Awake early as we had probably gone to bed too early. I’m thinking I’m still feeling the change back from daylight savings which is weird. First thing I did of course was open the curtains to see what I could see. And there she was!! Our ship obviously arrived in the dark of night and is awaiting our arrival.
We went downstairs for our included breakfast and it was a bit of a challenge. There must have been an old ladies club staying in the hotel as they had taken over the restaurant. We shared the table with 2 old ducks, who while pleasant enough, were probably not pleased to have to share with us either.
We left the hotel just after 10 and took our 10 minute stroll to the cruise terminal. We had booked a suite which gave us priority booking, as did our Faster to The Fun passes. We were almost at the start of the line to get in which was awesome. Just before eleven we were allowed to start the booking in process which involved both check in and also immigration. All went smoothly except Nate trying to smuggle water on board.
We would have been in the first 50 people on board which was eerie. Part of the faster to the fun is that you get to go to your cabin right away – no waiting. Were on the 6th floor, midship – 6203. We went through the closed doors and into our room. Its quite nice – certainly smelled freshly cleaned. We unpacked our stuff and found a home for everything and then time for lunch.
Lunch today was always going to be Guys Burgers which is on the pool deck. Before we ate we all signed up for the bottomless bubbles package which gave us unlimited softdrinks. Guys has a solid reputation for great burgers and we would agree. We each went for "the ringer" which was delicious! It was a super meaty burger with an onion ring in it.
After lunch we had a bit of a look around and then back to our room for a rest. We were required to attend the safety briefing down at our muster station at 1500. It took about 25 minutes and then we were free. At 1600 it was time to set sail. Very unceremonial as the ship literally just started to move out from the harbour. The ship reversed out and then swung her tail under the harbour bridge. Our room is on the starboard side of the ship which gave us a fantastic view of the Opera House as we cruised away.
At 1715 we decided to wander down to dinner - we were early of course as we're booked for the 1730 dining slot. We met our waiting staff who seemed lovely, and Tony got bottle 1 of our wine package. Nate was feeling a bit nauseous so it was a quick meal. Delicious though.
Back to the room and we were all looking for bed. A couple of spa baths were had and then we hit the hay. I think we managed to stay awake until 10 but that was pushing it. Great first day.
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