Pre-cruise note:

The adventure begins Saturday, 31 August 2019 when we board the Sea Princess in Brisbane. The blog for the 2019 - Hawaii and South Pacific Cruise will be updated when we find free wi-fi and have a few spare moments. Please check regularly as multiple blogs might be uploaded on the same day. The same is true for all the photos from the trip.

This adventure is expected to include:

• 35 night cruise, with 21 nights at sea
• Travelling over 21,000 km (more than half the distance around the earth at the equator)
• Visiting 14 ports across 6 countries:
• 5 ports in Hawaii (Princess Cruises video:- Four Islands, one cruise)
• 3 ports in French Polynesia
• 2 ports in New Zealand (including Bay of Islands - a new port for us)
• 2 ports in Australia
• Single stops in Fiji and American Samoa
• Sailing on the Sea Princess operated by the Princess Cruises line (that's her above during a previous visit to Brisbane). With 2,016 passengers and 910 crew, the ship is 261m long by 32m wide and with 15 decks

Saturday, 31 August 2019

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Photos from Brisbane

Reference:

• Past blogs: Past Brisbane blogs
• Wikipedia: Brisbane, Australia
• Wikitravel: Brisbane, Australia

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Wednesday, 31 July 2019

It’s a massive 440 days until sail-away for our Northern Lights cruise to Norway, but that didn’t stop a few of us keen travellers getting to know each other at the Central Railway Hotel in Brisbane’s CBD. It was lovely to meet everyone.

In the photo are Lyn, Helen, David, Shannon and Michelle (L to R):

Reference:

• Blogs: Pre & Post Cruise Meet Ups

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Friday, 26 July 2019 - Springwood, Logan / Brisbane

It was a wonderful catch up with around 30 people today.  We caught up on the past 12 months and heard about the many awesome future adventures that people are planning.

Thanks Alison and Phillip for organising. Look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Saturday, 10 Nov 2018 - Sandgate, Brisbane

Around 40 people attended the first Brisbane post-cruise get-together in the Northern suburbs of Brisbane. A wonderful way to catch-up with the many friends we had made on the cruise. Unfortunately, no photos from today.

Friday, 26 Oct 2018 - Labrador, Gold Coast

John and Jan organised a post cruise catch-up on the Gold Coast attended by around 14 people. We also had a special guest, the World Cruise's Cruise Director Corey - who was in town for his birthday celebrations.

Reference:

• Blogs: Pre & Post Cruise Meet Ups

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05-07 July 2019

Thanks Malcolm and Christine for making our first Christmas in July celebration so very special ... wonderful food and company enjoyed in front of the fireplace.

Dinner at the Kandanga Hotel on Saturday followed by the secret breakfast on Sunday made for an extra special weekend with new and old friends.

Photos from the weekend are included in our Amamoor B&B directory.