Pacific Sun Pacific magic will she leave on time?

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Pacific Sun Pacific magic 10 night cruisefrom Sydney to Noumea, Lifou, Port Vila, Wala and back to Sydney will she leave on time?

Pacific Sun is booked to leave at 4pm 21/06/2011 and along side at Wharf 5 - Barangaroo reading to cruise again

 

 

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hey hey lookie here Pacific Sun STILL in Sydney, I wander what happened this time.

 

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Well done P&O only 6 and a half hours late departing

 

[Shiprobbo]

Thied,

 

Pacific Sun was never leaving at 4.00. Sydney Ports had her due to sail at 6.00pm. Given the high winds here in Sydney last night I am not surprised that she was delayed, manouvering room from Barangaroo is very tight. Would suggest that delays were also passenager related given that most domestic flights were disrupted yesterday - perhaps P&O were trying to make sure that as many people as possible made their cruise.

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Thied,

 

Pacific Sun was never leaving at 4.00. Sydney Ports had her due to sail at 6.00pm. Given the high winds here in Sydney last night I am not surprised that she was delayed, manouvering room from Barangaroo is very tight. Would suggest that delays were also passenager related given that most domestic flights were disrupted yesterday - perhaps P&O were trying to make sure that as many people as possible made their cruise.

when I went to school 1600 was 4pm

 

Pacific Sun

21-Jun-2011 07:00 (Tue)

21-Jun-2011 16:00 (Tue)

Wharf 5 - Barangaroo

BAR5

CVL

 

 

http://www.sydneyports.com.au/port_operations/cruise_schedule

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Sydney habour recorded wind speed 21/06/2011

 

time temp wind speed in knots

 

21/11:30pm 11.5 W 18

21/11:00pm 11.8 W 19

21/10:42pm 11.8 W 16

21/10:30pm 11.7 W 14

21/10:00pm 11.5 W 12

21/09:30pm 11.5 W 11

21/09:00pm 11.4 W 19

21/08:57pm 11.6 WNW 18

21/08:30pm 11.6 WNW 20

21/08:00pm 11.8 WNW 23

21/07:30pm 11.9 WNW 21

21/07:11pm 12.0 WNW 20

21/07:00pm 12.0 WNW 18

21/06:30pm 12.0 W 14

21/06:00pm 11.4 WNW 15

21/05:30pm 11.8 WNW 18

21/05:18pm 11.8 WNW 17

21/05:00pm 11.6 WNW 20

21/04:30pm 11.8 W 23

21/04:00pm 13.1 WSW 22

21/03:46pm 13.2 WSW 19

21/03:30pm 14.2 WSW 31

21/03:17pm 16.9 W 24

21/03:06pm 19.2 W 23

[Shiprobbo]

Thied,

 

No argument, 1600 is 4.00pm. However that is from the cruise schedule which is published months or years in advance, like the brochure. Try looking at the daily movements, this shows the actual movement times for the ships based on pilot and tug bookings. Pacific Sun was showing 6.00pm. BTW the arrival times shown on the Sydney Ports site are pilot and not alongside - thus there is a lag of up to 90 minutes.

[Shiprobbo]

Sydney habour recorded wind speed 21/06/2011

 

time temp wind speed in knots

 

21/11:30pm 11.5 W 18

21/11:00pm 11.8 W 19

21/10:42pm 11.8 W 16

21/10:30pm 11.7 W 14

21/10:00pm 11.5 W 12

21/09:30pm 11.5 W 11

21/09:00pm 11.4 W 19

21/08:57pm 11.6 WNW 18

21/08:30pm 11.6 WNW 20

21/08:00pm 11.8 WNW 23

21/07:30pm 11.9 WNW 21

21/07:11pm 12.0 WNW 20

21/07:00pm 12.0 WNW 18

21/06:30pm 12.0 W 14

21/06:00pm 11.4 WNW 15

21/05:30pm 11.8 WNW 18

21/05:18pm 11.8 WNW 17

21/05:00pm 11.6 WNW 20

21/04:30pm 11.8 W 23

21/04:00pm 13.1 WSW 22

21/03:46pm 13.2 WSW 19

21/03:30pm 14.2 WSW 31

21/03:17pm 16.9 W 24

21/03:06pm 19.2 W 23

 

Thied,

 

What are you trying to prove? I said it was windy hear last night, not in the afternoon.

[thied]

Thied,

 

What are you trying to prove? I said it was windy hear last night, not in the afternoon.

 

one would say 11 pm was night time?

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Thied,

 

No argument, 1600 is 4.00pm. However that is from the cruise schedule which is published months or years in advance, like the brochure. Try looking at the daily movements, this shows the actual movement times for the ships based on pilot and tug bookings. Pacific Sun was showing 6.00pm. BTW the arrival times shown on the Sydney Ports site are pilot and not alongside - thus there is a lag of up to 90 minutes.

 

I did look at daily move ments but as you would I can not post it as they are no longer available.

[dougo in oz]

I was on that ship and the reason given by the captain (David Box) for our delay was that the portside engine was experiencing technical difficulties.

 

This was announced during the afternoon, around 2pm I think, and a couple of hours later the captain announced that he had received good news from the engineers and we would be sailing later that night.

 

We finally left around 10.10pm and the following day we made our first port on time.

 

We did not end up going to Lifou and we went to the Isle of Pines instead - win - win really :D