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  1. My wife and I have a problem. We want a week’s holiday in April or May this year. We were thinking of going to a luxury resort in Vanuatu. But then my wife received an email about a Sydney to Sydney cruise on Majestic Princess. The cruise basically sails to Port Douglas and back. We live a short cab ride away from the Sydney terminal. So we thought that it might be nice, to have a trip that didn’t require air travel. In addition, some American friends had been on Princess and said that it was OK. And although the ports on the cruise we were considering weren’t particularly exciting, we thought we’d look into how much the cruise would cost. Our experience of cruising has always been on smaller luxury ships, where the fare is all-inclusive. What we found on these ships is that you really don’t have to worry about perks, because you are treated just the same, no matter what sort of cabin you have. This past week we have just booked three voyages back to back on SeaDream II for next year. It was a very easy process. Then we sat down to look at booking Majestic Princess. Firstly, we did some research. My eyes began to glaze over, as every review we watched or read made it look so difficult to plan, book and sail on the ship. It seems that you have to constantly be ready to claim your perks, consulting apps and worrying whether you were missing out on something. First you had to know what cabin class, then what perks. If you worked that out, then there were the promotions, which were all rather confusing. And there was the whole specialty dining stuff, which seemed very odd to us. My wife eventually called a halt, on the basis that she couldn’t feel she could ever on this ship relax and get the sort of service she likes. My response was that we try it out, as plenty of other people seem to understand the way it works without too much stress and have a good time. She remains dubious. My question is thus what is it that makes you choose to cruise on ships like Majestic Princess and how easy are things once you’re on board? How could I sell this to my wife as being as good as the luxury resort in Vanuatu?
  2. There is something magical about being abroad at New Year’s Eve. It gives you a fresh perspective, especially if you are on a cruise ship in the Caribbean with very few Australians about. Good luck with your quest to find a cruise. I’m sure you’ll have a fabulous time.
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