Family Cruise To Pacific Islands

Going on a cruise has been a dream of mine for as far back as I can remember. The thought of cruising along on a ship, looking out at the ocean and blue skies, and stopping in at exotic ports has been on my To-Do list for many years.

Well I am pleased to say that this month we have been blessed to see this dream fulfilled!

I was blessed to travel with my husband, Greg, our son, Allan and daughter, Tehillah. Two of my brothers, Jeff and Brett, also came with us.

There was one sad point, in that my mum had also dreamed all of her life of going on a cruise and was all booked in for this cruise. Unfortunately, mum was in hospital at the time of the cruise and so she will now have to wait for our next cruising holiday.

The rest of us set of on our trip of a lifetime on Saturday morning 11th December 2010. We left home on the Gold Coast around 9am to drive up to the Port in Brisbane.

After changing the flat tyre that we discovered when we jumped in the car to leave, we set off with no further hassles or problems. We parked our car at the long-term parking at Priority and went on their shuttle bus to the port.

I was so excited when I saw the cruise ship in the distance. I must have sounded like a child on Christmas morning, I was so happy to be finally heading off on our long-awaited cruise!

We checked our luggage and then set off to wander around the Port to see that ship from the viewing area up on the upper level above the shops, while we waited for our letter to be announced for boarding.

A little later we came back to the boarding area and found that our letter, M, was up on the screen. So the 6 of us set to board the ship and start our holiday.

I will be writing multiple articles over the coming days about our 7 days at sea and the ports that we visited.

We are sure to go on more cruises in future years as it really is a great way to holiday. Once you are on board the meals are included, the cabins are cleaned every day and the bedding changed every second day. Everything you need can be found on-board.

So get ready for more posts about our fun, family cruise holiday!

Until then enjoy the world around you!