Our latest port of call on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Black Watch is Darwin, Australia. That means today we will be chasing crocodiles and braving the heat. In case you didn’t know, Darwin has a population of 145,916 people and is the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia. … Read More
It’s a new day on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Black Watch so it’s time for a new port. Today we’re in port in Hamilton Island, Australia and that can mean only one thing. Sun, sand, water, and shopping. Located 551 miles north of Brisbane, Hamilton Island is the only island… Read More
Hello from my world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch. Our latest port of call is Brisbane Australia where we will enjoy the heat of summer and some cuddling with animals. In case you didn’t know, Brisbane Australia is the capital of Queensland the third most populous city in the country. Our… Read More
Our first stop in Australia is Sydney and I’m so excited to be back. Our home away from home, Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch, arrived into Sydney in the early morning hours before we awoke. We docked at White Bay Cruise Terminal around 6:45 am and that made our arrival official. Preparing for Our… Read More
After our time in Auckland, we immediately had another port of call in New Zealand at Bay of Islands. Our home for our world cruise, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines Black Watch anchored offshore near another ship, Azamara Journey, and it was lifeboats as tenders to get ashore. Taking The Tender To Bay of Islands After… Read More
The next stop on my world cruise on Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch is Auckland, New Zealand. This was my second time in Auckland and this time we actually had an unexpected but much welcomed overnight in the city. Our ship arrived into Auckland a full day earlier than expected so that more time… Read More
Our next stop on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch is Papeete, Tahiti. Everyone was looking forward to French Polynesia, especially Danielle and myself, but we had no idea we would arrive early. In fact, we were scheduled to arrive the morning of 13 February 2018 and we arrived into… Read More
Another day on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch and today we visited Easter Island. This has long been on my bucket list of destinations to visit and since we are in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, all signs pointed to spending a day with the moai. TSG Tip: Did you… Read More
For the next port of call on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch, we’re headed to Paracas, Peru and an adventurous day out to Ballestas Islands. Located 262 km from Lima, we sailed straight from Callao to Paracas. When we woke up and looked outside, all we could see was… Read More
Our first destination in Peru on our world cruise on board Fred. Olsen Cruise Line’s Black Watch is the port of Callao. Located approximately 9 miles west from the center of Lima, Callao is the chief seaport area of Peru. Black Watch docked in Callao and Danielle and I had to take a shuttle into… Read More
