Dawn Princess - February 2016 - Post 1

On January 29th I reboarded Dawn Princess in Sydney for a 12 day New Caledonia / Vanuatu cruise followed by a 14 day cruise to those ports again and to Fiji. I disembarked in Sydney on February 24th. As usual, my dear old holiday home was very comfortable with great food and excellent service. The weather was hot and sunny throughout apart from a few days around Fiji as Tropical Cyclone Winston approached, This necessitated us skipping the scheduled call at Dravuni Island, Fiji and calling at Lautoka instead.

Sydney

Dawn Princess at Circular Quay between cruises on 10th February.

A good mate of mine from my Sydney days (now Captain) Jim Dargaville piloted the ship from White Bay, Sydney to sea on 29th January.

Noumea

 

 

Mystery Island

 

 

 Champagne Bay

 

Heading back home after a day at the beach.

Suva

Lautoka