Live from Diamond Princess and onto Europe

[icat2000]

I will be flying to Perth tommorrow morning to board the Diamond Princess. Meeting up with friends Tina, Marsha and David. Cruising Perth to Singapore.

 

I'm taking the first flight out of Melbourne at 7 am. After this cruise I will fly to Rome and board the Celebrity Constellation for 12 nights around the Greek Islands. I will be travelling by myself on this cruise.

 

I have free internet minutes on the Diamond Princess and then will be relying on wifi to post the next sector.

 

I try and do a live from Diamond Princess. So any questions please ask.

 

I also be packing lighter this trip as I took a fall on the kitchen floor at work and have a little fracture in my left wrist. Not too bad as its a happened nearly two weeks ago. I have to wear a brace for most of the time. Except at sleeping and showering. Better than plastic. I first thought it was a sprain. But xray showed highly suspectable for a fracture in the distal radius (whatever that means). But all is well. Drinking hand in tack.

 

I haven't had a lot of time to do much preparation work, except for organising a few tours on the Greek Islands cruise. Plus I've done a lot of the ports on first crusie before. So just going to wing it.

 

So any questions please ask. Will know more about the Indonesian visa situation from the cruise too. This cruise also in US dollars.

 

Sarah

Edited March 28, 2016 by icat2000

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Bon Voyage Sarah,

Wishing you all the best for a great cruise(s)

[GUT2407]

Sounds great Sarah, enjoy.

[Fletch1]

Have a great cruise fellow melbourneite!!!

 

I just subscribed to this thread.

[jn2003]

Have a great trip Sarah and hope the wrist mends OK.

Cheers

Judy

[goodycruising]

Hope it is a great trip! Glad to hear the drinking hand is still working. Lots of pics please!

[Newby58]

Wow! Have a wonderful time. Following along. Will you be staying over in Singapore?

[gogo65]

Look forward to hearing all about it, have a great trip!

[KirkNC]

Bon voyage, look forward to your report. Hope the wrist holds up.

[Keith1010]

Have a great time.

 

Keith

[icat2000]

Wow! Have a wonderful time. Following along. Will you be staying over in Singapore?

No time in Singapore. Catching a flight the same night as the cruise ends.

 

I'm off to the airport in 40 minutes.

[Kinkacruiser]

You must be super excited Sarah. Sounds like a fabulous cruise. Hope the wrist heals well :)

 

Bon Voyage:)

[icat2000]

All checked in. Airport knows how to charge $9.80 for latte and one piece fruit toast.

 

I am excited but will miss Pete back at home who has to work.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Heres Sarahs Itineraries.

Nice one for the Med..:)

Diamond also offered Sydney to Perth.

 

Diamond Princess

Wed 23/03/16 Sydney / Australia

Thu 24/03/16 At Sea

Fri 25/03/16 Melbourne / Australia

Sat 26/03/16 At Sea

Sun 27/03/16 Adelaide / Australia

Mon 28/03/16 At Sea

Tue 29/03/16 At Sea

Wed 30/03/16 Fremantle (Perth) / Australia

Thu 31/03/16 At Sea

Fri 01/04/16 At Sea

Sat 02/04/16 At Sea

Sun 03/04/16 Benoa (Bali) / Indonesia

Mon 04/04/16 At Sea

Tue 05/04/16 At Sea

Wed 06/04/16 At Sea

Thu 07/04/16 Laem Chabang / Thailand

Fri 08/04/16 At Sea

Sat 09/04/16 Phu My / Vietnam

Sun 10/04/16 At Sea

Mon 11/04/16 Singapore / Singapore

 

Celebrity Constellation

 

Fri 15/04/16 Civitavecchia (Rome) / Italy

Sat 16/04/16 Messina (Taormina, Sicily) / Italy 13:00 20:00

Sun 17/04/16 Valletta / Malta 07:00 20:00

Mon 18/04/16 At Sea

Tue 19/04/16 Rhodes / Greece 09:00 18:00

Wed 20/04/16 Kusadasi / Turkey 07:00 19:00

Thu 21/04/16 Mykonos* / Greece 07:00 18:00

Fri 22/04/16 Piraeus (Athens) / Greece 06:00

Sat 23/04/16 Piraeus (Athens) / Greece 18:00

Sun 24/04/16 Santorin* / Greece 07:00 16:00

Mon 25/04/16 At Sea

Tue 26/04/16 Salerno / Italy 07:00 18:00

Wed 27/04/16 Civitavecchia (Rome) / Italy

 

 

[GUT2407]

All checked in. Airport knows how to charge $9.80 for latte and one piece fruit toast.

 

I am excited but will miss Pete back at home who has to work.

 

The only bigger rip off than airport parking .... Airport food.

 

Or is it the other way around.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

All checked in. Airport knows how to charge $9.80 for latte and one piece fruit toast.

 

I am excited but will miss Pete back at home who has to work.

 

The only bigger rip off than airport parking .... Airport food.

 

Or is it the other way around.

 

Whats wrong with that ...it just means that the tips are included..:D:D

 

 

[Fletch1]

The only bigger rip off than airport parking .... Airport food.

 

Or is it the other way around.

 

 

It's both, although I have found pre booking and paying for airport parking on line can be very advantageous!!

[GUT2407]

Whats wrong with that ...it just means that the tips are included..:D:D

 

 

 

Didn't think of it being tips included:p.

[GUT2407]

It's both, although I have found pre booking and paying for airport parking on line can be very advantageous!!

 

The long term parking is good value though, last year $132 for 5 weeks.

Edited March 29, 2016 by GUT2407

[icat2000]

Arrived in Perth. Ship doesnt dock until 10 am but it has arrived. Just walking around fremantle which is very close to dock.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Diamonds arrived for you. Looks like a glorious day in Perth...

 

 

[icat2000]

Looks a bit drab the area. No real atmosphere. Even though old buildings are charming. One interesting local told us off for sitting in her park bench seat even though the next park one was free. She told us to move. We did not. So she said we would burn in hell lol.

[Kinkacruiser]

Looks a bit drab the area. No real atmosphere. Even though old buildings are charming. One interesting local told us off for sitting in her park bench seat even though the next park one was free. She told us to move. We did not. So she said we would burn in hell lol.

 

Now that's what I call a warm welcome to Fremantle , Sarah.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Looks a bit drab the area. No real atmosphere. Even though old buildings are charming. One interesting local told us off for sitting in her park bench seat even though the next park one was free. She told us to move. We did not. So she said we would burn in hell lol.

When we cruised into Perth on a P&O ship from Britain , the port lecturer described it as the most remote and isolated City in the World.

 

 

[icat2000]

Some one said the last seven days on the cruise the clientale was older crowd. Also noticed a lot of signage in lifts is in Japanese korean or chinese. I will be tri lingual after this cruise.