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Feb 2020 21

DAY 23

Round Australia | 6 Comments | 6 min read

Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 Fremantle/Perth Land at Last Fremantle may not be the prettiest port we have sailed in to, but in the early morning light it looked good to us. Ruth and I had breakfast together and then at 8:30 it was time to bid...

Feb 2020 18

DAY 22

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 6 Comments | 5 min read

Monday, February 17th, 2020 At Sea Packing Day I have to change cabins in Fremantle when Ruth leaves and Brian arrives. I had tried to see if I could remain in the same cabin until New York, but someone new is moving in there on Tuesday, so I...

Feb 2020 17

DAY 21

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 2 Comments | 4 min read

Sunday, February 16th, 2020 Yup, Still at Sea There was still no message from guest relations regarding our plane tickets. Ruth was also getting very frustrated about the lack of information about disembarkation on Tuesday. Ruth is a lot more...

Feb 2020 16

DAY 20

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 2 Comments | 3 min read

Saturday, February 15th, 2020 Still at Sea It has been 10 days since we last set foot on land, and it will be another 3 until we can do so again. Hopefully. Nearly every one I have spoken to is OK with this. They do discuss the disappointment...

Feb 2020 15

DAY 19

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 2 Comments | 7 min read

Friday, February 14th, 2020 At Sea Valentines Day without my Valentine, in the Doldrums So now we are well and truly in the southern hemisphere, but instead of brilliant sunshine and gentle breezes, it is overcast and rainy. Ruth went out for her morning walk, and...

Feb 2020 14

DAY 18

At Sea, Crossing the Equator, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 2 Comments | 4 min read

Thursday, February 13th, 2020 At Sea Crossing the Equator We were still in the Straits of Malacca when we woke up this morning. There were ships of all shapes and sizes around us, but no cruise ships in sight. It was warm and sunny, the...

Feb 2020 13

DAY 17

Malaysia, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 2 Comments | 7 min read

DAY 17 Wednesday, February 12th At Anchor in the Straits of Malacca Well we haven’t bid Asia a fond farewell just yet. We are still just off shore near Port Kelang. When I got out of the shower instead of seeing the Malaysian...

Feb 2020 12

DAY 16

Malaysia, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 0 Comments | 4 min read

Tuesday, February 11th Port Kelang The Daily Programme says “At sea en route to Fremantle, Australia”. So why is the cruise port of Port Kelang right there outside our balcony, and what on earth is the Seabourn Ovation doing next to us? Oh, that’s...

Feb 2020 11

DAY 15

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 3 Comments | 3 min read

Monday, February 10th, 2020 At Sea We were due to have passengers disembark in Singapore and Hong Kong. This is currently not an option, and so these passengers now either have the choice of disembarking in Port Kelang or in Fremantle. Those...

Feb 2020 10

DAY 14

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 2 Comments | 5 min read

Sunday, February 9th At Sea Heading to Australia With the money I had saved not going on the tours I decided to treat myself to a pedicure, especially as there was a 20% in port discount today, and they were going to honor it. Now in all...

Feb 2020 9

DAY 13

At Sea, Round Australia | 1 Comment | 5 min read

Saturday, February 8th, 2020 At Sea In Trouble on the Sea Coronavirus. One could have thought that with all of the world’s concerns about Coronavirus there would be more talk about the virus on the ship. After all, our itinerary has been...

Feb 2020 9

DAY 12

At Sea, Queen Mary 2, Queens of Three Eras, Round Australia | 0 Comments | 3 min read

Friday, February 7th, 2020 At Sea Laundry Day Yes, it was time to hit the launderette. Thanks to Ruth placing my washing in the washing machine soon after the launderette opened, everything went very smoothly. But, yay, I do have some laundry...