AUSTRALIA

ARRIVE 9:00AM DEPART 6:00PM

Nov 05

AT SEA

Nov 06

AT SEA

Nov 07

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA

ARRIVE 8:00AM DEPART 6:00PM

Nov 08

AT SEA

Nov 09

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

ARRIVE 8:00AM DEPART 6:00PM

Nov 10

BURNIE, TASMANIA

ARRIVE 8:00AM DEPART 4:00PM

Nov 11

HOBART, TASMANIA

ARRIVE 12:00PM

Nov 12

HOBART, TASMANIA

DEPART 5:00PM

Nov 13

AT SEA

Nov 14

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

WHARF 8-DARLING HARBOUR

HICKSON ROAD
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

ARRIVE 7:00AM

Day 0

Well, I've decided to start at what I'll call 'Day Zero' which is the day before the cruise leaves. Should have posted it yesterday, but I was too pooped!

We left home around 6am and headed to the Airport. The flight was nice. About 4 and a half hours, breakfast included. Love the fact that everyone gets their own little TV and nice selection of Movies, Music and Games to play.

Touched down in Perth about 10am and caught a shuttle bus out the the Hotel here at the Tradewinds in East Fremantle. Along the way we met an American lady who was visiting the country for the first time and we chatted about all things Australian. She then suggested a pub we visit while we were in Fremantle. Nice lady!

I was pretty tired by the time we got to the hotel and was very tempted to just stay there for the rest of the day. But we thought we should probably see something since we were only here for one day.

So we headed into Fremantle and browsed the Markets and had lunch at the Sail & Anchor.

The markets were small, but still had more interesting stuff than you'd find at Paddy's or Victoria Markets. Lunch was great. Steak sandwhiches for the win!

After we'd done there we went for a walk down to the water and spent the next couple hours looking for the Dock where the Sun Princess was due to leave.

Hm... Bought a book (Wicked!) to read onboard the ship and then headed back to the hotel.

That pretty much concludes day one! Sorry it was rushed, but I gotta pack up the room and get ready to head to the ship! Can't wait!

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2009-11-01T12:52:22Z

Hi Everyone!

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