Come sail with me on a virtual cruise on Majestic Princess to Fiji!

[ellie1145]

🎵 Red sails in the sunset

      Way out on the sea.....  🎵

              (now that shows my age....)

 

Standing on our balcony, watching as Majestic Princess sails away from our last port brings

a lump to my throat. It has been, truly, the most wonderful experience in every aspect, and watching this beautiful island getting ever further away is a wrench.

 

Now the reality hits that we are sailing home to Sydney, and I know it will feel really sad leaving this ship. But how lucky we are to have experienced such a great adventure, so my sadness is tempered by that  thought. 

 

Hope you enjoy our final sailaway.

Here are the first few

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The sun sinks in a final display of brilliant gold, which lights up the sky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ellie1145]

Time to eat!

 

Many apologies for the duplicates. I’m afraid I got in a bit of a muddle trying to download from my ipad, and my computer, so there are a few duplicates. 🥴

 

Anyway, after a spectacular sunset it’s time to for a quick swim in my private swimming pool, and then it’s dinner. 

 

But not at this table!

 

DH and I both pass on a starter.

 

 

DH opts for the Steamed Butterfish, whilst I try the Chicken and Leek Pot Pie.

I promise I didn’t nibble the edge before taking the photo!😉

 

 

Is there any choice? Of course not, it HAS to be the Drambuie Soufflé!

Mouthwatering!

 

 

 

Edited August 26, 2020 by ellie1145

[ellie1145]

Azbirdmom, I hope you will post your photos from your wonderful aft balcony. 👍

[ellie1145]

Halloween!

 

After dinner we wander round the ship and see that preparations are already in hand for Halloween.

 

That should be fun! 

 

We now have 2 sea days, so sit back and enjoy our final days. I won’t remind you that we will need to pack... that’s just too upsetting a thought. 

[AF-1]

ellie 1145;   it will be sad to leave the ship after your cruise;  but count your blessings that you got to make a trip such as this.  There are so many people who will never experience what you did. Have a great day and yummy breakfast

[azbirdmom]

2 hours ago, ellie1145 said:

Another quick question for you, azbirdmom. Did you bring French francs with you or did you get cash there, or use a card?

 

We wished we had purchased francs before we got there. There was a cash machine opposite the Terminal outside a supermarket but we didn’t try that. 

 

Thanks.

 

We got a little at the exchange in the passenger terminal because my hubby collects currency as his souvenir of the countries we visit.  We used our credit card in stores and at the aquarium but found that some of the vendors at the morning market accepted AUD.

[azbirdmom]

We thoroughly enjoyed watching the sunset from our aft deck and I recall being out there for a very long time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cnd crsr]

Thanks Ellie and Azbirdmom for all the beautiful sunset pics. There is nothing like watching the sunset on a ship!

Gail

[ellie1145]

22 hours ago, AF-1 said:

ellie 1145;   it will be sad to leave the ship after your cruise;  but count your blessings that you got to make a trip such as this.  There are so many people who will never experience what you did. Have a great day and yummy breakfast

 

You are absolutely right, AF-1. We feel really lucky to have experienced this cruise, and withnthe way things are it may not be something we will ever do again. But I live in hopes! 

 

[ellie1145]

21 hours ago, azbirdmom said:

 

We thoroughly enjoyed watching the sunset from our aft deck and I recall being out there for a very long time!

 

 

Fantastic photos, azbirdmon. It was a stunning sight, the cloud formations seemed to change minute by minute until a final burst of light. We couldn’t drag ourselves away. 

[ellie1145]

4 hours ago, cnd crsr said:

Thanks Ellie and Azbirdmom for all the beautiful sunset pics. There is nothing like watching the sunset on a ship!

Gail

 

Thanks, Gail, it was an amazing sight, made even more spectacular as it was our last sailaway. 

[ellie1145]

Good morning! A sea day..

We wake to a beautiful sunny morning but standing on the balcony it is clear that the sea is quite choppy. However, Majestic Princess remains completely stable and we don’t feel any movement. 

 

 

We have a long way to go and Majestic Princess is steaming full ahead. The distance from Noumea to Sydney is 1054 Nautical miles and we keep up an average speed of 18.3 knots.

 

At noon today Majestic Princess will be 359 nautical miles from Lord Howe Island, the nearest land, and we have sailed 339 nautical miles (628 km) across the Coral Sea since leaving Noumea.

 

The wind is South Easterly, force 5, and the temperature is 21C/70F with cloudy skies and sunny spells. 

[ellie1145]

There is a lot going on today, but after our room service tea and fruit we make our way up to the Vista Gaming Lounge for our 10.15 Morning Trivia session, and find our favourite seats over by the window. This is the best place to be to play trivia as there is a large semi-circular sofa plus chairs so all six of us can put our heads together as we grapple with the questions. 

 

So while we are puzzling over Trivia, let me take you on a tour of the beautiful Piazza. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[azbirdmom]

2 hours ago, ellie1145 said:

 

Fantastic photos, azbirdmon. It was a stunning sight, the cloud formations seemed to change minute by minute until a final burst of light. We couldn’t drag ourselves away. 

 

Loved your photos too!  And I think I have some duplicates in there with some a bit out of order.  Cruise Critic was not being very cooperative!

[azbirdmom]

We had a lazy day on board!

 

We started off the day as we did most days having our suite breakfast in the Crown Grill.  Here we are toasting with our mimosas.

 

 

We spent quite a bit of time on the balcony, reading our books and watching the birds swoop around the ship.

 

 

 

At one point during the day I stopped in the casino.  My luck continued!  This win was on an $0.88 bet (AUD).

 

 

It was formal night and one of the wonderful things you get to do in a suite is order off the main dining room menu through room service.  When we have been fortunate enough to sail in a suite, we tend to take advantage of this on formal night.  We would normally eat outside on the balcony but it was a bit blustery.  We did eat outside on the first formal night but I think I was in Florida when that part of the virtual cruise was happening so I didn't post any pictures.  We did have to improvise having our meal inside given the small table but it worked just fine.  We shared the pasta on the side as our appetizer by the way.  It was all wonderful!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 27, 2020 by azbirdmom

[Loucat]

Did everyone jump ship? It is Saturday and last posts were Thursday. Hope to see Ellie and crew back in action for the finale!

[Digistorm]

Still here, just checked for any updates.

[ellie1145]

1 hour ago, Loucat said:

Did everyone jump ship? It is Saturday and last posts were Thursday. Hope to see Ellie and crew back in action for the finale!

I’m still here! So sorry, it’s a busy birthday weekend as we have my little grandson staying. I’m so exhausted by the time I get him to bed I just want to crash out too!

 

Hope to be back with the rest of the sea days either tomorrow night or Monday, so please chat among yourselves...🤣

[ellie1145]

43 minutes ago, Digistorm said:

Still here, just checked for any updates.

 
Glad you’re still with me!
 

Hopefully tomorrow night, or Monday.

 

Still a lot more to come...

 

In the words of The Terminator, ‘I’ll be back...’ 

Edited August 29, 2020 by ellie1145

[Digistorm]

Hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend!

[Loucat]

Ellie-Enjoy time with your grandson. This is a special time. We will all be here when you have time.

Have a great weekend!

[cnd crsr]

Hi Ellie --- following along and so glad you are enjoying time with your grandson. Grandchildren are the best!

 

I am very content to relax on my balcony watching the sea go by until you rejoin us,

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Gail