The day finally came after a whole year of waiting! We arrived at the Airport and 4.15. We were overweight by 6 kilos so we were happy with that after all it is 104 day holiday.
The flight was smooth, I just held my breath the whole way lol. Bus from airport to Wharf 8 took about 30 mins on a double decker. Finally got on board about 3.15, we absolutely felt elated and so excited. Found our cabin ok, its great knowing the layout of the ship from our previous cruise. The cabin is compact but it has everything you need.
We felt really tired but the sail away certainly woke us up. Free champers, George had several and between that and his special wine brought onboard, he was in party mode. The sail away from Darling Harbour was amazing, the views, the lights. the band playing was just breathtaking. We bumped into a few of our CC group.
At dinner we met our table companions for the 104 days and a nicer group you wouldn't find. We had such a laugh. Food was good and because I requested gluten free I had the most amazing attention. They will cater for my every whim, EVEN PIZZA yippee. Just got to give them 24 hours notice but that is nothing when you have not had a pizza for years. We passed on the evening show , just exhausted. I can't even remember getting into bed and slept really well.
