Last time, I was able to post my initial impressions while still within sight of the coast. This post is actually being prepared after boarding but before departing (a couple of pics added just after departure). We’d been given a time to arrive to board, which seems logical: there are a lot of passengers and a finite time within which they have to be processed. There were lots of staff around (but it helped to have printed out our baggage tags and boarding passes beforehand), and things moved along quite well – except the security clearance. There was a lengthy queue for this, but we were directed to sit down in rows while waiting our turn. It seemed to take longer than it actually did; in fact, I think the time taken from getting out of the taxi to getting into our cabin (sorry, “stateroom”) was about 35 minutes.
The muster drill took place after boarding but before departing.
The accommodation is fine, although our “stateroom with balcony” doesn’t have an Australian power point. I was prepared for this, and have a US style adapter. It does have a lot of storage spaces, including a kind of “walk-in robe” area. The balcony is larger than I was expecting, but it remains to be seen how much use we’ll make of it.
Musings and Mutterings 