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On our last cruise my daughter did washing at the laundry mat at Napier. I caught up on ours at a laundry mat in Dunedin.

They were both easy to find

Hi Donna,

Gordon Whatman is currently doing a two month relief on Ovation of the Seas.

If you walk down towards the swimming pool on the Cairns Esplanade there are lockers near the toilets near the pier card park.

There are also lockers near the swimming pool and change rooms. There are big ones that would take large suitcases

Stopped by on my way home from work!

We took our 18 year old son on voyager of the seas 3 years ago and had to sign an alcohol waiver form for him.

This form was for all 18 to 20 year olds

110101_Alcohol_Waiver_AUS_Jan_11.pdf

I would head straight to the airport and either check your bags in or store them.

The airport runs a free city bus tour, here is the link to the information:

http://www.changiairport.com/en/airport-experience/attractions-and-services/free-singapore-tour.html

I love reading your blogs Rainer!

Enjoy the journey and I will be waiting patiently for each addition.:)

I've been tracking "Ovation of the Seas" from Singapore to Fremantle on the 30th of November.

They finally have a special and prices have dropped! Booked today:)

Thank you for the information! I had been searching ever where for it.

Keeps things nice and easy just being able to show up when your hungry! :)

I am normally a cruiser with Royal Caribbean and understand their dinning times. You normally get to choose a dinning time when booking.

I have just booked a cruise with a group of people on Pacific Eden for later this year. There was no option to choose a time?

Can someone please advise me how the main dinning room works on P & O cruises??

Loving your trip report Raina !

Looking forward to the next update :)

It feels like I'm on holiday with you!

Hi Raina!

Met you on Voyager of the seas on the 3 day trip in February earlier this year :)

Enjoying reading you new adventure, have a great time!

Just got an e-mail from Royal Carribean about it's arrival December 2016

So happy to be able to try one of these ships with out travelling to Asia or the USA:D

Lucky to have Gordon Whatman for two of my cruises!

Wonderful entertainer and singer. Never had another CD as good as him!

He is semi retired but seems to do releif CD now and then.

Currently on Mariner:D

Gordon Whatman is currently on Mariner of the seas for a few weeks :) Fantastic CD that I have had the privilege to sail with twice

I live in Cairns and Rhapsody always docks at the cruise terminal. Unless things are changing?

It is the biggest ship to dock here and is a pleasant site to see when strolling the streets off Cairns.

It is a 10 minute walk to the city centre and about a 15 minute walk to the Cairns Central shopping centre and the Railway Station.

Most people like to do trips up north to Port Douglas and also the Daintree if time permits.

Port Douglas is about an hours drive away and very scenic as it follows the coast for quite a bit.

There is a wildlife park in Port Douglas if you want to see some aussie animals.http://www.wildlifehabitat.com.au/

You may need to hire a car for the day to get to Port Douglas and then you can continue to the Daintree River and Cape Tribulation.

There are a few tour operators which do tours, just google "Daintree Tours" and they will come up.

It might depend on what time you dock whether you would make a tour as most leave quite early.

One of the most popular trip's is the Kuranda Scenic Railway and Skyrail. Most people do the train one way and the Skyrail one way.http://www.ksr.com.au/TourOptions/Pages/TourPackages.aspx

The P&O ships used to dock a couple of years ago and I always wondered why they stopped.

I had not heard about them hitting the channel? Maybe that's why they decided not to risk it again and stay safe at Yorkeys Knob.

Yes she was docked at Cairns Port Terminal and we have Rhapsody of the Seas docking next weekend for two days.

It's a lovely sight to look from the town centre and see a ship at the end of the street.:)

Seems most ships 70,000 ton and under can dock ok. It's only a five minute stroll into the city centre.

I've been watching the P&O ships tendering up at Yorkeys Knob and cannot understand why?

The cruise terminal was built for a considerable amount of money and is very under utilised.

I have a feeling they are charging to much for their port fees?:(

HAL Volendam in Cairns yesterday! First ship for our summer cruise season.:)

I live in Cairns and the airport is not far from the cruise terminal, say 5 kilometres

I would get a maxi taxi and it should not cost you much more than $25 to $30

A shuttle would probably charge you $10-$15 per person

We sailed on Voyager of the Seas January 2013.

We pre paid our tips with our booking and the service we received was exceptional.

On the last day we gave $50 each to our waiter, assistant waiter and our room attendant.

The three people mentioned above became like family and made our cruise so memorable.

I am sure any of the crew who look after you would appreciate the extra tips:)

I travel to the USA a fair bit so I am use to tipping!

Oops missed that one also!

Actually four sections I missed one:D

Just had a look prices are up for Explorer repositioning cruises. Three different sections coming from Southampton to Sydney:)

I would love to do Dubai to Singapore!

She is visiting Cairns from the 29th May to the 30th May:)

I don't think I have seen her before so I am popping down for a look!