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Nothing to October when we on the Diamond Princess out of Melbourne for one of the last Princess cruises out of Melbourne. 

We actually flying tommorrow to Auckland. But we doing a driving holiday for a week just around a bit of NZ middle of Northland and to see some family.

None of the cruises appeal to me at the moment its to the same ports that have been done over and over again. 

On 4/30/2024 at 2:48 PM, MicCanberra said:

Good news for Melbourne and Cairns.

Maybe. Need to see the costs associated. But I will consider them. 

Some cruises in Australia sell out very quickly. If you could post some dates I could also check too to see if its a glitch or it is sold out. 

1 hour ago, Chiliburn said:

Maybe just change this whole forum to the ANZ Princess Medallion forum.

Everything else discussed ,is disruptive and off subject .

 ANZ Princess Medallion forum except Melbourne. Fixed.

22 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

Define decent ships. It varies depending on personal tastes. We like smaller shops, other people like the big ones.

Well when its basically PO sailing out of Melbourne from next year and not much else then there is quite a bit of scope. I like the smaller ships too. However, the main stream cruiselines are not building smaller ships so you have to look towards boutique cruiselines and then comes $$$ per night. 

5 minutes ago, Bizziecruzer said:

I did a search on there before posting here. No luck with the search though.  😔 

I did a search in Princess forum and popped right up. Anyway here the link

Now for some decent ships. Though I would be happier with better pricing for overseas cruise departures.

Same I got the email but no real details. But I think this is the same release as the thread on the main Princess site and that has the itineraries.

32 minutes ago, valantine80 said:

The only shuttle stop in Wellington is now near the Parliament building. They no longer drop off near Te Papa which is a shame.

Much have dropped it since we were on the Royal Princess in December. Shame about that. 

20 hours ago, sailingkiwi said:

Weather looks reasonable for Wellington tomorrow. Great day for sightseeing. It is feeling quite autumnal here now. 

 

Anyone headed to Te Papa, be prepared for it to be more crowded than a normal Monday as it is school holidays. 

And Te Papa is free No need to go on ship tour. Take the shuttle to the second stop and it basically across the road from the stop.

Same with Cable car. Get off at first stop and buy your tickets.

Because its departing from a non Australian/NZ port then gratitutes are not included in the fare that you paid. 

Yes please share more on balcony issue as I'm looking at Cunard as possible cruise at Xmas if they cruise fares settle down 🙂 

Why was Japan hard to cruise? Was it the language barrier?

Still overpriced. Cannot convince me to cruise either RCL or Celebrity out of Australian waters. There zero incentive. I've been watching the fares for months. 

24 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

Can you believe the pricing?

I guess there no wiggle room. 

19 minutes ago, Chiliburn said:

One thing I have noticed about the 25-26 season,no ships go to Adelaide or Melbourne .

Thats Royal Caribbean ships,not Princess Geoff because this is a Royal Caribbean thread, LOL

So there’s a hole there that needs to be filled.

I might cruise RCL if they home port a ship in Melbourne for the season.

So where are the actual itineraries and the pricing?

2 minutes ago, arxcards said:

Nice itinerary, as it has 2 stops at Conflict Islands

https://www.carnival.com.au/itinerary/11-day-papua-new-guinea-cruise/brisbane/luminosa/11-days/jg2/?itinportcode=bne

We already booked on one of the last Princess cruises out of Melbourne in October now 🙂 But thanks for heads up. I do like Carnival over PO.

20 hours ago, Chiliburn said:

I’m looking forward to Voyager’s hype also.

Going from a quantum,to a 20 year older voyager will be so exciting.

Maybe it will come back new. Oh wait. Wrong company 😄 

I'm holding a booking on the Princess PNG cruise in 2026 I think it is on the Grand. Cause their last offering was last week prior to Xmas. No way was Pete getting time off the. 

I did look at going to PNG with PO this year but I too slow and I think it sold out.

Ive only ever cruise RCL once on the Rasphody of Seas. I avoid mainly cause of the US dollar factor but I might try some out this year depending on the cruise price and the itinerary.

My worst  weather experience was first ever cruise. Transatlantic and we coming in behind a hurricane into Fort Lauderdale. I discovered I dont get sea sick and half the ship were in their cabins and the barf bags were everywhere.

6 hours ago, Ozwoody said:

I know I keep saying this,,,,, BUT why is there 3 princess cruises out of Sydney to Fiji in 2025, yet not even 1 from Brisbane?????

I know there is 1 Fiji cruise out of Brisbane by P&O, but what is Princess thinking that Brisbane only wants the same old ports, be great to have at least one more option than the same old same old.🤬

Least you have a Princess ship. Try being Melbourne as your home port. Nada for us.

I've done a mixture of ship tours and private tours but in Africa where infrastructure, road conditions, plus it was a tender port I would have stuck with a ship tour. I guess you need to weigh up the risks. Some of those passengers need to be thanking the American couple as they were the only ones to have any sort of card with them to pay for stuff. Could have been a very uncomfortable time if noone had a credit card.

I was on the Ruby Princess in 2012 in Casablanca when there were several hundred passengers that missed the deadline for the ship departure. They were all Princess ship tours so hence we waited several hours for them. 

Also Philip Island on Grand Princess last year again we waited for for the ship tours and they were late back too.

17 hours ago, Chiliburn said:

I’d just catch the tender and walk up to the pub .

That what I did last time.But we going again in October but this time I'm going to book an excurision. 

44 minutes ago, Teechur said:

The one Japan/Asia cruise I am interested in is the Oct. 13, 2025, cruise from Tokyo to Singapore. Unfortunately, it is already sold out (a year and a half in advance). Currently the only way to secure a cabin is to book from Seattle to Singapore. Almost a month long and 7 consecutive sea days. For me that is like prison. I hate more than two sea days without a port. 

Hoping some balconies or minis become available.

Is that the Discovery Princess cruise. That be released for awhile now. Not surprised its sold out (but you could waitlist or keep watching the site to see if any cabins come up).  Its repo from Alaska down to Australia so lot of people would have booked on it. Especially Australians/NZ as its a one of Princess newer a ships for us 😄 

2 hours ago, Princess Cruises Fann said:

Attached are the itineraries for 2025-2026 for Asia and Japan. They go on sale on March 27th for Elites and March 28th for the general public. 

Princess Asia Japan 2025-2026.pdf 507.23 kB · 19 downloads

Many thanks.