Cooktown, except not Well, this morning we were supposed to dock in Cooktown. However, the sea outside of Cooktown where were supposed to...

Berthed in Cairns Each night, were we will have an excursion the following day, we go over what we are going to see or visit on the...

Berthing at Townsville, Australia Buongiorno, well we weren’t berthed in Townsville all day. The Mariner entered the harbor about 10 AM...

March 3, 2024 Cruising the Tasman Sea March 4, 2024 Cruising the Coral Sea Having been playing catch up for a while now, there really...

Berthed in Newcastle Buongiorno. We arrived a little bit ahead of the scheduled 7 AM arrival time. The sun was just breaking the horizon...

Berthed in Sydney Buongiorno amici miei! Our second day in Sydney. Stuart and Chrissy disembark today and being their tour of Australia....

Cruising the Tasman Sea, heading for a berthing in Sydney at 14:00. Buongiorno amici miei! The iconic photo of Sydney is one of the opera...

Cruising the Tasman Sea Day 54 for those keeping track. Buongiorno, again we had rough seas at night, but this morning things calmed down...

Cruising the Tasman Sea Buongiorno, for the next two full days and a good part of the third day the Mariner will be transversing the...

Wellington, New Zealand Buongiorno Signori e Signore, yes it has been several days since the last posting. Fortunately, it is with a...

Napier, New Zealand We docked in Napier this morning, and like yesterday we had another cruise ship in port with us. This morning it is...

Tauranga (Rotorua), New Zealand We docked at the cruise ship dock not far from Mount Maunganui. In fact, you could watch the strollers...

Auckland, Aotearoa (New Zealand) Good morning. One loves learning something new everyday. Today it is the word Aotearoa. “Aotearoa,”...

Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand Well, we have been in the South Pacific for about a week now. We are now at the last large...

Cruising the South Pacific On the way to New Zealand Day 47 of 136. Morning. Last night when returning too our suite a note was on the...

Cruising the South Pacific South of Figi headed to New Zealand About 1,000 miles away. Day 46 of 136 Well the signs that presented...

Viti Levu, Fiji The sea is incredibly calm this morning as we head to Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji for the day. We are traveling through what...

Sailing in the South Pacific Good afternoon, we are on our way to Lautoka, Figi, sailing from Samoa past the Islands of Wallis and...

Apia, Samoa Ok, obviously we have “skipped” a day. Went to bed late on the 15th, woke up early on the 17th tired. Last night we crossed...

American Samoa The Mariner pulled into the dock on schedule at 08:00. The dark grey clouds intermixed with a few white ones let us know...