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Last Sunday we had been out watching grandson play football and Rob was feeling unwell later in the day, cold symptoms. As he had a medical appointment Monday morning, thought he should test - he was positive. I started to feel unwell a few days later and tested positive last night. I am feeling quite fatigued and have a very sore throat. Yesterday had a shocking headache, but not today.

Sorry to hear about your mental wellbeing Les. I was wondering where you were and hoped all was well. Glad the family has convinced you to cruise again. Sounds a great trip.

My husband takes chinos too, prefers those to slacks.

I receive both - super income stream payment plus a pension. I haven't had to submit any information to Centrelink for at least a couple of years. I assume my super fund supplies the info directly to Centrelink.

Thanks. I should have read more of the answers instead of just jumping in. We usually buy from Insure & GO so knew they didn't have cruise cover and also were quite expensive for a domestic trip compared to 1Cover.

Thank you. I agree, a family is best to get it together, which lessens threat it may affect a special occasion down the track. We decided not to cruise this year but have booked a trip to Cairns at the end of July so would rather have Covid before then. Our children and their spouses have had Covid, but only the youngest grandchild who goes to day care caught it. The three at school and who play sport have missed it so far.

What do you mean 1Cover is no longer in operation? I purchased TA a couple of weeks ago through them and it was much cheaper than Covermore.

Evidently the law was changed earlier in the year to allow for this.

Thank you. We are hoping so too. Although if I am going to get Covid I'd probably rather have it now too.

He applied for a postal vote last night. Wednesday 6pm is the cut off for postal votes and if you test positive after that you are able vote by a phone call. Voting by Phone if You have Covid

Possibly a good idea if you think you might need it. I would have though people would need confirmation for employers at least. Not long after I posted my comment to you, my husband informed me he had a sore throat and a sniffle so thought he should do a RAT as he had a medical appointment this morning. He was positive and received quite a long text message from Vic Health telling him what he needed to do and with some links and phone numbers for medical advice. I did one then and was negative. Under Victoria's protocols, as a close contact I have to test five times in seven days with a space of at least 24 hours between each test. This morning he received another text message with information about voting as he will still be in isolation on Saturday. We had planned to do an early vote today, which I still did.

Did you not receive a confirmation from QLD Health when you reported your RAT result and when you you finished your isolation/recovered? In Victoria, you receive a confirmation text message and when you are due to finish your isolation, you receive another text message. I would assume you could use the text messages to prove you had tested positive and had recovered.

Swans looking good. Too strong at the moment.

At Station Pier, Melbourne, the ships usually back in, so portside is on the dock side but not very attractive. The starboard side has a great view across to the city and Williamstown. Sailing out if you want to see the coast, you are best to be on portside or go up on deck. The ship arrives so early into Port Phillip Bay, it doesn't really matter what side you are on. Photo is from Connected to Port Phillip website.

It is current at the moment. I have family in the UK too and one has just completed a cruise from Southampton and had to test before boarding. It is up to the cruise company to decide if that is what they want to do for the well being of both passengers and staff. P&O UK require it too - What Do I Need to do Before My Cruise • Obtain evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination status (up-to-date NHS COVID-19 Pass or valid vaccination certificates issued by your local health authority) • Organise and pay for a COVID-19 lateral flow/antigen test for all guests aged five years and above (NHS tests are not accepted). The negative antigen test certificate must be presented at the terminal

As from 6th April 2022, you have to apply for an ETA on the Australian ETA app, not online using a browser as previously.

Akaroa became the closest port to Christchurch after the earthquake and the port of Lyttleton was damaged. Lyttleton has now reopened and will service cruise ships visiting Christchurch so it is likely not many ships will visit Akaroa in the future which from my point of view is a pity as I loved it but I can inderstand why.

Did she revert to English once she knew you weren't Austrian?

The sun gets close to overhead in Melbourne.

We have sailed from OPT after 6pm.

I am female but don't take HRT.

The photos are of the Taieri Gorge train and Dunedin railway station where we boarded the train in Dunedin. We did an independent tour.

According to Australian Home Affairs website, from 6th April, you apply on the Australian ETA app available from the Apple Store or Google Play Store and in most cases you will be notified of the result immediately. https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601#HowTo You will also need a NZ ETA - https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/options/visit

The tender time at Airlie Beach is quite long, more than just a few minutes if I remember, depending on where the tender is docking and whether you are on a ship's tender or one of the high speed catamarans that are used as well. There are two marinas that may be used, one each on either side of the town. It is best to do a ship's excursion if doing the reef from Airlie as you will be picked up and returned directly from the ship and don't have to tender. Sorry I don't know how long the tender trip is in Port Douglas.

I agree, sometimes it is more just the nausea for me. I have only ever vomited twice - once on a cruise ship and once on a plane, my first ever flight returning from Tasmania when we hit a storm over Bass Strait. I used Avomine which works really well but now that it is not available in Australia, I use Phenergan, taking it at night. Rarely have nausea from motion sickness now.