[Trip Report]
2023 Australian Cruise
This cruise is on the "Grand Princess" disembarking from San Francisco with the following itinerary. Excursions are still being worked out.
- Day 1 - Embarkation Day - Depart 4:00pm - SF
- Day 2 - at Sea
- Day 3 - LA - Arrive 12:00am - Depart 8:00pm
- Day 4 - at Sea
- Day 5 - at Sea
- Day 6 - at Sea
- Day 7 - at Sea
- Day 8 - Honolulu, Hawaii - Arrive 7a - Depart 11p
- Day 9 - at Sea
- Day 10 - at Sea
- Day 11 - at Sea
- Day 12 - at Sea
- Day 13 - at Sea
- Day 14 - Tahiti (Papeete), French Polynesia - Depart 5:00pm
- Day 15 - at Sea
- Day 16 - at Sea
- Day 17 - Pago Pago, American Samoa - Arrive 8:00am - Depart 5:00pm
- Day 18 - at Sea
- Day 19 - Cross International Date Line
- Day 20 - at Sea
- Day 21 - Auckland, New Zealand - Arrive 7:00am - Depart 10:00pm
- Day 22 - Bay of Islands, New Zealand - Arrive 7:00am - Depart 5:00pm
- Day 23 - at Sea
- Day 24 - at Sea
- Day 25 - Sydney, Australia - Arrive 6:00am ==>Disembarkation.....
After disembarking the Grand Princess in Syndney we checked into the A by Adina for 5 nights. This lodge was right in the middle of Sydney only a few blocks from the Grand Princess. Very easy access to many restaurants, tours and water taxis to many different hiking areas. Five days was not enough but we did get to experience a bit of Sydney. Our images from our Sydney days can be found off the "Trip Report" tab at the top of this page.
After our five Sydney days we boarded the light rail which was just a block from our lodge. Access to the light rail was very easy with Apple-pay. We choice Fiji air because it stopped in Fiji, our next stop. We arrived after dark so stayed our first night on the main island at the Fiji Gateway Hotel. The Gateway Hotel was literally across the streeet, we walked. The next day we took a water taxi to the Matamanoa which was about an hour taxi ride. Most of the people on our taxi got off on a day-use island about 20mins from the big island. We continued on to our resort island and were NOT disappointed. Review the images from our entire Fiji experience off the "Trip Report" tabl above.