MMDown Under

Carelessness? Are the posts painted in a colour which draws attention to them?

We are having unusual weather for SEQld., with cold mornings, but normal beautiful warm sunny days. I just had to put a woollen singlet on at 6am in November!!

Thank you for your impressive list. I was just thinking how many more are due to come.

I hope you told them to move bench seat further from the wall.

My success was on line. I had no success via the phone,

Thanks for the beautiful photos of Westerdam's arrival with bright blue skies. What time was the arrival?

It is amazing how many passengers test positive for Covid following disembarkation. This was the reason the cruiselines originally shortened the length of cruises. Sorry you caught Covid despite being careful and vigilant. It is a shame you gave up the theatre, Universe lounge, sitting in bars and doing onland tours, definitely not like cruising preCovid, yet you still caught Covid. I wish you both a speedy recovery now that you are on antivirals under the care of your GP.

Good move. Much nicer place to spend the pandemic, Lots of people moved to the Sunshine and Gold Coasts from southern states.

Yes, it would be nice to go to both celebrations.

Congratulations! Sunday was Luminosa's first cruise. It is to the GBR like our cruise, so I'm looking forward to hearing how current passengers are enjoying the cruise.

Looking for passengers cruising to GBR from Brisbane on 4th December, 2022. There must be more than two bookings! Early December is a lovely time of year.

It pays to just keep looking,

When is your check in time, 9.20? Flight is too early. 2 day tour of Uluru would be better.

Yes it is seven min walk from Domestic Terminal where there are a lot of taxis.

The Government should be making Brisbane the small ship capital of Australia. Brisbane has the advantage of being closer to the Far North, PNG and South Pacific islands further afield. I would jump on any of those cruises, as would a lot of adventure cruisers. This is a short sighted decision by the Government. Reminds me of the ripping up the Gold Coast railway and now spending a fortune building a light rail at the GC. Support small ship cruising and they will come! Australia is an island! There is room for all styles of cruising, as long as the facilities are suitable.

Your comments were fine until you said "don't be stingy"!

We both deserved these cruises for determination! Happy Boxing Day and New Year!

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They are private ferries. Government ferries run 7 days a week. If you have spare time you can catch the public bus from the zoo to Balmoral Beach for fish and chips on the beach. You can return by bus to ferry to city, or catch a bus direct in to the City, There is a beautiful walk (6.5 klm) from the ferry to Balmoral Beach with spectacular views of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge.

The residents of Portside are only there because of the construction of the port. I understand, why having cruised on small ships. Their attraction is that they can berth closer to the more attractive centres of places. Once you've cruised up a river to Bangkok, Saigon, etc you'll never want to berth miles away from the city nor take long bus trips to reach famous cities again.

How long is your ship tendering off Mooloolaba? Mooloolaba is a beach beautiful suburb of the Sunshine Coast. Australia Zoo is close to Mooloolaba, a short drive about 35 mins depending on traffic. If you have a long stopover, the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Maleny/Montville is a beautiful drive combined with AustraliaZoo. Unfortunately Mooloolaba can be unreliable for tendering, due to unprotected rough seas.

If you are in port long enough, you could do a car trip to beautiful Cape Gloucester for lunch at the resort at Hideaway Bay, with a stopover for a cool drink at Dingo Hotel en route.

No just the 4th, Where does 4e night sailing go?

BTW I got a Samsara Outside Cabin with balcony SB on 6th deck for people who know about such things. They threw in a handicapped cabin without asking. Guess my age gave them a hint!

Woohoo!! I'm pleased to say I was able to make a successful booking on this cruise today.