As I mentioned a while back that there were 2 ships scheduled in Brisbane on our day of embarkation, but there were no mention in the cruise personaliser of which port we'd be leaving from. The other ship is the Pacific Aria and the P&O ships seem to have first dibs on Portside so I expected that we'd be leaving from the Fisherman Island muti-user terminal.
Combing the Port of Brisbane schedule I have found that the Sea Princess is listed for Fisherman island and returns to Portside for disembarkation.
We've never left from the other side of the river so that is going to be a bit tricky as we usually leave our car with Portside parking. Hopefully they will have a shuttle, otherwise we may leave the car at home and taxi both ways. Looks like I'll have to get some quotes closer to the time and make a decision that way.
Sunday, 6 November 2016
Ships in Brisbane 7th-13th November 2016
As the cruise season is in full swing in Australia at the moment, I thought I'd try to make a list each week of expected Brisbane port visits.
There are two locations for cruise ships. The first is Portside and is only suitable for ships that can sail under the Gateway bridge and are short enough to turn 180 degrees in the river.
The second is the Fishermen Island multi-user terminal at the Port of Brisbane. Larger ships dock here or if there are 2 ships due then both get used.
The viewing platform is great at Portside and you can also catch a citycat ferry past the docked ship for great photo opportunities.
The Port of Brisbane also have a visitors centre and a roof top cafe with great views. I haven't been there when a cruise ship has been in port, but that's on my to do list this summer.
Due this week
There are two locations for cruise ships. The first is Portside and is only suitable for ships that can sail under the Gateway bridge and are short enough to turn 180 degrees in the river.
The second is the Fishermen Island multi-user terminal at the Port of Brisbane. Larger ships dock here or if there are 2 ships due then both get used.
The viewing platform is great at Portside and you can also catch a citycat ferry past the docked ship for great photo opportunities.
The Port of Brisbane also have a visitors centre and a roof top cafe with great views. I haven't been there when a cruise ship has been in port, but that's on my to do list this summer.
Due this week
- Wednesday 9th November 2016: Sea Princess at Portside
- Wednesday 9th November 2016: Golden Princess at Fishermen Island
- Thursday 10th November 2016: Pacific Aria at Portside
- Saturday 12th November 2016: Pacific Dawn at Portside
- Saturday 12th November 2016: Celebrity Solstice at Fishermen Island
- Sunday 13th November 2016: Legend of the Seas at Portside
Port of Brisbane visitor centre. Observation cafe on the roof top level is open Mon-Fri 8:30am to 3pm.
Sunday, 2 October 2016
Itinerary update -Cairns cruise terminal
With the media announcement from Princess back in April that the sun class ships would stop tendering from Yorkey's knob and will instead dock at the Cairns cruise terminal, I have been waiting to hear that it's definite for our cruise and whether the times in port would change.
Last week, the final confirmation came through and we will be definitely docking at the cruise terminal.
So, the final itinerary, as it stands at the moment is listed below:
I'm still not 100% certain we are leaving from Portside on the 7th April. With the later departure time I'm thinking it possibly could be the Fishermans Grain Terminal.Of course we'll check closer to sailing as schedules are updated.
Last week, the final confirmation came through and we will be definitely docking at the cruise terminal.
So, the final itinerary, as it stands at the moment is listed below:
- 7th April 2017: Depart Brisbane 6pm
- 8th April 2017: Sea day
- 9th April 2017: Sea day with scenic cruising Willis Island 12-1pm
- 10th April 2017: Port Douglas (tender) 7am-6pm
- 11th April 2017: Cairns 7am-5pm
- 12th April 2017: Airlie Beach (tender) 10am-8pm
- 13th April 2017: Sea day
- 14th April 2017: Sea day
- 15th April 2017: Sydney (White bay) 7am-4pm
- 16th April 2017: Sea day
- 17th April 2017: Brisbane 7am
I'm still not 100% certain we are leaving from Portside on the 7th April. With the later departure time I'm thinking it possibly could be the Fishermans Grain Terminal.Of course we'll check closer to sailing as schedules are updated.
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Legend of the Seas to be sold
Royal Caribbean announced today their intention to sell the Legend of the Seas.
Cruises after March 2017 will be cancelled with the final cruise from Australia leaving on February 20th. Further info on their facebook site.
I'm still tossing up possibly doing the 2 night December cruise from Brisbane. I'll keep an eye on prices over the coming months.
Cruises after March 2017 will be cancelled with the final cruise from Australia leaving on February 20th. Further info on their facebook site.
I'm still tossing up possibly doing the 2 night December cruise from Brisbane. I'll keep an eye on prices over the coming months.
Monday, 23 May 2016
Sea Princess world cruise 2016
The Sea Princess left Sydney last week on the start of the 2016 world tour. The cruise is 104 nights returning to Sydney on 28th August 2016.
From then it will only be about 221 sleeps until our cruise in April (but who's counting?).
Apparently the ship has had to take shelter from rough weather near Esperance, and is due into Fremantle Tuesday to pick up the last of the cruisers. From there it's heading directly to Dubai missing the Colombo port, so a fair stretch of sea days ahead. Hopefully they'll leave the bad weather behind and have a fabulous trip.
I'm following a couple of bloggers on the cruise as it's always interesting to see ports further afield that aren't easily accessible during a couple of weeks annual leave.
Anyone else wanting to follow can click on the links below or check my reading list on the right (PC version of blog). If anyone knows of any other, let me know so I can add to my reading list.
Angie and Paul world cruise 2016
Dave and Lyn's world cruise 2016
Jo at Lifestyle Fifty
From then it will only be about 221 sleeps until our cruise in April (but who's counting?).
Apparently the ship has had to take shelter from rough weather near Esperance, and is due into Fremantle Tuesday to pick up the last of the cruisers. From there it's heading directly to Dubai missing the Colombo port, so a fair stretch of sea days ahead. Hopefully they'll leave the bad weather behind and have a fabulous trip.
I'm following a couple of bloggers on the cruise as it's always interesting to see ports further afield that aren't easily accessible during a couple of weeks annual leave.
Anyone else wanting to follow can click on the links below or check my reading list on the right (PC version of blog). If anyone knows of any other, let me know so I can add to my reading list.
Angie and Paul world cruise 2016
Dave and Lyn's world cruise 2016
Jo at Lifestyle Fifty
Current webcam image from the Sea Princess
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
GBR cruise itinerary
So, the details about our cruise next year.
Firstly, it's on the Sea Princess. We haven't cruised on this ship before, but we have been on the Sun Princess back in 2012. Apparently they are similar ships of the same class, Sun class.
Back in 2012 we booked an obstructed view cabin on the 8th floor. The main disadvantage was that to access the laundromat you had to carry your dirty clothes though the casino to the other end. Also, on tender boat ports, the winches from the tenders woke you up. This isn't really a disadvantage as we were organised for shore at a decent time.
This time we have booked a 5th floor ocean view cabin. There weren't too many cabins left for 3 people unless we paid extra for a balcony.
The cruise leaves from Brisbane, with stops at Airlie Beach, Cairns, Port Douglas and Sydney, before returning to Brisbane. The Princess map omits the Brisbane return but I'll post the details below.
A couple of weeks ago Princess announced that they are commencing using the Cairns cruise terminal instead of tendering from Yorkey's Knob. This will ensure we can make the most of our time in Cairns. There are a number of tender ports on this cruise, so one less is fantastic news.
For anyone wanting more info on the north Queensland ports check out their website at Ports North. The cruise schedule can be viewed, subjected to change. Sadly, there are no webcams of the wharf.
Firstly, it's on the Sea Princess. We haven't cruised on this ship before, but we have been on the Sun Princess back in 2012. Apparently they are similar ships of the same class, Sun class.
Back in 2012 we booked an obstructed view cabin on the 8th floor. The main disadvantage was that to access the laundromat you had to carry your dirty clothes though the casino to the other end. Also, on tender boat ports, the winches from the tenders woke you up. This isn't really a disadvantage as we were organised for shore at a decent time.
This time we have booked a 5th floor ocean view cabin. There weren't too many cabins left for 3 people unless we paid extra for a balcony.
The cruise leaves from Brisbane, with stops at Airlie Beach, Cairns, Port Douglas and Sydney, before returning to Brisbane. The Princess map omits the Brisbane return but I'll post the details below.
Note the dates are in American format. I'll update the itinerary at a late date.
A couple of weeks ago Princess announced that they are commencing using the Cairns cruise terminal instead of tendering from Yorkey's Knob. This will ensure we can make the most of our time in Cairns. There are a number of tender ports on this cruise, so one less is fantastic news.
For anyone wanting more info on the north Queensland ports check out their website at Ports North. The cruise schedule can be viewed, subjected to change. Sadly, there are no webcams of the wharf.
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| Sea Princess in Sydney, April 2016 |
Sunday, 1 May 2016
Great Barrier Reef and Sydney Cruise
Well, after pouring over itineraries for months, we came across this 10 night cruise from Brisbane with Princess cruises and it ticks all the boxes...
- Queensland school holidays
- Can use our future cruise deposit before it expires
- Leaves from Brisbane.
- Nearly outside cyclone season
- Longer than 7 nights
We don't ask for much, but getting those boxes ticked is really a feat. I wish I could workout the itineraries for the cruise lines.
We're not really fussy on where we travel, it's just the timing that is the drama and will consider flying to Sydney but for 3 of us it adds a minimum of $1000 to the holiday.
So it's booked, travel insurance bought, now just to hope nothing pops up to change the plans.
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