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Re: Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise?
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:11 pm
by aardvark
All booked, thanks for the tips. The next question (and the reason for the thread name change):
We are booked into the Mercure Sydney on Friday night. We check out the next (Saturday) morning.
On Saturday, we plan to have a bit of a look around the Sydney CBD.
At 7:00 p.m. we get on the cruise ship and head off for dinner (with the open bar package), and get back to the dock at 10:00 p.m.
We then have to get a taxi to the Ibis Sydney Airport hotel, before catching our return flight at 6:00 a.m. (Gonna be a struggle that morning!!)
So, given that we have planned this as poorly as we have, does anyone have any sensible ideas how we:
Check out of the Mercure
Go sightseeing in the CBD, without our luggage
Get back to our luggage
Get changed for dinner
Then pick our luggage up again after dinner
At the moment, the only real option I can see is a $60 round trip in a taxi to the airport and back to the CBD.
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:16 pm
by ducati_paul
Ya need someone that lives in the city! sorry, would love to help but I'm an hour North
Re: Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise?
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:17 pm
by 09sydrd
enjoy your cruise
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:30 pm
by Naked Twin
Most hotels will allow you to leave you luggage with whilst you sight see. Normally in a lock up. I have left my luggage in the past with concierge and spent the day sight seeing without problems. So long as you don't mind getting changed in the toilet at the Mercure then that would be your cheapest option.
Alternatively one of the kind folk on KSRC could help out with transferring your luggage. Sorry waterskiing on Saturday
Nick
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:35 pm
by smithy5
Do you have airport transfers with your accommodation ????
I reckon.......... get on the Mecure shuttle bus with your luggage to the Ibis. Park your gear at reception and they will take it up to your room when the room is ready.... Get the Ibis shuttle bus back into the City for your day out....
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:41 pm
by Jonno
smithy5 wrote:Do you have airport transfers with your accommodation ????
I reckon.......... get on the Mecure shuttle bus with your luggage to the Ibis. Park your gear at reception and they will take it up to your room when the room is ready.... Get the Ibis shuttle bus back into the City for your day out....
Sounds like good advice
Re: Sydney Harbour Dinner Cruise?
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 6:58 am
by the kid
smek wrote:Dinner on Fort Denison could be nice but you'd probably have to book further in advance.
The "Metro" comes through again $$$$$
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:33 am
by aardvark
smithy5 wrote:Do you have airport transfers with your accommodation ????
No, as the extra cost for transfers was about the same as a taxi. I'm liking the idea of leaving the luggage at the hotel, then getting changed in the toilet. I've been in a state of undress in worse places.
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:30 am
by Stace
aardvark wrote: then getting changed in the toilet. I've been in a state of undress in worse places.
Perhaps it's time for me to bring out those photos of you and George Michael then Jase
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:31 am
by Wattie
yeah, leave your gear in the hotel and pick it back up and get changed i reckon.
I dont think there's any members in that close to the city.
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:45 am
by the kid
Stace wrote:aardvark wrote: then getting changed in the toilet. I've been in a state of undress in worse places.
Perhaps it's time for me to bring out those photos of you and George Michael then Jase
Are they the ones with You and George being arrested by Jase ?
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:47 am
by Stace
SHUSH Billy, SHUSH
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:49 am
by the kid
Nice pic of Harry BTW Stace .
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:03 am
by aardvark
the kid wrote:Are they the ones with You and George being arrested by Jase ?
They'd be the ones (Thanks Billy).
I'm always happy to pose with a fan.
Re: Short stop in Sydney. Advice needed. See page 2.
Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:04 am
by Stace
aardvark wrote:the kid wrote:Are they the ones with You and George being arrested by Jase ?
They'd be the ones (Thanks Billy).
I'm always happy to pose with a fan.
Bastards, How did that get turned round on me!!!