Day 1
Flight to Sydney
May 1, 2023 in Australia
Staying at the Royal Expedition hotel......
Note to future travellers to give this hotel a miss. It's more of a pub and not really child friendly.
May 1, 2023 in Australia
AustraliaNew South WalesSydneyRedfernPrince Alfred Park33°53’10” S 151°12’25” E May 1, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
Staying at the Royal Expedition hotel......
Note to future travellers to give this hotel a miss. It's more of a pub and not really child friendly.
AustraliaNew South WalesSydneyThe RocksCircular Quay Station33°51’40” S 151°12’36” E
May 2, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Brunch before boarding our cruise ship
Coral Sea 28°49’52” S 153°54’12” E
May 3, 2023, Coral Sea ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today, we watched a block of ice turned into a Swan.
We played mini golf on the top deck.
The staff made some animals out of towels.
Traveler We love the towel animals! Hunter wants to know if you kept the towel in that shape, or if you actually used it. Lachie wonders how they do it. Rose wants to know which was Skyler's favourite towel and which was Indya's favourite. Caitlyn wonders if you were surprised when you saw them.
Traveler We've kept the monkey one in shape because it was hanging from the ceiling. There is a book on how to make them that we're going to buy. Indya and Skyla's favourite is the monkey. We're surprised to see which animal will be in our room each day and I sort of knew from watching YouTube videos.
AustraliaQueenslandBrisbaneTangaloomaMain Channel27°10’10” S 153°20’19” E
May 4, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We had beautiful weather today at Tangalooma for Indya's 10th birthday.
Unfortunately, Marty wasn't well, and we were unable to snorkel the wrecks, but the girls still went ashore.
Indya also got seaRead more
Traveler Happy Birthday Indya! We thought about you yesterday and how it was your birthday and you must be having a great time. Rose & Hunter would like to know if you have gotten lost on that huge cruise ship. How do you know where your room is? Lincoln would like to know what has been your favourite thing of the cruise so far. Sonny would like to know if there are any water slides on the ship. Caitlyn says she loves your sunglasses. Lachie wants to know if there is a water slide, would you go down it. Molly wants to know if you have been swimming in the ocean yet.
Traveler Hi everyone, thank you for the birthday wishes 😊 Great question, Rose and Hunter. No, I haven't gotten lost. Our room is 7233 - deck 7 (Empress) and it's an odd number. One side of the ship has odd numbers and the other side has even numbers. There is a ship map next to every area with lifts. There's 8 lifts forward of the ship, 12 mid ship and 8 aft of the ship. Aft means the back. My favourite thing so far is the waterslides and yes I will go down them. I haven't been swimming in the ocean, but I've swam in the pool on the ship.
AustraliaQueenslandTink Shoal19°23’35” S 147°47’38” E
May 6, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Today, we arrived at Airlie Beach. We decided to stay onboard the ship as some of us were feeling sea sick. The boat ride was going to be 45 minutes each way. We watched Puss in boots on the bigRead more
AustraliaQueenslandCairnsPortsmithAlligator Creek16°55’34” S 145°46’52” E
AustraliaNew South WalesSydneyThe RocksCadman’s Cottage33°51’33” S 151°12’36” E
May 12, 2023 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
Yesterday we had green eggs and ham breakfast. What a crazy breakfast - definitely check out the photos.
Today, we arrived back in Sydney. We've made lots of memories on the cruise, and it was sadRead more
