Dinner and
SPIRITS
Fair winds and following seas on the
Spirit of Cairns
I think it’s pretty safe to say that most
Cairns locals would have seen the
cityscape from Trinity Inlet by day,
however I doubt that too many would
have seen it by night. Certainly, until
recently, I was one of those people.
That was until I went on a dinner cruise
with the Spirit of Cairns.
It was pure luck for my +1 and I that
the drizzly Cairns weather had finally
cleared and we were treated to one
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of those absolutely stunning Cairns
winter days in the lead up to our 6pm
dinner departure that evening.
As we boarded, we were greeted by our
host and waitresses for the evening
who offered my fiancée and I a glass
of sparkling wine and a beer, which
we gratefully accepted before being
shown to our table for the evening.
Amongst the passengers onboard,
there was a couple celebrating their
10th wedding anniversary, a group of
elderly Japanese folk that were having
a roaring good time, and a hens party
the night we dined on the Spirit of
Cairns.
Afterwards we made our way onto the
upper deck to enjoy the sunset over
Marlin Marina. Glasses were chinked,
photos ensued and we soon found
ourselves back down on the main deck
for the safety briefing before departure.
After all the safety requirements were
fulfilled and we were shown how to don
a lifejacket in the unlikely event of having
to abandon ship, the crew let go lines and
we were off on our dinner cruise.