It’s been a long time between trips!\u00a0 But here we go with something new…<\/p>\n
Just before 1.00, and we were picked up from home in the mini bux.\u00a0 It already had Mum, Dad, Julie, Darren, David, Izzy and Ethan, with a trailor on the back for our bags.\u00a0 So in went Kaoru and my 3 suitcases, and we were off to Port Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Boarding was relatively painless.\u00a0 Our bags were picked up from the car and we were told we would see them in our room.\u00a0 We went upstairs and “checked in”.\u00a0 Immigration wasn’t too difficult, except I was told my watch was OK, yet I set off the metal detector.\u00a0 So after scanning me, and giving me a pat down, I suggested that maybe I try without the watch.\u00a0 And hey, Presto!<\/p>\n
We then boarded the ship and went to our room.\u00a0 Kaoru and I had upgraded to a balcony room, and whilst I haven’t seen the non-balcony yet, it was worthwhile!\u00a0 A small balcony but we can at least sit out there on a warm night – hopefully we get some time for that!<\/p>\n
We got our bearings around the ship.\u00a0 We found the kitchen, and the Edge booking desk (and booked our first couple of activities).\u00a0 We had a tour of the day spa, where Kaoru signed up to the unlimited pass, so she can have her relax time.\u00a0 Then it was off to our muster station for the 3.30 briefing.<\/p>\n
We met up with everybody else up on deck 12 \/ 14 and had a drink as we sailed out of Melbourne, with lots of excitement!\u00a0 Then it was time for our first activity, which was a Flying Fox across the top of the ship!\u00a0 That was a bit of fun, and given they were running late, it kept us amused for a while.\u00a0 Kaoru and I did a bit more exploring of the ship, finding the “no kids area” at the back (but it was a bit too sunny at the time so we didn’t stay for long).\u00a0 We wandered around a bit, and bumped in to people now and then.\u00a0 We went to do the bungy tramp, and it was very windy and cooling down!\u00a0 Julie and Darren checked the kids in to kids club, and Kaoru and I took a round of drinks to Mum and Dad’s suite, which was very nice.<\/p>\n
We all ate dinner at Waterfront.\u00a0 Kaoru and I explored the ship a bit more and had a cocktail, before finally going back to our cabin to unpack our suitcases (we had been told that everybody else already had!).\u00a0 It was about midnight by the time we went to bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s been a long time between trips!\u00a0 But here we go with something new… Just before 1.00, and we were picked up from home in the mini bux.\u00a0 It already had Mum, Dad, Julie, Darren, David, Izzy and Ethan, with a trailor on the back for our bags.\u00a0 So in went Kaoru and my 3 … Continue reading