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Getting to Your Ship 

Please refer to your cruise tickets for your boarding location and time. All passengers must be on board 1 hour prior to sailing.

Sydney

Sydney - Wharf 8 Passenger Terminal, 53-59 Hickson Road, Sydney, NSW 2000

  • ATM walking distance
  • Taxi Rank
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Short-Term Parking
  • Wynyard Train Station walking distance
  • Bus service

 

  • Distance to/from City - within CBD
  • Distance to/from Airport - 10km/20mins
  • Public Transport - www.131500.com

 

Sydney - Overseas Passenger Terminal, West Circular Quay, Sydney, NSW 2000

  • ATM at Terminal
  • Taxi Rank
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Short-Term Parking (Except at terminal which is drop off and pick up only)
  • Circular Quay Train Station walking distance
  • Bus service

 

  • Distance to/from City - within CBD
  • Distance to/from Airport - 10km/30mins
  • Public Transport - www.131500.com

Brisbane 

Brisbane - Portside Wharf, 39 Hercules Street, Hamilton, QLD 4007

  • ATM at Terminal
  • Taxi Rank
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Short-Term Parking 

 

 

  • Distance to/from City - 10kms/25mins
  • Distance to/from Airport - 8km/10mins
  • Public Transport - www.translink.com.au 

Fremantle

Fremantle Passenger Terminal Victoria Quay, Victoria Quay Road, Fremantle

  • ATM at Terminal
  • Taxi Rank
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Bus service
  • Short-Term Parking
  • Fremantle Train Station walking distance

 

  • Distance to/from City - 23kms/30mins
  • Distance to/from Airport - 27km/40mins
  • Public Transport - www.transperth.wa.gov.au

Auckland 

Auckland - Princes Wharf, 147 Quay Street, Auckland; Queens Wharf, 150 Quay Street, Auckland.

  • ATM walking distance
  • Taxi Rank
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Short-Term Parking
  • Britomart Train Station walking distance
  • Bus service
  • Drop off and pick up only

 

  • Distance to/from City - within CBD
  • Distance to/from Airport - 21.5km/25mins
  • Public Transport - www.aucklandnz.com

If you require special assistance going to or from the ship

If you have booked flights with us, please contact us 60 days prior to sailing, as lift-equipped transportation may not be available in your port of embarkation or disembarkation.

Newcastle

    • Taxi Rank
    • Wheelchair Accessible
    • Short-Term Parking

     

    • Distance to/from City: 5kms/10mins
    • Distance to/from Airport - 30kms/45mins
    • Public Transport - www.131500.com.au
    • Please note there is no pedestrian access within Newcastle Port area. Visitors must enter the wharf via taxi, coach, shuttle or car.

 

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Nautical Glossary

Above board
On or above the deck, in plain view, not hiding anything.
Above-water hull
The hull section of a vessel above waterline, the visible part of a ship. Also, topsides.
Abeam
On the beam, a relative bearing at right angles to the centerline of the ship's keel.
Daggerboard
A type of centerboard that is lifted vertically; often used in pairs.
Dayboard
The daytime identifier of an aid to navigation presenting one of several standard shapes (square, triangle, rectangle) and colors (red, green, white, orange, yellow, or black).
Dog-watch
The watches from four to six and six to eight in the evening.
Griping
The inclination of a ship to run to windward.
Lee-side
The half of a ship, lengthwise, which lies between a line drawn through the middle of her length and the side, which is farthest from the point of wind.
Shallow, not deep.
Shoal
Fresh away
When your ship increases its velocity.

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Once onboard, how do I pay for extra items?
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I have kids. What facilities do you have for children?
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What are the different types of cabins available? What's the difference between them?
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