Category Archives: Australia

Darwin, Australia

Posted on March 13, 2019 by patmathews

March 13, 2019 Yesterday, we were invited to a party at 11:15 AM for the ATW guests in the Insignia lounge.  It was an Asian theme and wow, did they do it up right.  Many types of Asian delicacies, including … Continue reading →

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Great Barrier Reef video (sorry, didn’t load) and a couple of other items!

Posted on March 11, 2019 by patmathews

Well, the video did not load, apologies and will do it from  shore if I can. On the trip, we also learned from the marine biologist why the sea cucumber is so valued- they call it the “vacuum cleaner” of … Continue reading →

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Cairns, Australia

Posted on March 10, 2019 by patmathews

March 9, 2019 We had a special event in the lounge yesterday.  Our artist in residence, Graham Denison, did a 2 hour demonstration of this painting.  He designed a mountain and waterfall scene and did the entire painting on a … Continue reading →

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Brisbane, Australia

Posted on March 6, 2019 by patmathews

March 6, 2019 So, there are customs regulations that prohibit the casino from opening while at sea around Australia, so we hear it will be closed for 4 days (started with the day at sea on yesterday.)  It is always … Continue reading →

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Sydney sunset pictures

Posted on March 5, 2019 by patmathews

Pictures courtesy of Lonnie Koeltzow. Beautiful sunset overlooking Sydney skyline as we left there on March 4.

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Sydney, Australia

Posted on March 4, 2019 by patmathews

March 3 – 4, 2019 As I mentioned in a previous post, we had a medical emergency on board and sailed into Sydney on Sunday afternoon, March 3 instead of the morning of March 4.  And what a sail in … Continue reading →

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More from Darwin, Australia

Posted on March 12, 2017 by patmathews

March 13, 2017 Today we return to our “home away from home”, the Oceania Insignia.  We watched it come into the harbor from our hotel room this morning!  Funny feeling as we usually don’t get that view! 40-60 ships come … Continue reading →

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Darwin, Australia

Posted on March 12, 2017 by patmathews

March 12, 2017 Our tour of Darwin today is scheduled for 12:15, so we enjoyed a nice breakfast at the hotel – late.  They also had one of the juicers with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables available to make … Continue reading →

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Darwin and Kakadu National Park

Posted on March 11, 2017 by patmathews

March 11, 2017 We flew into Darwin yesterday and checked into the Hilton.  In fact, I checked in from our transfer in the Alice Springs airport.  Love these apps.  I even selected our room using the app. We met a … Continue reading →

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Ayers Rock (Uluru), Australia

Posted on March 9, 2017 by patmathews

March 8 and 9, 2017 We were up very early yesterday to catch our flight from Brisbane to Ayers Rock, the flight was at 6:30 so we needed to get up at about 4:30.  We saw the sun rise over … Continue reading →

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