Heading for NZ

Embarkation was a breeze as most had already boarded the ship, when we arrived at the terminal at 5PM. We had a buffet dinner, as our luggage hadn't arrived in the cabin yet and smart casual was the dress for the dining room.We departed Sydney harbor at 9PM on the 24th after two great weeks in Australia. Captain Edward Perrin, our master aboard the Grand Princess transatlantic cruise, is at the helm.
Sunday was a lazy day at sea, with a few trivia contests to fill the time. WE teamed with a couple from NY, Dorothy and Tom, and Dave from Chicago, and finished in the middle of the pack. Dinner was again buffet style and we caught the headline performer, the lead singer of the Little River band, who put on a very good show with the Princess stage band to a less than energetic audience.
The seas were quite rough last night, and it continues into this morning as we approach the fiords off of NZ. There are 200 people on board doing a round trip (60 days) and we met some who indicated that they had to miss one of the transits and Dunedin last cruise due to the weather. Time will tell.