We arrived in Sydney after a fairly bumpy flight from Hong Kong. It wasn't too bad but not as smooth as the ride from Heathrow to Hong Kong. To our relief, our baggage has also made it half way around the world! It was a fairly anxious wait at the baggage claim section because I think ours was one of the last to come out. The ship is docked right now and it is smack bang in between the opera house and the bridge. From our aft facing cabin we have an aweso...

Evening update. Our first night on board has been one of the best yet at Crooners bar. I truly believe that Dave and I are part aussie because we seem to just click with so many of the Australians here.  Crooners bar at its best. Good conversation, no one turning their backs on the person to their left or right and just really good people having a really good time.I think we are probably out numbered 100-1 by aussies on this cruise but that is fine by me! It...

We are currently sitting in Hong Kong international airport waiting for our transfer flight to Sydney. The first stage was very smooth with no hitches I did fine with the flight! Amazed myself with how relaxed I was actually.Hopefully our bags are also being transferred because we haven't seen them since Heathrow...... I'm sure that's fine!The time in Hong Kong is 16:45 and our next flight leaves at 1900 hrs.. Even the airport here is gorgeous... li...

We are off! Just on our way to Heathrow.... catch you later down under!

Today saw us dropping anchor at our final port of call, Vigo. This busy city is part of mainland Spain but only around 25 KM from mainland Portugal. The dialect here is generally a mix of Spanish and Portuguese.  When we first disembarked the ship we wandered into the city centre which is only around a ten minute walk. It was a tad disappointing mainly due to the fact that everything was closed but also, there seemed to be very little character to the place. ...