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1 minute ago, GUT2407 said:

Hazard of cruising any season, we missed two ports on our cruise that hit Cyclone Monica, Port Douglas, (they bussed us from Cairns) and Cooktown, missed at least one on half of our other cruises that were outside Cyclone Season, it really is a lottery.

We hit the jackpot this time of the year 5 years ago for our first cruise. The weather was PERFECT! So save up again and we miss the whole of the south island of NZ because of a cyclone - yas takes yas chances 🙂 

8 hours ago, Aus Traveller said:

I wonder how the Sea Princess will go. She is due in on Sunday, coming from the north. The Weather Bureau predicts that the cyclone will turn to the north on Saturday. Someone mentioned they will be missing Willis Island. Maybe they will try to get into Brisbane on Saturday rather than Sunday. Whatever they do, it will be bumpy.

We were booked on Sea Princess on Sunday 24th to go to NZ - we got notification its now not leaving until Wednesday (if then) - so I assume its staying up north until the cyclone has bugged off . We are ok we live here but I have friends who have rail bookings.