We can hardly believe that in just 3 days we leave for our Cruise of Australia and New Zealand. This is our third attempt at this journey. In 2012 and 2013 we were forced to cancel our bookings for medical reasons. This time nothing is stopping us.
We arrive in Sydney on Saturday morning, and will spend 3 days touring, before we board Celebrity Solstice on Tuesday. Sunday we will take an excursion to the Blue Mountains. Monday is Australia Day.We will stay in the city, and have booked a dinner cruise on the harbor for views of the fireworks from the water. Many others on the Cruise Critic Roll Call for this journey have also booked the dinner cruise.
This will be our first voyage on Celebrity as we have been dedicated Holland America cruisers. We will be starting out on a new line with a larger ship, 2850 passengers, and no special perks. We will have 46 days to see how we like Celebrity. We know we will miss the free laundry perk we have on Holland America.
This is our ship
This is our itinerary:
Segment 1
| Day | Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
| Day 1 | Tue, Jan 27 | Sydney, Australia | 6:30PM | |
| Day 2 | Wed, Jan 28 | At Sea | ||
| Day 3 | Thu, Jan 29 | Hobart, Tasmania | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 4 | Fri, Jan 30 | At Sea | ||
| Day 5 | Sat, Jan 31 | At Sea | ||
| Day 6 | Sun, Feb 01 | Milford Sound, New Zealand | 8:00AM | 9:00AM |
| Day 6 | Sun, Feb 01 | Doubtful Sound, New Zealand | 1:00PM | 2:00PM |
| Day 6 | Sun, Feb 01 | Dusky Sound, New Zealand | 4:00PM | 5:30PM |
| Day 7 | Mon, Feb 02 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 9:00AM | 7:00PM |
| Day 8 | Tue, Feb 03 | Akaroa, New Zealand | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 9 | Wed, Feb 04 | Wellington, New Zealand | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 10 | Thu, Feb 05 | At Sea | ||
| Day 11 | Fri, Feb 06 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 6:45AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 12 | Sat, Feb 07 | Bay Of Islands, New Zealand | 7:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 13 | Sun, Feb 08 | Auckland, New Zealand | 6:00AM | |
Segment 2
| Day | Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
| Day 1 | Sun, Feb 08 | Auckland, New Zealand | 8:00PM | |
| Day 2 | Mon, Feb 09 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 3 | Tue, Feb 10 | At Sea | ||
| Day 4 | Wed, Feb 11 | Akaroa, New Zealand | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 5 | Thu, Feb 12 | Dunedin, New Zealand | 7:00AM | 5:00PM |
| Day 6 | Fri, Feb 13 | Dusky Sound, New Zealand | 8:00AM | 9:00AM |
| Day 6 | Fri, Feb 13 | Doubtful Sound, New Zealand | 11:30AM | 1:00PM |
| Day 6 | Fri, Feb 13 | Milford Sound, New Zealand | 4:30PM | 6:00PM |
| Day 7 | Sat, Feb 14 | At Sea | ||
| Day 8 | Sun, Feb 15 | At Sea | ||
| Day 9 | Mon, Feb 16 | Sydney, Australia | 6:30AM | 10:00PM |
| Day 10 | Tue, Feb 17 | At Sea | ||
| Day 11 | Wed, Feb 18 | Melbourne, Australia | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 12 | Thu, Feb 19 | At Sea | ||
| Day 13 | Fri, Feb 20 | Adelaide, Australia | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 14 | Sat, Feb 21 | At Sea | ||
| Day 15 | Sun, Feb 22 | At Sea | ||
| Day 16 | Mon, Feb 23 | Esperance, Australia | 8:00AM | 5:00PM |
| Day 17 | Tue, Feb 24 | At Sea | ||
| Day 18 | Wed, Feb 25 | Perth (Fremantle), Australia | 6:30AM | |
Segment 3
| Day | Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
| Day 1 | Wed, Feb 25 | Perth (Fremantle), Australia | 8:00PM | |
| Day 2 | Thu, Feb 26 | At Sea | ||
| Day 3 | Fri, Feb 27 | At Sea | ||
| Day 4 | Sat, Feb 28 | Port Hedland, Australia | 8:00AM | 4:00PM |
| Day 5 | Sun, Mar 01 | At Sea | ||
| Day 6 | Mon, Mar 02 | Benoa, Bali, Indonesia | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 7 | Tue, Mar 03 | At Sea | ||
| Day 8 | Wed, Mar 04 | At Sea | ||
| Day 9 | Thu, Mar 05 | Darwin, Australia | 7:00AM | 4:00PM |
| Day 10 | Fri, Mar 06 | At Sea | ||
| Day 11 | Sat, Mar 07 | At Sea | ||
| Day 12 | Sun, Mar 08 | Cairns, Australia | 12:00PM | 8:00PM |
| Day 13 | Mon, Mar 09 | At Sea | ||
| Day 14 | Tue, Mar 10 | At Sea | ||
| Day 15 | Wed, Mar 11 | Brisbane, Australia | 7:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 16 | Thu, Mar 12 | At Sea | ||
| Day 17 | Fri, Mar 13 | Newcastle, Australia | 8:00AM | 6:00PM |
| Day 18 | Sat, Mar 14 | Sydney, Australia | 6:30AM | |
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