I joined Dawn Princess in Sydney on December 7th for a 14
night cruise to Fiji and back. As always, the food and service I received were
excellent throughout. The weather was good during the cruise - calm, sunny and
hot and the ambiance on board was relaxed and peaceful. Unfortunately, though
clean and well maintained, the ship is showing her age with the common bane of
older passenger ships, leaking plumbing.
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| Sailing from Circular Quay, P&O Australia's latest addition, Pacfic Eden (ex-Statendam) outbound from the White Bay terminal, followed us out. |
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| The RAN's two new helicopter carriers at Garden Island naval base. |
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| Sydney harbour from one of my favourite spots. |
Port Denarau
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| A very enjoyable goat curry at an Indian restaurant ashore. |
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| All the conventional ships at anchor off Suva reminded me of my early days at sea with Blue Star Line. |
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| The Captain (left) and Staff Captain. |
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| A long held tradition in Suva - the police band welcomes and farewells visiting cruise ships. |
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| Downtown Suva. |
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| A few of the crew heading ashore. |
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| Departure Suva - and the Chinese have arrived. |
Beautiful photos, Tim. It was good to see the map with your voyage itinerary as well - it put it into perspective.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely cruise. Thank you for sharing. Greetings and Happy New Year from Freedom of the Seas, today in Port Canaveral for turn-around day. :)
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