PNG Cruise - Embarkation Day on Our Cruise to Papua New Guinea on P&O Pacific Encounter

Embarkation Day is always an exciting time, even if you have been on the ship before but it was particularly exciting for our PNG cruise as it was the first time to Papua New Guinea for Ali and a few years since Rob had been.
Join us for Embarkation Day in this video where we take you from our driveway to the end of the first day and everything in between.
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[@wendykoek6757]

I was on the Adventure on the Great Barrier Reef Cruise and seen Pacific Encounter pass by us on the 20th June and she was headed to Airlie Beach when we were at Morton Bay ready to leave there to head back down to Sydney

[@CheekyCharlie75]

Was great meeting you both. Can’t wait to catch you both again hopefully in the future

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Great to meet you too Charlie. Hope you're feeling better now and I'm sure we'll meet up again some day.

[@meganmaree4056]

It was lovely meeting you. I'm missing being on board so much I'm soaking up your videos. Thank you so much for making the time to do them. From the chatty lady on the tender x

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Megam and thanks for dropping by. Lovely to meet you too. We came back to lots of comments and only just managing to catch up so sorry for the delay, we weren't forgetting about you. Hopefully you got home safely. It was a fantastic trip and we would definitely do that one again. The 10 days and the spread of port and sea days was just about right for us. Maybe see you on another cruise.

[@judithlinnett2256]

😂Ali your DIY hairdryer was so funny. It reminded me of my old hairdryer I had back in the 60s. Looking forward to the next video.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks Judith, it worked though.

[@yaldaharoon2854]

Awesome video mate, keep it up.😀

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks Yalda, will do.

[@tamaral1803]

We watched all of your videos before this cruise. Can’t thank you enough!! Sorry our little girl was fangirling you often 😂

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Tamara. Sorry for the delay in replying but we are so glad you have a great time. Looking forward to the next one?

[@ianbuckley2007]

Very informative and down to earth couple, found some great tips for our PNG cruise coming up.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Thanks Ian, Sorry for the late reply and we assume that you're back now so we hope that you had a fantastic cruise.

[@ianbuckley2007]

@robandalicruisetravel we did and your tips were great.

[@sarahalker8507]

Fantastic thanks for this can’t wait till Tuesday for our 4 nights to Airlie beach

[@jerrymorris5219]

I will be going on the same cruise . hope you have fun .

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Sarah. You will have already left but hope you have a great time and let us know what you think of the ship and the Airlie Beach cruise.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

@@jerrymorris5219 Hope you have a great time too Jerry.

[@FraserAtSea]

Wow - as a Brit who watches your channel, Papua New Guinea is SUCH a bucket list cruise for me - everything about this one sounds and looks incredible!

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Fraser, thanks for watching, again and we are following your travels. So jealous of you being able to do so much cruising whilst still working. We are hoping to be able to do the same one day. Anyway, definitely do the PNG trip if you get the chance. We are putting together the videos of the port stops at the moment so please check them out. Hope to actually catch up with you one day. Take care and have fun mate.

[@FraserAtSea]

@@robandalicruisetravel absolutely - will stop back at some point - would love to overlap on a ship at some point!

[@robandalicruisetravel]

@@FraserAtSea If you're in Australia let us know. We caught up with the Cruise Buoys here a few weeks ago and had a great afternoon. Would love to develop a little community some of the guys seem to have in the UK.

[@AndoInAus]

Ahh Cruise Director Sophie :)

[@wompy-_-rce]

Sorpehhhh

[@robandalicruisetravel]

She really was pretty good. She's off to the Pacific Adventure now so not sure who we will get on the next one.

[@robertporter387]

Awaiting for the new vids guys. Doing the same cruise in August. Cheers Bob & Chris.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Bob and Chris. It is a fantastic trip. We could easily got back again in August if it wasn't the cost and that we have no more leave days from work left. Have a fantastic time. If you're looking to book some tours that aren't through P&O definitely consider Rabaul Cruise Tours (Ellis) and See Alotau with Ben. These guys seem to have pretty much the lion's share of the market, are licenced and have a good connection with a lot of the cruise groups so there is an added degree of assurance that they will look after you and make sure everyone is back on time.

[@robertporter387]

@robandalicruisetravel Thanks guys. Luv the vids.👍

[@sharonshields8775]

Hi we were on the recent PNG cruise in June with you. Will you be uploading video`s of days out and tours ect ? regards, Darren

[@binds321]

We have priority bording as in suite managed to get 11 bording time for august png trip

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hey Bindi. Before you go straight for the Priority queue check out the regular queue. We had priority but there were only a few check in desks and we actually took longer than the regular queue.

[@binds321]

Will keep that in mind

[@sarahmcivor1500]

Hi loving your videos, just wondering have you guys done an p&o app tutorial as wondering can you book dinner and add another room to your table as this will save us time lining up when we get on?? And would love to know more about the chat part too how good it works, never seen the queue that long outside before what time did you get on? Heard at rebaul you cant get off unless you have tour as it really dangerous is this true?

[@murraycharters6102]

@sarahmcivor1500. Sarah, I have done this cruise three times. My advice is don’t even bother getting off in Rabaul. The Conflict Island is amazing, and Kiraweina nice too. Alatoe not great either The highlight of this cruise is the Conflict Islands. Paradise.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Sarah. OK, you can avoid the queues by working out how to use the App. We are back on the Encounter this weekend and will get Gaby to do a video on the App, or we will do it. As far as Rabaul is concerned, I would not want to walk around by myself but there isn't that much to see walking around anyway. There is plenty to see though on a tour and you should definitely do a tour. Our recommendation, if you don't do one from the ship is to do one with Rabaul Cruise Tours (Ellis). We have a list of tours on the website and they do heaps with the cruise ships so they are really reliable. They don't want to risk the huge amount of business that they get from the recommendations. If you want any further info or assurance PM or email us.

[@sharonandrew537]

what time do you usually book to get on the ship

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Sharon. It depends what cabin we have. If we have a guarantee we have to wait and see what is left when our cabin is allocated. If we have selected a cabin then we try for the earliest which is usually around 11:30-12:00.

[@sharonandrew537]

thank you for letting me know you guys are so cool i love watching your videos@@robandalicruisetravel

[@trevorjohnson7330]

Is that a paid parking spot and secure as well where you left your car

[@Kim-ul9to]

of course it is book with Wilston parking

[@sarahmcivor1500]

They only have paid parking near the crusie terminal 3 different prices!! All have a boom gate to get in so yes secure.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Trevor. There are 3 parking lots. P1 is closest, sort of covered and costs the most. All the car parks are contained within a secure area that is locked and under security cameras apart from when there are ships in port. It is Wilson's parking and you can book up to 6 months out but it does get full and then you are left looking for airport or other alternatives. Hope this helps.

[@jasongoldie]

What a nice day to leave on a cruise. I noticed none of the passengers were wearing masks at the cruise terminal or while boarding. Have the mask mandates been lifted for embarkation and disembarkation? I’m booked on 2 cruises next year so far and have been really hoping they get of the mandatory mask wearing completely.

[@sarahmcivor1500]

Start of this year they full lifted it they lifted it we went on a crusie in September last year but had to wear in terminal and it was only recommended on the ship and still is but none wears them at all only some people. No mask at all in March!

[@jasongoldie]

@@sarahmcivor1500 That is great news. Considering how long it’s been lifted for airports it’s great to hear it’s now been lifted for cruise terminals as well. Thanks for that.

[@robandalicruisetravel]

Hi Jason, as Sarah replied below it's a matter of personal choice now.