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Gee I wish I was half as smart as Richard….he has done pretty well for himself.

ABF rules say that, once on board, passengers cannot leave the vessel, Splendor normally has an early sailing time ie. 4pm so you would need to be aboard about an hour or 90 minutes before sailing. If you can drop your luggage off at 8:30 am or so you would have around five hours to do your sightseeing, staying reasonably close ish to the OPT would be a good idea. Everything you say you want to do is close by so you should be ok. Confirm check in times at the terminal before you leave just in case.

Aslong as you were “ in position” when the Uber came to pick you up, there should not be a problem.

Sounds like 🤔🤔

Will never know what ever happened to it, it just disappeared never to be seen again.

Sundry Mic sundry ..l.not Sunday 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Cannot guarantee the red carpet. The original was something I made whereas the Virgin one is theirs and they decide if they use it…anyway my red carpet was for those “spethial” people but theirs is laid out the front of the terminal for all and sundry to use. 😁😁😁

There may be some glitz and glamour but I don’t think to the scale of her first time visit. They have to start making some money sometime . 😁

No, Sydney Ports basically provide the terminal and nothing is stored at the OPT, all the red “decoration” etc is provided by the cruise line and will go with the ship to Melbourne. Future cruises out of Sydney will not be as “colourful “ as this was the first time Virgin voyages has been to Sydney and was a very large promotion for them.

Don't forget your sunscreen……….oh thats right .😂

Sadly not, it will be off to Melbourne today with the Resilient Lady, but just as good, or better, I will be there to welcome you. 😂😂😂😂😂

So true, I thought of him as soon as I saw the carpet. He would have claimed it was all just for him. 😁

Just a little bit longer than the original 😁

No bubbly though, so not as good as the original 😁😁

Finally we have got the infamous red carpet back to the OPT courtesy of Virgin .

Oh well, who was it that said, you can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time but you can’ t please all of the people all of the time. If some one wont go on a cruise because of a glass of water then that is their problem and would not really be missed ( in my opinion).

Hello Sailor 😂😂😂😂…………you know what I mean 😉😉 not recycled……..revitalised……….I was going to say updated, but I knew what you would do with that. 😱

They ( Virgin) have quite a few unique terms they use ie, sailor not guest as well as rock star and mega rock star for those in suites. Ahoy sailor in lieu of hello, first mate not travel agent and you did not speak to guest services, you spoke to sailor services. They are also very environmentally aware, the reason there is no buffet on board is because they are aware of the food wasted and instead have twenty or so “eateries” that serve food to order and no designated main dining room. There are also no specialty restaurants as we know them but may have certain items on a particular menu that you would pay extra for.You cannot buy a plastic bottle of water on board , instead they have water stations and glasses, you can, of course, fill your own reusable water bottle. The coffee they serve on board is purchased only from producers who practice sustainable methods and even the hammocks on all the balconies are made by, and have a link back to, the person who made it in Thailand (sorry, I might have the country wrong) . There is no drink package available, however you can put money into a bar tab and they usually have a deal where you pay, say, two hundred dollars and you may get $50 or whatever is on offer extra and drink prices are cheaper than other lines.Their whole concept is innovative and makes a lot of sense and it will be interesting to see how they are received in Australia. It will be interesting to how their greeting “Ahoy Sailor” is accepted in Australia, considering the “hello sailor “ connotation.. 😂😂

No….and its more like six or seven cruise lines…..and covid put an end to the buffet for us…….now we have to put up with “pain in the butt” guests on an empty stomach. I thought such a “ well informed “ person like you would have known all that. We will be even busier when the Speculation and the Assumption of the Seas come here.😉

And there are ALWAYS the ones that leave their passport in their checked in luggage. They must enjoy sitting in the terminal for a few hours while we search for their bags .

Bfanf????????🤔

And conversely, I am sure the guest services people often think…really,you have to kidding. 🤔🤔😂😂😂😂

I spotted that on the tv in the background ( a report on the Pacific Adventure dirty bottom in NZ) and I thought.. gee, am I'm supposed to be working today. 🤔🤔🤔🤔

That is a regular occurrence with many embarkation days.

There is another one up there called Anastasia that is a bit suspect I believe.