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Just got the update for Brilliance 9/1

i haven’t been to Luganville since 2013 - hopefully they will have a blue lagoon or champagne bay excursion!

and Noumea again…… almost managed to avoid it 😂

Thanks for all your replies!

I had a light bulb moment and actually called princess this morning 😂

Boarding for non-high loyalty tier passengers is between 1-4pm. I’m guessing the bag drops would open at the usual time and I’m assuming it will be a long chaotic queue….

We will probably arrive at 12 to get to the start of the line.

Hi fellow cruisers! We are on the 3 nighter out of Sydney in a couple of weeks and I cannot figure out how to choose a boarding time or if it is even possible. Can you help me? Long time Royal cruiser and first time on Princess and I am finding the app a little frustrating….. 

2 hours ago, mets123 said:

I'm sure your local grocery store or Walmart sells pumpkin pie, at least the ones where I live do.

I’m in Australia so thanksgiving isn’t really a thing here. We have pumpkin scones but not quite the same experience I’m sure!

I pre purchased the 3 night dining package for our upcoming RCC cruise. Watched the prices and nabbed a 35% discount a couple of weeks ago. We usually book everything on board but this time I’m prebooking as much as possible due to the bad exchange rate…

You beat me to it! Good idea I think - I would be so annoyed if a voucher was used for a can of coke instead of a Mai tai 😄

Thanks for all your replies! Looks like I have lots of turkey and good desserts to look forward to. I hope they have pumpkin pie - I’ve always wanted to try it 😋

Hi everyone, we are sailing on Ovation on the 16th and I’ve just found out that thanksgiving is on the 24th! Is there anything special that happens on board? I’d love to hear what not to miss! 😊

1 hour ago, MMDown Under said:

I'm intrigued what is the attraction of this huge ship?  This ship, like a little city, must be the attraction?

We usually prefer Radiance sized ships but were shuffled to Ovation post covid. It will be an interesting experience and I’m sure the kids will have a lot of fun. I didn’t really like Voyager when she was here - the shopping mall thing in the middle of the ship was very claustrophobic - but the bigger Ovation looks like she has a lot of glass and natural light which is very important to me. 

2 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

We almost went there again, but we ended up not going. We went in 2017 an really enjoyed it.

 

The balcony was great.

 

You will love it. What cruise are you doing?

We are on the South Pacific 16/11. Watching the ship on the webcam as I type, I can’t wait! Looking forward to reading about your adventures in NZ 😀

30 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

Could you imagine a oasis class ,5000 plus maybe 6000 .

 

Impossible from OPT unless they arrive earlier and leave later. Could be ok from port botany - dreaming of a cruise terminal here!

43 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

I might have to borrow your medallion uncle les maybe it might make check in quicker .

 

Hmmm not sure if being in a suite will help me jump this queue, maybe I should have gone with that royalup genie! Unless someone has a red carpet……..? 😂

12 minutes ago, Hogbay said:

Did you get a Royal up ? Studio interior to balcony obstructed for $440 . Under 2 k for solo ... over the moon with that price.😁

That’s a great price!! We just got lucky with the constant rebooking - we were originally booked on Serenade for December 2020 and were shuffled around via Radiance and now Ovation. They emailed us a royalup for $1600 each to go for a grand loft but that’s waaaaay to much for an aft with no bath and a 380m walk to the solarium. The genie would have been nice though 😄….

Love that balcony on 12234 - we are in that cabin in a couple of weeks! Nice to get a preview 😀

We are on the 16th too 😀

I can’t wait to get on board in a couple of weeks!

We are booked on Radiance of the Seas for November. Our fave family ship - 4th cruise on her! I’d love to do something mid year, maybe a barrier reef cruise. Carnival has some good deals but need to convince hubby they aren’t ‘crazy clown cruise lines’ after one bad cruise with them 😂. We’ve had 5 P&O short breaks cancelled so far and I can’t face booking anything else until we have a firm restart date. Ugh I get so frustrated every time I see one of those ‘important information about your upcoming cruise’ emails…..

For it to be workable for the cruise lines (assuming every ship will have a couple of non symptomatic/undiagnosed cases on board) maybe a number of people infected, or percentage of infected passengers to trigger the 12 hrs 🤔. I think it seems a good idea but the devil is in the detail….

Interesting article from Cruise Passenger. I wonder what difference this would have made for the Ruby Princess? I’d be happy to spend another 12 hours on a cruise 😂. 
 

Also worth noting ‘Cruise Lines International Association pointed out the cruise industry continues to achieve significantly lower rates of occurrence of COVID-19 — 33 percent lower than land based tourism venues.’

https://cruisepassenger.com.au/news/is-the-key-to-restarting-australian-cruising-a-12-hour-docking-delay-for-ships-with-covid-cases/

31 minutes ago, Sparky74 said:

IF (and that’s a big “IF”) cruises initially started as NSW only cruises, what ports would they call on?

Presumably they’d sail in and out of Sydney. 
Newcastle, Wollongong, and Eden have had cruise ships call in the past, haven’t they?

I wonder if there is any potential for Port Macquarie or Coffs Harbour. 
Where else?

Scenic cruise to lord Howe island? I’d love that more than Moreton island!

3 minutes ago, sewgood said:

Watching with great interest. If the article in Cruise Passenger is correct this ship may be headed to Sydney for the February restart.

I hope so, we are booked for the 17/2 🤞

Pacific Adventure is finally on the move!
 

I love seeing these photos! We just booked a 4 nighter on her in feb after our ovation cruise was cancelled. 
Did anyone here sail on her when she was golden princess? We booked a suite (yay!) but I have no idea what cabin number it is. I think PO allocates the cabin at the pier? Haven’t sailed PO since the Jewel in 2010….

Royal just cancelled our Jan cruise on Ovation 😭 so I guess that’s them out for the season. Bring on Nov 2022!

I have a Jan 24th cruise on ovation booked and November on Radiance. 🤞🤞for Jan….