Melbourne, Australia

We arrived in Melbourne last night around 6 PM but were not allowed off the ship because everyone had to clear immigration first.

This morning after Bob has breakfast, we headed off the ship for immigration. Everyone had to exit the ship and be processed through Australian immigrants before anyone could reboard the ship. The entire ship was processed and we were back on the ship just before 10 AM.

We headed directly to the pool deck to stake out our seats to watch the Superbowl. We were hoping that the Superbowl would also be broadcast in the Star Theater. The pool deck will be hot. It is scheduled to be 90 here in Melbourne. In addition, with the sun shining on the screen, viewing will not be very good. We asked them to broadcast it in the theater but our request was summarily denied. As a result, Bob, Dale and I are currently sitting sweltering. Hoping we won't be burnt to a crisp by the end of the game.

We made it in the sweltering 96 degree heat until into the 3rd quarter. Then we tapped out, went to our stateroom to watch the rest of the game on a small screen and cranked up the air conditioning.

We had dinner in the World Cafe.Read more