Holland America Cruise on the Westerdam Sunday 22 Dec 2024

We are off again, this time cruising out of Sydney around New Zealand and back to Sydney on a 14 night christmas cruise. We are in room 5137 which is an ambient accessible room with its balcony looking 45 degrees forward certainly allows for a great view of whats coming. The sea crossing of some 2000 km over The Tasman Sea took two nights and was very calm so that makes for very happy Pete!. The only down side of the 45deg balcony was on the trip over the balcony was not as usable with the winds hitting straight on with sea salt and wet chairs so a bit more time spent indoors. Once we hit the south island coastline the ships balconies were wash down ready for our 2 weeks rounding New Zealand.