Dawn Princess Dry Dock

[am1984]

The Dawn Princess has now moved from Fishermans Island Wharf to Cairncross Dock.

 

It appears they had the webcam in Zoom mode.

 

Gatway Brigde here we come

 

Brisbane River

 

A closeup of the Gateway Bridge

 

Cairncross Fitting Out Wharf

[am1984]

Brisbane Ports currently has the Dawn Princess at the Cairncross Fitting out wharf & shows she will start to move into the Drydock about 7.00pm tonight.

[Sandielle]

Just posted these to the other thread, but they will be better here...........

 

Here she is going to Dry Dock.

 

DAWN PRINCESS at ShipWatcher

 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Looks like Sun is underway. Wonder if we will get a shot Dawn from her?

[Kiwi Kruzer]

 

 

then under the bridge...

 

[Sandielle]

You did it! Great catch, David. :)

[Raison]

When we disembarked Dawn Princess this morning, we were amazed at how many people were getting ready to get on board to work on her. I think it will be a bit like a bee hive on there over the next few days.

[Pavois]

Does anyone know exactly what they are doing to the Dawn while in drydock?

[rugbypopsie]

The staff were talking about carpets and we saw lots of painters getting on. Lets hope its more than cosmetic...they need to work on the plumbing...the location of the only Australian plug is really annoying..over near the TV OK to change your phone but useless if you want to use a hair styler or recharge your laptop while you are working on it.

 

The buffet area is really showing its age compared to HAL and Royal Caribbean.

 

Sue

[Kiwi Kruzer]

The cam is now aimed at Portside, giving a unique view of Brisbane.

 

[Sandielle]

I noticed that David - can't believe how much the buildings have shot up since last February! I actually tried to save the webcam photo from Shipwatcher, but it is very hit and miss these days - Shipwatcher that is.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

I noticed that David - can't believe how much the buildings have shot up since last February! I actually tried to save the webcam photo from Shipwatcher, but it is very hit and miss these days - Shipwatcher that is.

 

I am sure those tall blocks were not there last time I was at Portside.:D

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I like Krooz-cams...

http://www.kroooz-cams.com/

..they have it all on the one page, even links to port cams.

 

[Sandielle]

I am sure those tall blocks were not there last time I was at Portside.:D

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I like Krooz-cams...

http://www.kroooz-cams.com/

..they have it all on the one page, even links to port cams.

 

 

Yes Krooz-cams have a good site - I just like Shipwatcher because you can do the photo and get the address all there and don't have to upload a photo to a web account.

[john39]

Does anybody know what refurbishments are being carried out while the ship is in drydock?

[thied]

Yes Krooz-cams have a good site - I just like Shipwatcher because you can do the photo and get the address all there and don't have to upload a photo to a web account.

you can not all ways trust ship watcher.

[Sandielle]

She's finally on her way to Portside to pick up the lucky passengers for a Round the Top cruise!

 

DAWN PRINCESS at ShipWatcher

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Dawn Princess, fresh from her drydock , is off around Australia today..

First leg, Brisbane to Fremantle.....

 

 

 

[panama09]

on what changes were made whilst the Dawn was in Drydock this week????

Im sailing in a few weeks and would love to know. :)

Many thanks in advance.

[Sandielle]

Panama, I think it's just a bit of fresh paint and carpets because it didn't do any sea trials. I'm not sure though. People on the last cruise were saying there was a bad grey water smell in some places, so maybe they did some repairs on the plumbing.

 

Here she is just leaving at 6pm

 

DAWN PRINCESS at ShipWatcher

[rugbypopsie]

I hope there was some plumbing involved especially towards the middle of Aloha deck. ..the smell was pretty bad.

 

Sue

[t60]

Hi were sailing on Dawn Princess next year leaving Sydney March 31 2013, so we hope she's in good shape then with no yukky smells. Anyone else sailing on the Round Austraia trip? Where is the best place to post and ask questions as there doesn't seem to be a Roll call for the cruise yet? Do Australians mainly use the ships tours or do their own thing and arrange private trips? What about stuff like bringing wine on board, is it allowed on these sailings? We've had no problems in Europe and USA.

Sandy in Spain

[Victoria_BC_Mom]

Hi were sailing on Dawn Princess next year leaving Sydney March 31 2013, so we hope she's in good shape then with no yukky smells. Anyone else sailing on the Round Austraia trip? Where is the best place to post and ask questions as there doesn't seem to be a Roll call for the cruise yet? Do Australians mainly use the ships tours or do their own thing and arrange private trips? What about stuff like bringing wine on board, is it allowed on these sailings? We've had no problems in Europe and USA.

Sandy in Spain

 

We'd love the answers to those two questions as well. We're on the Dawn this November and our room is mid-ship on Aloha - should we move? And we also read that the Dawn crewwas being nasty about bringing any more than one wine on board for drinking in our stateroom. It's a long trip, so we'd like enough for a pre-dinner drink on our balcony each and every night.

[rugbypopsie]

We'd love the answers to those two questions as well. We're on the Dawn this November and our room is mid-ship on Aloha - should we move? And we also read that the Dawn crewwas being nasty about bringing any more than one wine on board for drinking in our stateroom. It's a long trip, so we'd like enough for a pre-dinner drink on our balcony each and every night.

 

There is some noise from the pool deck above I would opt for a Baja cabin in preference..I was in Aloha in May in the balcony cabins and you could hear heavy footsteps above us but we were further to the aft than mid ships.

 

Australians happily arrange their own tours through the roll call or privately, as well as utilise the ships tours. Have you joined your roll call to see what they are doing...non Aussies very welcome to join in anything.

 

Alcohol...Princess policy of one bottle of wine per person per port is enforced in some places and not in others. We found it enforced in Melbourne but not in Sydney for instance but I would not rely on our experience...I guess it depends on the staff etc. This is of considerable annoyance to Aussies and Kiwis who know it is not the case when sailing Princess outside of Australia.

 

Sue

[t60]

snip...Have you joined your roll call to see what they are doing...non Aussies very welcome to join in anything. Yes, I started one for the cruise, but only a handful of people have replied

 

Alcohol...Princess policy of one bottle of wine per person per port is enforced in some places and not in others. We found it enforced in Melbourne but not in Sydney for instance but I would not rely on our experience...I guess it depends on the staff etc. This is of considerable annoyance to Aussies and Kiwis who know it is not the case when sailing Princess outside of Australia. Sue

 

Thanks Sue for the info. When we were in Sydney we took on a couple of boxes of wine, with no problem

Sandy in Spain