Melbourne Dawn Boomerang Nomads!!
The Melbourne page for all those that would like to meet up with a fellow Cruise Critic Dawn Boomerangs members. I have added a few links that have some useful and interesting information about Melbourne
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Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
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Dawn Boomerangs 
Pre Cruise Melbourne, or during the Cruise stop in Melbourne:
One of our Aussie friends had dinner on the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant, and they loved it…
3 ancient tram carriages hosting each 36 people, getting 3 or 4 courses luncheon or dinner served during city sight seeing drive.
Look for TripAdvisor references before you decide, but if you want to make online reservations, be quick.
During the cruise only possible for luncheon session from 1.00 pm till 3.00 pm due to boarding the Dawn Princess in time again…
Comment by Hubert Savelberg — February 2, 2012 @ 9:53 am
Oh and about the Colonial Tramcar, hubby and I have been on it twice, it’s well worth the money, the experience you will remember for a very long time. The food is lovely, the wines are very nice, service fantastic, it’s well worth going but you have too book well in advance, they get booked very quickly. http://www.tramrestaurant.com.au
The trams are a renovated W class, I am not quite sure when they were taken from general use in Melbourne but I do remember using these trams very regularly as a child. There is a City Circle tram that circles the city of Melbourne, it is free to use and it goes to many of Melbournes famous places. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Circle_Tram
Comment by Dee — February 3, 2012 @ 2:21 am
Melbourne is my home town, if there is enough interest hubby and myself can host a tour. (8th April)
Thoughts?
Comment by Dee — February 8, 2012 @ 1:22 pm
Dee, we would love to, but meanwhile, I had to cancel even our reservation for the Tramcar restaurant, because an Aunt of Brigitte lives nearby Melbourne and they decided that her son will pick us up from the ship by car and drive us to their home to celebrate Easter with them. ;-(
I hope I wil still see something of Melbourne, my eldest son was once here and he loves this city even more than Adelaide!
Comment by Hubert Savelberg — February 8, 2012 @ 1:35 pm
Hmm, there “might” be the possibility lunch with your family and the afternoon with us? Do you know where you will be? All is not lost… Yet 🙂
Comment by Dee — February 8, 2012 @ 2:00 pm
Dee: Glen Waverley area….
Comment by Hubert Savelberg — February 8, 2012 @ 3:17 pm
Its not too far from the city could start tour nothern side then come grab you in the afternoon? Might work, plenty of time to think about 🙂 Melbounre and the surrounds is beautiful, I may be biased, LOL, but I just love the place, love showing off my city too.
Comment by Dee — February 9, 2012 @ 12:45 am
Melbourne – Own Your Own
Walk to the end of Station Pier and look to the right and slightly inland and you will see the PORT MELBOURNE light rail terminus . (Buy a tram ticket – DAILY Zone 1 allows unlimited City Area travel. Aussie coins only).
Take tram 109 from pier to CBD, in the CBD take the FREE City Circle Tram http://www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Gettingaroundthecity/Visitorassistance/Pages/TouristShuttle.aspx
There are numerous sights along the tram route, for example
1. Old Melbourne Gaol – City Circle Tram – Stop 7 http://www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au
2. Treasury Gardens – City Circle Tram – Stop 8
3. Parliament House – City Circle to Stop 10 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au
4. Royal Exhibition Building – City Circle to Stop 10 http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/reb
5. Princess Theatre – City Circle to Stop 10 http://www.marrinertheatres.com.au
Sue and Sandy
Comment by Sue and Sandy — February 10, 2012 @ 4:29 am