We're on a Boat (again.. but this time a really big one)!

On our third day in Sydney, we boarded the Diamond Princess for our twelve day cruise! We love cruises for many reasons. Since this could very well be our only trip to Australia/NZ, we wanted to see as many cities as possible during our trip. On a cruise, you can visit many different cities and even countries without having to take multiple flights and unpack your bags. You board the ship at the beginning and can relax the rest of the vacation. We even enjoy the days that the boat is at sea because you can relax and enjoy the activities they offer on the ship.

Then of course there is the food. Obscene amounts of it. On our honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean we had breakfast, at least one lunch, afternoon nachos, dinner at the fancy restaurant, and ice cream every day. And sometimes the midnight buffet or room service. On this Diamond Princess cruise our eating habits were similar except that they did not have a nacho bar and the ice cream was soft serve (boo!). They had amazing slices of pizza to make up for it though. So yeah, we ate well during our cruise on the Diamond Princess. However, we also ran every day on the treadmill, around the deck, and sometimes even onshore. The more you work out, the more you can eat! :-)

Late night snack delivered to the room. Hey, there's a salad in there so it's healthy!

Dinner at the fancy restaurant on the first night

The ship was docked in Sydney Harbor right next to the bridge and opera house. So we spent the first night before the boat took of enjoying night views of the city from the deck.  We were so excited to continue exploring Australia plus all of the fun things to do on the cruise ship. Next stop - Melbourne!!