City is brilliant, best city I've been to in Australia. The experience at the port was terrible. The city obviously doesn't want cruise ships and signals this by the terrible infrastructure. No WiFi at all in port. No wonder cruise lines are moving to Sydney. The City itself though is the most vibrant buzzing place we've been to for ages ...
Because our ship missed Hobart, we ended up with extra time in Melbourne as the ship overnighted here. And that was great because Melbourne is a big city with a fair bit to do.
Once again we had to take a shuttle into town, it dropped us off by the Sky Tower which we did on the first afternoon. The views were great. It may have been quicker though to take the tram or bus into the city, as the ...
A big city with lots to see and do. People were very friendly and we would’ve enjoyed having extra time here. We had a great overview with the Melbourne Past and Present tour - but there just wasn’t enough time in each location (particularly the Melbourne Museum which is huge and merited a full day on its own). ...
The Viking included Melbourne Highlights tour was mediocre. One stop of about 45-60 minutes at the botanical gardens. It was extremely hot and humid that day so Viking had rented an ice cream truck to give out free ice cream to guests; I’m not not sure if they do that 100% of the time or not. Then another stop of about 45 minutes at the Shrine of Remembrance, which is a war memorial with a nice ...
Great architecture. Easy to navigate within the city. Recommend a free walking tour if wanting to explore the city. Wished we had time to take drive on Ocean Road, visit rainforest, see 12 apostles, etc. ...