CruiseCriticAUeditor Posted February 12, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Who recognises these two ships? Are they both cruise ships? Cruise Critic member Tim Faircloth dug up this old photo from the National Library of Australia (see attached thumbnail). Tim also thinks he remembers another time in the 1970s when he saw two ships docked next to each other. Anyone else? The four ships docked in Sydney today are: Ponant's Le Soleal and Azamara Club Cruises's Azamara Quest - both small enough to dock together at OPT Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper and Seabourn's Seabourn Odyssey - both at White Bay We'll have photos later. Louise Goldsbury Australia Editor http://www.cruisecritic.com.au Edited February 12, 2016 by CruiseCriticAUeditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 12, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 12, 2016 My wife has an even older sketch, (from the early 1800s) with two ships docked right where the OPT is. Now I just have to work our some way to get a copy of it online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 12, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 12, 2016 http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=46595 Not sure how well this shows up but here's one by Arthur Steeton, late 1800s. Three ships at the quay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangogulf Posted February 12, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Watching Azamara come in on the live webcams. Difficult as La Soleal is docked with the bunker barge right next to it. Azamara is taking a long time to to position itself just right to dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted February 12, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Watching Azamara come in on the live webcams. Difficult as La Soleal is docked with the bunker barge right next to it. Azamara is taking a long time to to position itself just right to dock. Wonder if it is a fuel bunker barge. Its floating high in the water so not much fuel on board if it is. Looks like a crane on the deck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BrissyCruiser Posted February 13, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Watching Azamara come in on the live webcams. Difficult as La Soleal is docked with the bunker barge right next to it. Azamara is taking a long time to to position itself just right to dock. Azamura docked on the 12th and overnighted in Sydney, Le Soleal docked at 10 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 13, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Who recognises these two ships? Are they both cruise ships? Cruise Critic member Tim Faircloth dug up this old photo from the National Library of Australia (see attached thumbnail). Tim also thinks he remembers another time in the 1970s when he saw two ships docked next to each other. Anyone else? The four ships docked in Sydney today are: Ponant's Le Soleal and Azamara Club Cruises's Azamara Quest - both small enough to dock together at OPT Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper and Seabourn's Seabourn Odyssey - both at White Bay We'll have photos later. Louise Goldsbury Australia Editor http://www.cruisecritic.com.au It's DEFINATELY the first time two cruise ship have berthed at the newly renovated OPT :D :D :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 13, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Who recognises these two ships? Are they both cruise ships? Cruise Critic member Tim Faircloth dug up this old photo from the National Library of Australia (see attached thumbnail). Tim also thinks he remembers another time in the 1970s when he saw two ships docked next to each other. Anyone else? The four ships docked in Sydney today are: Ponant's Le Soleal and Azamara Club Cruises's Azamara Quest - both small enough to dock together at OPT Silversea Cruises' Silver Whisper and Seabourn's Seabourn Odyssey - both at White Bay We'll have photos later. Louise Goldsbury Australia Editor http://www.cruisecritic.com.au It's DEFINATELY the first time two cruise ships have berthed at the same time at the newly renovated and extended OPT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sparky74 Posted February 13, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 13, 2016 It's DEFINATELY the first time two cruise ships have berthed at the same time at the newly renovated and extended OPT Graham, I realise your comments are made in jest but you raise an important point, that of terms of reference. Circular Quay has been an important port since white settlement of Australia. I'm sure there has been more than one ship here many times over the years. The OPT (Overseas Passenger Terminal) was opened in December 1960 and has undergone redevelopment a number of times since then. In the 1960s and 1970s "ocean liners" (designed to transport passengers from point A to point B) docked at the OPT. Today "cruise ships" (designed for comfort, not speed - much like yours truely ;)) are the most frequent vessels. So whilst this is not the first time two ships have been docked at this site, it may well be the first time that the OPT (only in existence since 1960) has hosted two cruise ships (as opposed to ocean liners, battle ships, tug boats, garbage barges or rubber dingies). :) Perhaps I'm being pedantic but I was surprised to here the Channel 7 News talk about "two luxury cruise liners". Whilst they are undoubtedly ships belonging to "cruise lines", they are not what I would call "liners". :cool: And don't get me started on "ships of the line"! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassamanda Posted February 13, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Talk about "lines". How are we going to untie this mess:eek: Soleal looking at Azamara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectlyPerth Posted February 14, 2016 #12 Share Posted February 14, 2016 hahaha - its like that game we use to play in school with the string - looped all round our fingers then we had to pass it over to the next person (hmmmm what was that called ??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 14, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 14, 2016 hahaha - its like that game we use to play in school with the string - looped all round our fingers then we had to pass it over to the next person (hmmmm what was that called ??) Cats cradles? Rings a bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 14, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 14, 2016 http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail-LRG.cfm?IRN=46595 Not sure how well this shows up but here's one by Arthur Steeton, late 1800s. Three ships at the quay. That appears to be on the Opera house side of the Quay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 14, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Wonder if it is a fuel bunker barge. Its floating high in the water so not much fuel on board if it is. Looks like a crane on the deck? Most likely the sewer (waste) ship:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 14, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Graham, I realise your comments are made in jest but you raise an important point, that of terms of reference. Circular Quay has been an important port since white settlement of Australia. I'm sure there has been more than one ship here many times over the years. The OPT (Overseas Passenger Terminal) was opened in December 1960 and has undergone redevelopment a number of times since then. In the 1960s and 1970s "ocean liners" (designed to transport passengers from point A to point B) docked at the OPT. Today "cruise ships" (designed for comfort, not speed - much like yours truely ;)) are the most frequent vessels. So whilst this is not the first time two ships have been docked at this site, it may well be the first time that the OPT (only in existence since 1960) has hosted two cruise ships (as opposed to ocean liners, battle ships, tug boats, garbage barges or rubber dingies). :) Perhaps I'm being pedantic but I was surprised to here the Channel 7 News talk about "two luxury cruise liners". Whilst they are undoubtedly ships belonging to "cruise lines", they are not what I would call "liners". :cool: And don't get me started on "ships of the line"! :D Agree Sparky, I was thinking the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 14, 2016 #17 Share Posted February 14, 2016 hahaha - its like that game we use to play in school with the string - looped all round our fingers then we had to pass it over to the next person (hmmmm what was that called ??) I think the Goodies did a show on that. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=goodies+string+song&view=detail&mid=C4707ABCF166FE360C39C4707ABCF166FE360C39&FORM=VIRE1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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