Liners outgrowing Queens Wharf

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Interesting article in this mornings NZ Herald.

As work is under way revamping Queens Wharf , it may be be too small to cope with big ships that are coming.:eek:

 

Liners outgrowing Queens Wharf

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10861087

 

Heres Sea Princess at Queens. Shed 10 is being converted into a terminal.

There looks like plenty of room to me...the big ones will just stick out into the harbour a bit more.What they need is more than one gangway to offload the greater number of passengers on the big ships.

 

[NSWP]

David, Celebrity Solstice uses Auckland Princes wharf, correct? Does she overhang much.?

[Kiwi Kruzer]

David, Celebrity Solstice uses Auckland Princes wharf, correct? Does she overhang much.?

 

Last time she was in Auckland she backed in.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1760443&highlight=solstice

 

Posters on this board have reported big delays in getting ashore due to only one gangway being used .

 

 

 

[6andy6]

To be honest dolling up Shed 10 is even a bit pathetic. For gods sake how much do 2 or 3 gangways cost, throw in 2 lifts (one will bottle neck), 4 escalators (3 in one direction - reverse in the afternoon) and a basic concrete building with seating, check in and immigration. $10-$15mio at most. Throw in some restaurants for a rental return OR build an office block on the pier with the first 2 levels the terminal. Win win. New terminal and government gets rental to off set cost while land is free (owned already). Or get private enterprise to do it in exchange for a 40 year lease on the offices.

 

Why is it government like to make things harder than what it is (or more expensive than what it should be).

[Sandielle]

It would be nice to see Queen's Wharf improved a bit. We prefer it to Princes Wharf as it is a shorter walk to the city.

[NSWP]

Last time she was in Auckland she backed in.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1760443&highlight=solstice

 

Posters on this board have reported big delays in getting ashore due to only one gangway being used .

 

 

 

Thanks David, we will be in no hurry to leave the ship, staying 2 nights in Auckland, post cruise - The Quadrant.

[Flipper133]

I read somewhere (on these boards) that the Sydney OPT also had a problem with the larger ships...eg Solstice etc.

 

Apparently the forward and aft mooring lines need to be at specific angles to the ship to ensure there are no stablity issues arising should the winds get up. In Sydney, they therefore contracted (at some considerable expense) to have an extra "in water" mooring point established beyond the extent of the wharf itself.

 

This is no doubt the same issue is facing the people in Auckland.

 

It might also explain why the Solstice docks aft inwards

 

cheers