Sunday, February 16, 2020

Diary South Australia to Asia Cruise

       15 Day Australia - Asia Cruise

While onboard Majestic Princess in January 2019, we looked at cruises for 2020.  Princess Cruises was still celebrating their 50th Anniversary with a sale which included onboard credits.   We looked at several possible cruises, but hadn't made up our mind.

Our table mates were from Australia, which got us talking about traveling back to that part of the world.  In addition, there was a respositioning cruise which included Southern Australia, Malaysia, and Singapore.  We try to stay current with travel trends so that we can advise our clients based on personal experiences.  Majestic Princess is Princess Cruises newest Royal-class ship, which entered service in 2017.

As usual, we arrived 2 days early so that we could get acclimated to the time change and avoid departure day anxiety should flights be delayed.  Our pre-cruise stay was at Crowne Plaza Melbourne in the Central Business District.  It was 15 minutes away from the airport and 15 minutes away from the cruise terminal.

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Due to Coronavirus outbreak Princess Cruises modified our cruise itinerary.

Please see Princess Cruises Notices & Advisories for latest Information about all modifications.

February 15, 2020 at 5:20PM PT

Our team continues working to finalize itinerary changes and to communicate these changes to you as soon as the details are confirmed.
Due to current port restrictions and closures and lack of predictability regarding port availability in our Southeast Asia itineraries going forward, we have made the decision to cancel additional Asia voyages on Sapphire Princess and Majestic Princess. All booked guests will receive a full refund, back to the original form of payment, of their cruise fare, Princess Air, pre- and post-cruise hotel packages, prepaid shore excursions and other prepaid items, and taxes, fees, and port expenses. As these cruises have been cancelled so close to departure, each guest will also receive a Future Cruise Credit.
We will provide complete details to all guests booked on impacted voyages via email and Cruise Personalizer.
Please continue to consult this Itinerary Modifications page for changes that may impact your voyage. Please minimize calling our Princess call center for itinerary change information as we work through all the travel changes and subsequent impacts on itineraries. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Majestic Princess Voyage Cancellations

VoyageDeparture DateDeparture Port
8005FFebruary 22, 2020Fremantle (Perth) to Singapore

Other voyages cancelled on Majestic Princess:

8007March 12, 2020Sinagpore to Hong Kong
8009March 23, 2020Roundtrip from Taipei (Keelung)
8009AMarch 23, 2020Roundtrip from Taipei (Keelung)
8010March 28, 2020Roundtrip from Taipei (Keelung)
8010AMarch 28, 2020Roundtrip from Taipei (Keelung)
8011NApril 2, 2020Roundtrip from Taipei (Keelung)
8011BApril 2, 2020Roundtrip from Taipei (Keelung)

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PortBlog PostsPhoto Albums / Videos
Wed
Feb 12
Travel to Melbourne
ORD-LAX-MEL
Travel to MelbourneFlights to MEL

Fri
Feb 14
Melbourne Pre-Cruise
Crowne Plaza Melbourne
Melbourne Arrival - Know Before You Go

Melbourne 19 Hours Later

Journey Through Sea Life Melbourne
Crowne Plaza Melbourne

SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium

Graceful Rays SEA Life Aquarium Melbourne (MP4)

Ocean Kingdom SEA Life Aquarium Melbourne (MP4)

Oceanarium - Tales of the Sea (MP4)

Sea Horse Pier (MP4)

Leafy Seadragon (MP4)

Coral Atol - Moray Eel & Lionfish (MP4)

Jellies SEA Life Aquarium (MP4)

Penguin Playground SEA Life Aquarium (MP4)

Sat
Feb 15
Melbourne Pre-Cruise
Crowne Plaza Melbourne

Go West Phillip Island

Brighton Beach Bathing Boxes

Wombats Kangaroos and Wallabies Oh My

Cape Woolamai Beach

Cowes Phillip Island Gem

Getting Close to Smallest Penguins

Fairy Penguins On Parade
Go West Tours
Brighton Beach Boxes
Moonlit Sanctuary
Drive to Phillip Island
Woolamai Beach
Cowes
Nobbies & Seal Rock
Phillip Island Penguin Parade

Brighton Bath Boxes Melbourne (MP4)

Feeding Two Wallabies (MP4)

Wallaby Feeding Moonlit Sanctuary (MP4)

Cape Woolamai Phillip Island (MP4)

Sun Feb 16Melbourne, Australia
View general port information
Station Pier
Cruise Terminal Station Pier
Port Melbourne
Victoria, Australia

Check In 1:00pm-5:00pm
Melbourne Embarkation

Greetings From Stanley Bear

Welcome Aboard Dinner
Station Pier
Cabin A241
Welcome Aboard Lunch
Concerto Dining Room
Mon
Feb 17
At Sea
Tue
Feb 18
Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide Cruise Terminal

7:00am – 4:00pm

Check In 12:30pm-3:00pm

Cleland Wildlife Park
11:30AM - 3:30PM | ADL195A | View Excursion Details for Cleland Wildlife Park
Best Peking Duck Salad at Sea
Wed
Feb 19
At Sea
Hollywood Conservatory
Thu
Feb 20
At Sea
Fri
Feb 21
Margaret River(Busselton), Australia
Water Shuttle Required
wheelchair Access Limited   
8:00am – 6:00pm

Ngili Caves & Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse

Sat
Feb 22
Perth(Fremantle), Australia
Fremantle (Perth)

Check In 1:00pm-4:00pm


Disembarked 8:45 AM

Dreaming of Malaysia

Country Comfort Perth
Barrack Jetty
Riverside Cafe
Swan River Cruise
Sun
Feb 23
Travel to Chicago

Air New Zealand
PER - AUK - ORD
Returning from Australia CruiseFlights to ORD



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