Upcoming holidays:

Upcoming Holidays:
16 February 2026 - New Zealand cruise on the Carnival Splendor.
12 March 2026 - Three-day cruise, Sydney to Eden return, just to sail on the Discovery Princess.
January - February 2027 - Fly to Singapore for a 28-Day Japan & Southeast Asia Grand Adventure cruise on the Sapphire Princess.
July 2027 - Fly to Auckland for a cruise to Norfolk Island on the Carnival Adventure, then a bit of time in NZ afterwards.

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

Ovation of the Seas Cruise Day 4: Monday 22 October

Another fairly quiet day planned apart from our ride on the North Star.  This is like one cabin of the London Eye or Singapore Flyer, on a large crane that can take it high up over the ship.
The organisation left a lot to be desired.  The ride is free, but you have to book for a specific time, which we did.  Then, just before your ride you go up to the entry area for the North Star and check in, and they give you the ticket.  Worked quite well for us, but a lot of people didn't understand the process and there wasn't any obvious way to find out.  In the few minutes we were waiting for our turn, people kept showing up without bookings and wanting to go on the ride.  The young man who was trying to organise it was getting very stressed out and it's not totally surprising either; a couple of people were quite rude to him; unnecessary (since he clearly wouldn't have been the person who created the process) and for the same reason, unlikely to achieve anything either (since he just as clearly wouldn't be senior enough to change the rules). 
The ride itself was excellent - the view from on high was astounding.

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