25^th May 2011

Well woke up this morning to very strong winds and very cold. This is the first time on the cruise we have seen jackets and jerseys. The top decks were closed and even the main deck was very windy and mostly deserted except for a few hardy smokers. Even though the wind was strong it was head on and the trip was fairly smooth. Bingo jackpot $4400

26^th May 2011

Arrived in Brisbane and after getting off the ship we walked out of the terminal and was about to phone Hank when him and Amber pulled up beside us. We spent a nice day with them just wandering around. Went to the Maritime museum and the repaired lagoon then went and looked at the huge mall that is just outlet stores

27^th May 2011

Well we are on our way back towards NZ. Sea was very rough during the night and most of the day. Bingo $5100

28^th May 2011

Sea much calmer today and we had a nice quiet day at sea. Bingo jackpot now $6500

29^th May 2011

We are now sailing down the coast of NZ after passing Cape Reinga around mid day.

Bingo  jackpot $7700 and was shared by 2 people ( not us )

30^th May 2011

Got off the ship around 9.30 and went by train to Manurewa to drop off duty free and then caught the train back to Auckland and re boarded around 2.30pm. Ran into Brian and Dot about 6pm much to their surprise