The ship was at the White Bay Cruise Terminal which is an abomination. You can only get there by car, taxi or ferry, no other public transport and you certainly can't walk onto the docks. I have now decided that any time we cruise into or out of Sydney in future, it's going to be on a cruise ship that's too big to go under the Harbour Bridge, so it can't be docked at White Bay.
If you're cruising out of Sydney from the Overseas Passenger Terminal, you can drop off your suitcases quite early, and then wander around the city until boarding time. No such option at White Bay. So, we went into the city first and dragged our suitcases around in the rain until we found a place to sit and have coffee, then annoyed another taxi driver - apparently a $24 fare from the city to White Bay was beneath his dignity or something.
Got on board quite quickly and found our cabin. The whole idea of the cruise is actually gone now - the main plan was to make sure that we'd be ok in an oceanview cabin for a 38 day cruise next year, but we have just recently cancelled that cruise anyway. Possibly a good thing, because I don't think I'd have liked this setup for 38 days.
However, for 6 days it's perfectly acceptable although a little noisy, there are three separate crew work areas beside it.
Went to dinner and found ourselves to be the only people at a table for eight. Quick and quiet meal!
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