We boarded the Pacific Eden at White Bay Cruise Terminal at 12:30pm. The check in process was pretty simple: ticket + ID + credit card to link to cruise cards and we were ready to board. The departure through Sydney Harbour was smooth and we had the good side of the boat with great views off our balcony. 
Our room is 9087 which is mid ship and has a balcony – these were the two things that came up as most recommended for people like B who get severe sea sickness. The view from the balcony was pretty amazing and B was suitably impressed with the cabin size and functionality.
The first thing we did was go and find the reservations desk to book dinner each night, including some of the nicer restaurants on the boat (the ones that charge) like Salt Grill by Luke Mangan and the Chef’s Table. We also booked in for a couples massage at the day spa tomorrow. So far, B’s sea sickness was going well although he was definitely noticing the movement when we were at the far end of this ship. After eating some (free) lunch at The Pantry, which is some kind of disastrous buffet/food court abomination, we decided to numb the motion sensation with a nervous system suppressant – a cocktail! Mmmm.
We did an emergency drill before leaving the dock and then both of us took some sea sickness tablets for the trip out of Sydney Harbour – we had been forewarned this can get very rough. Luckily I have very good drugs and the alcohol helped so there was no puking. We went to dinner at Angelo’s which was interesting – it’s an included restaurant with a “cover charge”. Hmmm. Very tasty though. After dinner we relaxed in the room, admired the view, ate cheese and drank wine.
The night was quite rough – even with the alcohol we were both struggling a bit (me with a horrendously uncomfortable bed, B with the boat moving a lot) but overall #operationnoblowchunks was deemed successful day 1!
Breakfast: the rocks cafe on George Street, Sydney (average food and very expensive)
Lunch: Indian at The Pantry (free) which was pretty much what you would expect from food court food
Dinner: Angelo’s Italian (an included restaurant with a $50 cover charge) was pretty tasty
Alcoholic drinks consumed by mel today: 4 cocktails + 1 bottle of wine
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