One of the speciality restaurants on the Grand Princess (and many Princess ships) is the Crown Grill. As the cruise line’s premium steakhouse, prime grade steaks and chops and the finest seafood feature on the menu. The restaurant has a cover charge however, we ate gratis thanks to an inclusion with our fare on our…
Category: Cruising
Grand Princess – Adelaide to Melbourne Short Cruise
Short cruises are a great way to experience life at sea. Now, I would prefer a longer one (with many sea days), but this is all I can get away for. I am with my dear friend Jessie for this cruise from Adelaide to Melbourne with a call at Kangaroo Island. Jessie and I used…
Travel Hacks – Cruise Ship Drinks Package – Are They Worth It?
You’re about to book a cruise, does your cruise even offer drinks packages? If so, do you buy it? Is it worth it? There’s a few things to assess first before signing up to all you can drink booze. Get up to date Matty Somewhere posts delivered direct to your inbox! Sign up at the…
Lunch On Board The Sun Princess.
Why do people take cruises? Sure you can unpack once with a variety of destinations included, theres the entertainment, theres the do everything or simply nothing factor, but I reckon most of all its the food. THE FOOOOOD! Want more FreakyFlier delivered to your inbox? Sign up at the bottom of the page! Recently I…
BC Ferries – Vancouver (Horseshoe Bay) to Nanaimo (Departure Bay).
“Remember to be at the bus stop by about 11:30 and catch 257 Horseshoe Bay express. Bus leaves from Georgia Street, cross Street is Granville”. My friend Simone had messaged me. I’d been given pretty clear instructions yet after my flight from New York, and arriving at my hotel at around 3am – or 6am New…
Lunch On Board The Emerald Princess
“We’ve booked an inside cabin, but with a non-obstructed view” I overheard at the check in area, Um OK, you’re going to be disappointed, I thought to myself. My love of travel extends to all forms transport and I was recently invited to take a look around the Emerald Princess, the largest of the Princess fleet…
Getting From Buenos Aires to Montevideo
On my recent trip to Buenos Aires, I decided to spend a few days in the neighbouring city of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. There were a few options on how to travel the 300 or so kilometres. Of course I checked flights first and the lowest fare was on Air France, who operates a…
Golden Princess – The Food, Oh The Food.
“How come you got a Gold Cruise Card? Mine’s blue?” Said my friend Nova as we checked in for the Golden Princess. “Yeah mines blue too” Bert pipped in looking slightly confused. “‘Cause I’m a Gold member!” I replied. After my previous short cruise on the Sea Princess I was hooked. I was hooked like a…
The Sea Princess Diaries – Brisbane to Sydney – Day One
Dear Diary, I’m in Brisbane with my brother Aaron. We arrived late last night on a Jetstar flight which was quite good and stayed in Spring Hill. The hotel was a little dreary but close to a pub where we went for a quick drink. After checking out of the hotel and having a fast…
FreakyFlier Takes To The Sea. Picton To Wellington On The Interislander. M.V. Kaitaki
This is my 100th post, and as a little celebration, I take you not to the air but to the sea…. I sometimes get motion sickness, though never on a plane! But usually in a car or most commonly on a ship. Seasickness creates awful nausea for myself. The word nausea stems from Greek with the word…
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