Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 1 #1 Share Posted June 1 (edited) This post was recognized by LauraS! "And another from mycruiseobsession! Thank you for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic!" Mycruiseobsession was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' and 5 points. And back on board we go. Apart from the hectic disembarkation from the previous cruise the re boarding process was smooth again. Cairns - Airlie Beach - Brisbane 1June - 4 June 2024 Edited June 1 by Mycruiseobsession Added inlet photo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 1 #2 Share Posted June 1 Enjoy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jean C Posted June 1 #3 Share Posted June 1 Weather looks heavenly 🌞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 2 Author #4 Share Posted June 2 Airlie Beach today. Combination of ships tenders and local Catamaran services. The groups went onto shore quickly. We decided to stay onboard today and enjoy the quiet. These short cruises are very hectic in terms of crowds and lines, I guess everyone is trying to make the most of it all. Thankfully we have a balcony so I am enjoying the peace. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 2 Author #5 Share Posted June 2 Todays's Goodtimes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted June 2 #6 Share Posted June 2 Photo of the cabin, please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 2 Author #7 Share Posted June 2 (edited) @ceeceeDee it's a bit of a mess right now but these are from a few days ago. Same ship just different itinerary. We are a family of 4. The bunks take up most of the floor space. Explorer is definitely the smallest balcony room we have stayed in. The ladders are in the way also Edited June 2 by Mycruiseobsession Typos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sparky74 Posted June 2 #8 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, ceeceeDee said: Photo of the cabin, please Can you take a photo of the invisible bed bugs too? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 2 Author #9 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, Sparky74 said: Can you take a photo of the invisible bed bugs too? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 2 Author #10 Share Posted June 2 Gorgeous sunset over Airlie Beach 5:05pm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 2 #11 Share Posted June 2 14 minutes ago, Mycruiseobsession said: I can't see them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sparky74 Posted June 2 #12 Share Posted June 2 12 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: I can't see them! They’re next to the deaf dead starfish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 2 Author #13 Share Posted June 2 Some more cabin photos. We have a quad balcony. Would never pick Explorer for a quad trip again.The shower is a decent size though, so it's got that going for it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jean C Posted June 2 #14 Share Posted June 2 I travelled in a 4 berth mini suite, although on Princess. The extra room was nice during the day, although one granddaughter didn't like the bunk that dropped down from the ceiling. She wouldn't use it, thinking it might fall down (she was abt 10 or 11 years) and instead slept in a very awkward way on the pull out couch, trying to avoid most of the mattress, still thinking the overhead bunk likely to fall down on her! Other granddaughter took top bunk and every time she flung her arm out in her sleep she'd hit the metal side panel and we'd hear this loud clang! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted June 2 #15 Share Posted June 2 12 hours ago, Mycruiseobsession said: Some more cabin photos. We have a quad balcony. Would never pick Explorer for a quad trip again.The shower is a decent size though, so it's got that going for it! From the photos it looks like the beds are double-deckers rather than having the top beds pull down from the ceiling (as they are on the Coral). How did it work out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 2 #16 Share Posted June 2 Looks squishy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted June 3 #17 Share Posted June 3 18 hours ago, Mycruiseobsession said: Some more cabin photos. We have a quad balcony. Would never pick Explorer for a quad trip again.The shower is a decent size though, so it's got that going for it! Golly that certainly is squishy! I thought the balcony cabins on Encounter were small, but I looked it up and Explorer balcony cabins are 13 sq ft smaller!!! (168 sq ft and 155 sq ft respectively). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted June 3 #18 Share Posted June 3 There are around a dozen of the original Dawn Princess quad balconies, which are still pullman beds. I would avoid those P&O added (as pictured) bunks like the plague. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 3 Author #19 Share Posted June 3 Yep so squishy. Would never reccomend. Also our toilet randomly over flowed yesterday. Not by us putting anything no no in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted June 3 #20 Share Posted June 3 It only takes someone somewhere else....................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 3 Author #21 Share Posted June 3 Port of Brisbane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted June 3 #22 Share Posted June 3 Welcome back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted June 3 #23 Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, Mycruiseobsession said: Yep so squishy. Would never reccomend. Also our toilet randomly over flowed yesterday. Not by us putting anything no no in it. Someone did a number 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 5 Author #24 Share Posted June 5 On 6/4/2024 at 8:36 AM, arxcards said: Someone did a number 3 And then they pulled the plug on P&O Cruises Australia completely! Must of been a pretty big number 3! 😆 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mycruiseobsession Posted June 13 Author #25 Share Posted June 13 I am just throwing out the collected papers from the cruise. For some reason I save everything until I get home and then kick myself for not throwing them out on board 🤷♀️ Anyway for those of you that want to see what the Domestic disembarkation at Brisbane International cruise terminal process was, here's what they gave us: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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