Golden Princess - October 2015 - Post 2

Champagne Bay, Vanuatu

Noumea, New Caledonia

Melbourne

Golden Princess - October 2015 - Post 1

On October 18th I joined Golden Princess in Sydney following her arrival from San Francisco on her maiden Australian voyage. I stayed aboard her for 25 nights consisting of a 10 night cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, a repositioning from Sydney to Melbourne (her new southern-summer base) and another cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu and back to Melbourne on November 12th. As usual, a very comfortable cruise with great service and good food.

Sydney

Vila, Vanuatu

The AB on the for'd heaving line.

 

Mare, New Caledonia

Dawn Princess - June 2015 - Post 2

Rabaul, dusty and very hot.

The volcano on the far right was the one that erupted several years ago, devestating the town.

The mini-vans used as tourist buses back at the ship at the end of the day.

Early evening departure.

 

Because of a cyclone approaching the Solomon Islands from the east, our planned call to Honiara was cancelled, Instead, the morning after Rabaul, the ship cruised into the crater on Garove Island, and extinct volcano (marked on the map).

A lovely, sunny afternoon in the Coral Sea.

A very happy, well-fed camper, feeling right at home.

End of the cruise, back at White Bay, Sydney.