Author: Shaun Ornellas
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Time with Dan was awesome.
As the RnR cruise came to an end, the smile was permanently plastered on Dan Molden’s face, Why you ask? If you take the time to watch the Helping Hands 4 Cruising YouTube channel, you will start to see all the activities he got up to. His main wishes were to swim and snorkel in…
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Another Successful Cruise
December 18 2025 An Unforgettable Voyage on the NCL Encore with Foreign Journey and Dan Our recent expedition aboard the Norwegian Cruise Line’s Encore, in partnership with Foreign Journey, proved to be an extraordinary experience marked by luxury, adventure, and camaraderie. This journey was thoughtfully curated to provide a seamless blend of relaxation and exploration,…
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The Count down is on!
13 November 2025 As we type this Blog, we are 8 days away from a flight and 15 days away from a cruise. Just think, when we started this process, we had 2 years to plan and now we can almost taste it. We are so looking forward to catching up with the people we…
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RnR Tribute cruise is almost here.
September 17 2025 At the time of writing this blog, we are 73 days away from sailing on the Norwegian Encore for the Helping Hands 4 Cruising Rock n Roll Tribute band cruise. We are so looking forward to the opportunity to meet up with all our U.S. based friends in Miami for the cruise.…
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ALL HANDS ON DECK
The Cruise-a-thon to beat all cruise-a-thons 25 August 2025 This last weekend, The Downunder Cruisers kicked off a 24 hour live streaming collection of YouTube Creators to raise funds for Helping Hands 4 Cruising. Helping Hands 4 Cruising is charity with roots in Australia and is registered as a 501 (c) 3 organisation in the…
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Happy Financial New Year
June 29 2025 As we wind down the old financial year, we look forward to the new financial year. What will be different and how will we benefit from starting a fresh? Will your cruising habits change? will you be vacationing more or less? Will cruising take a back seat and will the cruise lines…
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Getting Excited for a cruise
June 1 2025 As the time by, the “CRUISE OF THE CENTURY” creeps up at an alarming pace. We are 180 days away at the time of writing this blog. What does the cruise hold for us? Well, it will be an opportunity for the far flung members of the family to get together. It…
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Dreams in Motion
What another successful weekend The Dreams in Motion session held the weekend of the 25th through to the 27th of April 2025 was our best fundraiser yet. We raised in excess of $4600 USD surpassing our January fundraiser. This is so exciting because we can now place another recipient on a cruise ship. We are…
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The END of an era
March 23 2025 The end of an era has arrived. P&O Australia has now closed its doors. P&O Australia was the only cruise line that serviced our Australian waters year round. The cruise line was established 90 years ago as a subsidiary of P&O U.K. and operated passenger sailings from the U.K. to Australia. Over…
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Have you heard that we booked a cruise?
23 February 2025 We Booked a Cruise. On the 29th December 2026, Ilana and I and a whole host of other people are going on the Carnival Luminosa out of the Brisbane cruise terminal. The cruise will depart from Brisbane and head up to Airlie Beach, then head off to Cairns, where we will then…