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2 hours ago, springaussie said:

This article claims Quantum has at least 5 years in Singapore. 
https://cruisepassenger.com.au/deals-on-the-cards-as-royal-caribbean-targets-australia-for-fly-cruise-passenger/

Springaussie, bearing this in mind, do you have any idea what the unnamed vessel is that is listed in Sydney Ports for 2021/2022.

Just looking at Sydney Ports and noticed that Pacific Adventure is going to berth in White Bay. The first time it appears there is 28 June 2021, and then a regular caller.

I did not think the Grand class could fit under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

We know that Ovation of the Seas is going to Alaska via Singapore and Tokyo in Mar-May 2021, and this one would presume, return via the Pacific. Also as we can see listed on the Perth, Adelaide and Hobart port schedules for Oct/Nov 2021  is an entry for Ovation of the Seas (which is showing as unnamed vessel on Sydney ports). This one I  presume would be for another Quantum class vessel. Also listed for Darwin, Brisbane and Sydney ports is Voyager of the Seas. I now have 2 questions: 1. Is RCCL not basing a ship in Singapore over the Oct 2021- Mar 2022 season, or is RCCL going to send Spectrum of the Seas to Singapore, and not have a ship based in China over this period of time. The 2nd question is if any ship will be based in Brisbane.  Any thoughts on this.

3 hours ago, eel said:

 https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/news/news-headlines/new-cruise-terminal-for-sydney-on-2019-infrastructure-priority-list/

I am not sure if this is the infrastructure priority list, but Sydney Ports last month installed 2 new gangways that can accommodate  1200 people per half hour. 

3 hours ago, eel said:

 

THE arrival of ever-larger cruise ships into Australasian waters is inevitable, with Royal Caribbean well advanced in planning for deployment of its Oasis-class vessels in Australia and NZ.
According to RCCL’s Associate  Vice President of Marine & Safety, Captain Nik Antalis “it’s only a matter of time,” as he urged delegates at the Australian Cruise Association conference
to take action to prepare for the arrival of the mega-vessels.
Oasis-class vessels are currently the largest cruise ships in operation, 360m in length with 5,400 lower berths. But a number of other cruise lines, including MSC and Dream
Cruises, also have their own behemoths of the sea coming. Antalis noted that the only Australian port which will be able to handle the large vessels is the new Brisbane International Cruise
Terminal , in contrast to a host of ports in New Zealand which were already heeding calls from the cruise sector to improve their infrastructure.
Antalis also contrasted the Australian paucity of Oasis capable ports with the attitude in Asia, where there will next year be a total of 40 destinations able to handle the world’s largest
cruise ships - an increase of 35 in just the last five years. He said ports that would be suitable in Australasia with relatively little investment would include Hobart, Darwin and Fremantle, but Sydney and Auckland remain problematic.

Cruise Weekly 06Sep 2019
 

Hi Geoff,

SYD ports is now showing Carnival Splendor and Pacific Adventure in SYD on 10 Jun (PA at White Bay which will be interesting sailing under the Harbour Bridge).

On the 8th June there is a booking for Unnamed Vessel booked in by RCCL. Sydney ports has no ships booked in after 27 June.

Maybe Voyager is being based in BNE.

In todays cruise weekly an article regarding 2 new  gangways at Sydney.

"TWO new gangways have arrived at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal, designed to better support visits from larger cruise ships in excess of 5,000 passengers.

Arriving fully assembled, the gangways were unloaded by crane and installed on the wharf over two days.

NSW State Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance said the two new gangways aim to improve the terminal’s efficiency.

“These new passenger bridges will move over 1,200 people every 30 minutes,” he said.

“The great thing is they increase capacity and speed up boarding and disembarking, making it a much more enjoyable experience for the hundreds of thousands of passengers welcomed at the Overseas Passenger Terminal every year.”

Following a period of testing and commissioning, the new gangways are expected to be operational in time for the 2019/20 cruise season.

The new gangways build on the NSW Government’s recent investments in Sydney’s cruise terminal facilities.

Over 1.6m cruise passengers transit through Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal and White Bay Cruise Terminal each year.

The 300-plus cruise ships visiting New South Wales each year generate $2.75 billion for the state’s economy and support almost 10,000 jobs and generate $800 million in wages."

21 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

What year? I thought Serenade is supposed to be there. 

This is for the 2021 /2022 cruising season. Also the interesting thing is both the "Unnamed Vessel" and Voyager of the Seas have bookings through to June 2022.

9 hours ago, LXA350 said:

 

A lot of the ports on the way to Asia are commercial ports that can take on the largest cargo ships, hence ports such as Ashdod, Aquaba, Dubai and Mumbai could possibly handle the ship. Probably before we will see a Oasis Class ship in Asia we would see it based out of Brisbane, Australia offering one week New Caledonia cruises year round and this will also not happen so fast

Sydney ports has listed from 2 November 2021 to 7 June 2022 on a regular bases  has mentioned of an "Unnamed Vessel". Could be Oasis class out of Sydney?

I agree with you GUT2407, That is why I find it interesting that they have port bookings in May and June.

Normally they only have the  port booking up to April, hence the reason for posting.

After checking Sydney Ports RCCL has some interesting entries in 2021/2022 cruise season.

The first one is a Unnamed vessel arriving 2nd November 2021 and as a regular visitor until 7 June2022

The other interesting vessel is Voyager of the Seas showing as a regular visitor until 17 June 2022.

Is RCCL going to commence year round cruising from Australia, and basing 2 ships here year round?

(The schedule only goes up to June 2022 )

After checking Sydney Ports RCCL has some interesting entries in 2021/2022 cruise season.

The first one is a Unnamed vessel arriving 2nd November 2021 and as a regular visitor until 7 June2022

The other interesting vessel is Voyager of the Seas showing as a regular visitor until 17 June 2022.

Is RCCL going to commence year round cruising from Australia, and basing 2 ships here year round?

(The schedule only goes up to June 2022 )

Princess is also showing that Royal Princess will be calling Sydney home in this season instead of Regal Princess

2 hours ago, dl6996 said:

I wonder when they will take Radiance out of service for refurbishment. The article that Sinbad The Porter linked to below mentions a multi-million dollar make-over. Will they be cancelling any of her Alaska cruise.

Radiance is heading to Singapore after the Alaska season for the dry docking via the north pacific. Do not know if it will be a passenger run or have contractor onboard. After the dry dock it is heading down to Brisbane.

The agent in question is based in Brisbane, however there is 2 agents that they own in NSW that is also in administration.

Springaussie, I also received a survey last weekend regarding new destinations. 

April 21 ovation is there,they must be sending her back to China??

Unless it is the end of the previous cruise, of doing an Australian coastal to Willis Island.

Was Vogyager even in Sydney in September?

 

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No, And Voyager is not coming to Australia this year. It is actually cruising from Singapore this season.

Thank you for posting the menu. To me it looks like P&O Australia are cost cutting.

:(

Is there a copy of the new menu? Would be interested in seeing what is offered now.

https://www.portbris.com.au/Operations-and-Trade/Shipping-Schedule/

If you change to October 2020 you can see bookings Carnival and RCCL groups ships.:D

I can't imagine Royal willingly forgoing the revenue from Sydney in the peak period from mid December to end Jamuary. If Voyager is in Brisbane (as per port bookings) then I suspect Royal is planning a short season for an additional ship, perhaps Quantum or Spectrum. Royal is holding sufficient port bookings at Sydney OPT for this purpose.

 

 

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I agree Geoff. It will be interesting to see how things pan out.

Booking schedule for new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal is available... Vision and Voyager are booked from October 2020 onwards. I am intrigued!!

It looks like Vision of the Seas will be based in Brisbane from November 2020 to April 2021, while Voyager of the Seas will be based in Brisbane during December 2020 and January 2021.

During December and January Sydney will have Ovation of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas (per Sydney Ports list). Also Melbourne Ports is showing Explorer of the Seas turning around there. If we are to believe the ports list as current means Australia will have 5 ships in the 2020/2021 season.

SpringAussie,

I have check Brisbane ports for October 2020 for Brisbane multi purpose Fisherman Island wharf and it is showing the Carnival ships loaded for the new BICT. I guess in coming weeks/months we will see the bookings for other lines.

The FCC is for the value of the cruise fare. Here in Australia the cruise fare includes all government taxes and port handling fees. If you book through an overseas agent, they are listed separately on the invoice. RCCL is refunding in full the cruise fare, port and taxes for the cruise that is cancelled, however for the FCC it is only giving the credit for the cruise fare portion.

Sydney ports - daily vessels movements shows it leaving at 4pm on the 6th April to Newcastle and returning at 5:15 am on the 17th April from Newcastle.