Spirit Of Tasmania 1

After a leisurely afternoon in Port Melbourne watching the world go by we got in line to board.

Boarding started at 6pm, and we were in line ready to go. We passed through security check, in which the officer had great interest in the Thumper battery.



It was then a matter of more waiting passing our booking details over, receiving our cards to access our room and then more waiting. In all we didn't get to drive onto the ship until 7:45 PM. It was a long wait.

Next time we will bring some snacks and even games to pass the time.

Dinner was had at The Leatherwood, Spirit of Tasmania's full table service restaurant. The entrée and main was delicious, however the dessert was a little of a let down.

I had the entrée of "Woodbridge port infused oak cold smoked salmon with shaved radish and cucumber salad finished with lemon citronette"followed by a main of "Tasmanian tenderloin of beef, chive mash, sauté mushrooms and beef jus".

Katie had entrée of "Tasmanian tasting plate of chicken terrine, smoked beef pastrami, five spice quail and Kings Feast pork pie" with a main course of "Pancetta wrapped Nichols chicken breast, charred asparagus and tarragon cream".

Our desserts were "Citrus cheesecake filled with rhubarb compote with candied lemon and crème fraiche" and "Sticky toffee pudding with salted caramel sauce" both ok but really could have come from the cold dairy case at Woolworths.

After dinner we explored from top to bottom of the ship and have found a nice little place to watch some TV and blog.