Hi everybody. I’m hoping that some of you might be able to help me out with a request we have had from the Seven Network. They are keen to talk to grey nomads who have sampled life on the ocean waves i.e. any of you who enjoy the odd cruise, or who are perhaps hoping to take to the high seas in the not-too-distant future (it doesn’t matter where you are going). Please drop me an email or a PM if you fit the bill. As a side note, when I spoke to Seven, they did ask me whether seeing Australia from the water was an ‘as good’ or ‘better’ way of seeing the country than the traditional grey nomad method. Any thoughts anybody? Yikes! Could this be the start of a Blue Nomads vs Grey Nomads rivalry?
I have seen the country from both sides, and can truthfully say that its beautiful from both sides, sea and land. I useed to an officer on a coastal cruise ship, and have done the big lap, so I suppose I qualify. PM me if you want more info. Bill
I don't have any cruise experience, but I can't see how seeing Aus from the water would be better in any way than grey nomading it on land. Aus is so vast you really can't see anything but the very edges from the water, imagine just how much you would miss out on.
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Just got back from a cruise on Sat (18th). This was a 46 day cruise that circled the Indian Ocean but of course that didn't let us see muchg of Oz coastline. Nonethe less is was a very enjoyable time. Lots of pampering. No cooking, cleaning etc. My bed got made twice a day (with a chocolate left on it) Great shows at night. Now we are back to reality - but as permanent grey nomads that's a great life as well. Cheers Alic e
Lots of my friends, some caravanners, are absolutely in love with cruising.
SWMBO & I both are not attracted to (our perceptions of) the restrictions of cruising .. but a day cruising the Rhine was great as was the overnight from Italy to Greece.
We are slightly interested in Europe river cruising & maybe the English canals ... but the cruises into the South Pacific etc hold no allure for us.
Might just try one to see if we are missing something.
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A good way to see some-thing of the Northern Coast of Qld. is to join a ship in Cairns, going to T I. and Torres Strait Islands. Supply Ships and Barges mainly, but they sometimes make stops at interesting places along the way.
We toured around for 5 weeks and I loved it, Everywhere you go is so pretty.....but too cold for me I'm afraid. Be sure to take plenty of winter woolies.
Have a great trip.
Cheers. Pam.
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I worked on prawn trawlers from Wiepa to Kimberley coast in 76. The experience made me hungry for more and I enjoy both land and sea travel. I don't think sailing from Kingscote, Kangaroo Island to Port Lincoln on a very rough night counts. Or working on the Murray River Queen from Goolwa to Big Bend counts either. But most of the passengers were grey nomads.
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We toured around for 5 weeks and I loved it, Everywhere you go is so pretty.....but too cold for me I'm afraid. Be sure to take plenty of winter woolies.
Have a great trip.
Cheers. Pam.
Hi Pam,
I have been to Tassie a couple of times, but Pete hasn't - hasn't even seen snow!! However we are going for a special reason - hence the timing, but considering Hobart's temps have been warmer than Canberra's and we survived that, we should be OK.
g'day, my dad and i just got back last week from our cruise , feel free to pm me, and my dad and i are off to alice in september so we are going all over gradualy, bit by bit...
