Voyager dwarfs Crystal Symphony in Auckland 18 Dec

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Crystal Symphony and Voyager of the Seas are in Auckland today 18 Dec.

The Crystal ship looks lovely and is quite a reasonable size, but next to Voyager......

 

 

 

[bazzaw]

Symphony is only around 51000 tonnes (nice size actually for some Mediterranean cruising!! :D ---- while Voyager is around 138,000 tonnes.

 

Barry

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Symphony is a ship....:)

Voyager , a Resort....:D

 

 

[Keith1010]

Nice photos.

 

Keith

[bazzaw]

Symphony is a ship....:)

Voyager , a Resort....:D

 

 

 

yes -- good point and analogy;)

 

Barry

[ceejay3377]

I might be a bit annoyed if I had paid for a harbour view room at the Hotel next to Voyager (is it the Hilton?) :p

[Kiwi Kruzer]

I might be a bit annoyed if I had paid for a harbour view room at the Hotel next to Voyager (is it the Hilton?) :p

 

Its the Hilton at one end , and apartments at the other.

I am told that all residents and Hotel guests , get a schedule of cruise ship calls for the following 2 reasons;

 

1. To be sure they are wearing something when they throw the drapes open in the morning.:D

2. To remove valuable items from shelves as the vibrations from the ships thrusters tend to make things fall off .:eek:

 

 

 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Voyager had a short stay in Auckland .Left at 4pm

 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

[NSWP]

Its the Hilton at one end , and apartments at the other.

I am told that all residents and Hotel guests , get a schedule of cruise ship calls for the following 2 reasons;

 

1. To be sure they are wearing something when they throw the drapes open in the morning.:D

2. To remove valuable items from shelves as the vibrations from the ships thrusters tend to make things fall off .:eek:

 

 

 

Yes I recollect pulling in to Auckland on Regal Princess in 2007, very close to those apartments, some sights to be seen each way, if you know what I mean, in ye early morn. LOL.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Great captures Kiwi Kruzer :)

 

We went down to the city this afternoon to watch the Voyager of the Seas leave, and man she is BIG! :eek: :cool:

[6andy6]

I might be a bit annoyed if I had paid for a harbour view room at the Hotel next to Voyager (is it the Hilton?) :p

 

I've booked there at the end of our cruise. But I booked a internal looking room as I knew there would be a ship tied up (my ship in fact...for 1 night) so wasn't going to waste me money on a view of a balcony.

 

However, like those whiners that moan when a freeway, thats been on a map for 30 years starts getting built next to their 5 year old house, research would show you that being on a cruise pier, that ships would tie up.

 

Thats just a wild guess in the dark tho you understand

[NSWP]

I've booked there at the end of our cruise. But I booked a internal looking room as I knew there would be a ship tied up (my ship in fact...for 1 night) so wasn't going to waste me money on a view of a balcony.

 

However, like those whiners that moan when a freeway, thats been on a map for 30 years starts getting built next to their 5 year old house, research would show you that being on a cruise pier, that ships would tie up.

 

Thats just a wild guess in the dark tho you understand

We are staying 2 nights post cruise at the Quadrant, Auckland, doubt we will see the ships from there.

[jessica3152]

Surely no one at the Hilton would be surprised that cruise ships dock right next door. The whole complex was designed to look like 2 docked ships.