it was just another night in the crew bar, drinking cheap european lager and playing darts against the competitive dutch, then we heard the announcement from the captain that we were approaching sydney harbor. everyone grabbed their cameras and made their way to the deck. there we were, heading towards the harbor bridge sailing past the opera house. with all the bright light the view was spectacular tas the ship docked opposite the opera house. we weren’t due to dock until early morning, but as there was a passenger on board who needed urgent medical attention, we arrived early. it was about 11pm we arrived and the crew went straight of the ship to take in this amazing scenery.
Docked in Sydney Harbor
As for life on board a crusie ship, its a lot like living at university without the lectures part.. all the crew are located on the lower decks and there are loads of corridors where all the cabins are. so i got plenty of neighbours. the first week i was on board, it was like freshers week. everytime a new crew memeber joins the ship, the current crew go all out with parties and stuff, so it was great. most of the crew are made up of indonesians and filipinos, then youve got the americans (the cast of the shows,the party planners), then youve got the easter europeans
who work in the casino, the dutch officers, mixture of british and european engineers and the 1 welshman! during the day you tend to spend a lot of time getting to know the passengers on board and meet some interesting people who share their stories with you (some boring, some very interesting). While we were at sea on new year’s, ronald Koeman (famous dutch footballer) was on board. so i spent almost all evening annoying him asking a billion questions about his career and the players he played with and against.
New Years Party
we spent a week in sydney, and obviously i went to visit the tourist attractions. the weather wasn’t great as it was winter, but that didn’t stop me from going for a surf down bondi beach. a few of my friends had told me to go and visit a place called manly beach. tis was by far one of the best places i had visited, everyone was so chilled out and welcoming as you just laid on the beach with a few beers talking to the locals. even managed to get a game of football with a few of travelers from the uk.
New Years Celebrations
we then headed down the west coast of australia, stopping at Melbourne, Adelaide and finally in Perth. thoroughly enjoyed my time in australia, and got to see some amazing places and got to sample a bit of the australian outback.
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