We slept in a little bit since our bridge climb time wasn’t until 11:55 AM. We had breakfast on the ship – and then started to get ready for the day.

We had to tender into Sydney – sometimes cruise lines do this so you can still access a city, but they aren’t docked at the shoreline. We thought it might take a while to get a tender into the city, but we were able to hop on right away. Instead of using the lifeboats like they did on our Alaska Cruise, they had the city’s ferry boats bringing us in. It worked out, since we got great views of Sydney from the harbor.

We walked around and did a little shopping as we made our way slowly to the Bridge Climb office. The website and reminder email had reiterated the importance of being well-fed and hydrated before starting the climb. So we got a small bite before heading to check in at the office.

I want to start off by saying how incredible the Sydney Bridge Climb team is – we found the team incredibly friendly and informative. We had paid an arm and a leg to do this climb – and the service/experience exceeded our expectations. If you get the chance, I couldn’t recommend it more!

They require you to wear a specific jumpsuit that they provide – it was around 72 degrees, meaning it was a “zero” layer day. Basically, you just wear your bra and underwear underneath the jumpsuit. My jumpsuit was too big – and Andy’s was too small. But if you think the jumpsuit was bad… then you get strapped into a harness!

All of this made us feel incredibly safe – and you could tell that they take safety seriously as well. We were also equipped with a hanky, a hat (that we got to keep!), our sunglasses got strapped to us, and a radio/headset so we could hear our guide.

They even put us through a quick training exercise with the ladders and how to clip your harness in that we would experience out on the actual bridge. We all passed with flying colors – and now it was time to climb!

I envisioned the bridge having more stairs, but it was actually primarily ladders. I have very limited fear of heights, but I didn’t like the portion where we walked over planks. (Laughable – because that spot you might be able to survive a fall. The rest of the climb would likely have resulted in certain death!)

The climb was scheduled for 3 hours – and at no-point did we feel rushed. We had plenty of time to take in the sights of Sydney from above. We got some awesome pictures too (of course we had to pay for them!) – we weren’t able to bring our phones. (Safety reasons – and likely to prevent traffic jams).

As soon as we wrapped up the climb – we made our way back to the ship. We got ready for dinner – and then made our way to Ireland’s Got Talent winner – Stephen Barry’s performance. Incredibly talented guy – and very funny.

We called it a night – the next few days are at sea days, which we are looking forward to relaxing a bit.

Up Next:

• At sea days
• Milford/Doubtful/Dusky Sounds (cruising)