Princess "may" send a new build ship to Australia in 2017!!

[Kiwi_cruiser]

This afternoon I found this interesting post on "Cruise Weekly" Facebook page:

 

@PrincessCruises has refused to rule out the chance Australia could see the maiden season for its new ship in 2017 if growth continues.

 

 

All I can say is lets keep cruising!!

[angelwingsflys]

Hi Kiwi _cruiser ,

That is good news if it comes to fruition , I will book on it if they do.

I think Aussies/Kiwi's will love it ,If Princess is smart, they will realize it would be a great selling tool to encourage us to sail on Princess.

Just my thoughts anyway

Cheers Deb

[icat2000]

This would be the Revenue Princess. Plenty of people would book it. Me too :D

[sewgood]

I'd pay more per day than I normally would for an Australian Princess ship.

I for one hope that they do bring down a new ship for a little while in 2017.

 

Karryl

[GUT2407]

3 years away though .:(

[MMDown Under]

Maybe another smart cruiseline will jump the gun.

 

Australia to China and visa versa is a winner, with both being growth cruise markets.

[gbenjo]

Maybe another smart cruiseline will jump the gun.

 

Australia to China and visa versa is a winner, with both being growth cruise markets.

 

That would be a "Quantum" leap;);)

[The_Big_M]

Refusing to rule out doesn't mean much though. They don't normally assign that far in advance, and there's no advantage to them to actually rule it out.

[gaechann]

That would be a "Quantum" leap;);)

 

 

Full of Chinese high-rollers for Packers new casino perhaps :) :)

 

 

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[MicCanberra]

This would be the Revenue Princess. Plenty of people would book it. Me too :D

 

Love it.:D

[MicCanberra]

This afternoon I found this interesting post on "Cruise Weekly" Facebook page:

 

All I can say is lets keep cruising!!

 

Definitely good news if it happens, I will try and do my part and keep cruising.:D

[dancinman66]

Let's hope it actually happens

Great news

 

 

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[OzKiwiJJ]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the new builds similar to Royal/Regal? With a 3500-4000 passenger capacity?

 

Will this size ship be too big for this area, on a regular basis? Especially in some of the smaller ports like Akaroa, Tauranga and the Bay of Islands in NZ, and Cairns/Port Douglas or Airlie Beach in Australia, some of the smaller islands in the South Pacific. Surely there must be a maximum that places like those can comfortably cope with.

 

I'd love to see a new-build Princess ship down under but not a mega-ship like Royal/Regal.

 

Is my concern unnecessary?

Edited October 18, 2014 by OzKiwiJJ

[GUT2407]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the new builds similar to Royal/Regal? With a 3500-4000 passenger capacity?

 

Will this size ship be too big for this area, on a regular basis? Especially in some of the smaller ports like Akaroa, Tauranga and the Bay of Islands in NZ, and Cairns/Port Douglas or Airlie Beach in Australia, some of the smaller islands in the South Pacific. Surely there must be a maximum that places like those can comfortably cope with.

 

I'd love to see a new-build Princess ship down under but not a mega-ship like Royal/Regal.

 

Is my concern unnecessary?

 

 

In my opinion your concern is only unnecessary in so far as that am not sure it will happen. If it does I suspect t will be one shortish season.

 

Other than that I agree that it is too big for many of those ports. Some of the small locations with 4000 tourists :eek: please no.

[Kiwi_cruiser]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the new builds similar to Royal/Regal? With a 3500-4000 passenger capacity?

 

Will this size ship be too big for this area, on a regular basis? Especially in some of the smaller ports like Akaroa, Tauranga and the Bay of Islands in NZ, and Cairns/Port Douglas or Airlie Beach in Australia, some of the smaller islands in the South Pacific. Surely there must be a maximum that places like those can comfortably cope with.

 

I'd love to see a new-build Princess ship down under but not a mega-ship like Royal/Regal.

 

Is my concern unnecessary?

 

Tauranga can / will be able to handle the bigger cruise ships, as they are doing upgrades.

[OzKiwiJJ]

I wasn't thinking about the port, I was thinking about Tauranga, the Mount, and Rotorua being swamped with ship-loads of cruisers. :eek:

 

There is a point where there just becomes too many people and the whole experience of being at that place is lost. I've already experienced that in Europe and I'd hate to see it happen here down-under. I can recall, over 20 years ago, being in Paihia when a cruise ship was in town. I have no idea what the number of cruisers would have been, but Paihia was at saturation point then. Can't imagine it with a ship carrying 3500-4000 passengers in port. :(

[OzKiwiJJ]

In my opinion your concern is only unnecessary in so far as that am not sure it will happen. If it does I suspect t will be one shortish season.

 

Other than that I agree that it is too big for many of those ports. Some of the small locations with 4000 tourists :eek: please no.

 

Yes, hopefully they will just use it for the peak season then send it off to the Caribbean. ;)

[GUT2407]

I wasn't thinking about the port, I was thinking about Tauranga, the Mount, and Rotorua being swamped with ship-loads of cruisers. :eek:

 

There is a point where there just becomes too many people and the whole experience of being at that place is lost. I've already experienced that in Europe and I'd hate to see it happen here down-under. I can recall, over 20 years ago, being in Paihia when a cruise ship was in town. I have no idea what the number of cruisers would have been, but Paihia was at saturation point then. Can't imagine it with a ship carrying 3500-4000 passengers in port. :(

 

 

And does the town have the infrastructure, in particular transport, to support that number of visitors all arriving at one location at the same time. Let alone the shops etc to service them all.

[OzKiwiJJ]

And does the town have the infrastructure, in particular transport, to support that number of visitors all arriving at one location at the same time. Let alone the shops etc to service them all.

 

Exactly!

[The_Big_M]

In my opinion your concern is only unnecessary in so far as that am not sure it will happen. If it does I suspect t will be one shortish season.

 

Wouldn't agree.

 

Voyager handles a max of 3,800 passengers. And not only has she been here a few seasons with more planned, her sister Explorer is now also planned to visit.

 

There are port visit limitations... but that won't stop a company happy to see the dollars roll in where they can.

[Kinkacruiser]

I also had a chuckle at the "Revenue" Princess....I'll pay that one Sarah :D

Edited October 18, 2014 by Kinkacruiser

[GUT2407]

I also had a chuckle at the "Revenue" Princess....I'll pay that one Sarah :D

 

 

But wouldn't it need to be like the old Renaissance Line with R1 R2 R3 R4 etc and be

 

Revenue Princess 1 Revenue Princess 2 Revenue Princess 3 Revenue Princess 4 upto Revenue Princess 25 if there was truth in ship naming?

[MicCanberra]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the new builds similar to Royal/Regal? With a 3500-4000 passenger capacity?

 

Will this size ship be too big for this area, on a regular basis? Especially in some of the smaller ports like Akaroa, Tauranga and the Bay of Islands in NZ, and Cairns/Port Douglas or Airlie Beach in Australia, some of the smaller islands in the South Pacific. Surely there must be a maximum that places like those can comfortably cope with.

 

I'd love to see a new-build Princess ship down under but not a mega-ship like Royal/Regal.

 

Is my concern unnecessary?

 

A reasonable concern, although with three years til we (possibly) get the new ship, the infrastructure can and will be updated to manage the ships and demand will necessitate the tour companies. If not it will only last for one season.

I think the itineraries will be chosen very carefully so that it will only go to the ones that can handle that number of passengers by commiting to the cruise line.:D

[Kiwi Kruzer]

A reasonable concern, although with three years til we (possibly) get the new ship, the infrastructure can and will be updated to manage the ships and demand will necessitate the tour companies. If not it will only last for one season.

I think the itineraries will be chosen very carefully so that it will only go to the ones that can handle that number of passengers by commiting to the cruise line.:D

 

Very much so . Imagine 3,500-4,000 passengers descending on Burnie.....

they would run out of sausage rolls by 10.30:eek:

 

 

[MicCanberra]

Very much so . Imagine 3,500-4,000 passengers descending on Burnie.....

they would run out of sausage rolls by 10.30:eek:

 

 

 

LoL, :D

unless they bake in preparation of selling that many sausage rolls.:rolleyes: