Radiance missing NZ ports

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Looks like Radiance of the Seas has missed some NZ ports as well as Maasdam

She is berthed in Tauranga today 28 Nov, and according to the schedule should have been in Akaroa.

Wonder how many other ports she has missed?

 

 

Heres her current itinerary;

 

Wed 16/11/16 Fremantle (Perth) / Australia 18:30

Thu 17/11/16 At Sea

Fri 18/11/16 Esperance* / Australia 08:00 18:00

Sat 19/11/16 At Sea

Sun 20/11/16 At Sea

Mon 21/11/16 Adelaide / Australia 08:00 18:00

Tue 22/11/16 At Sea

Wed 23/11/16 Melbourne / Australia 08:00 18:00

Thu 24/11/16 At Sea

Fri 25/11/16 At Sea

Sat 26/11/16 Milford Sound (Passage) / New Zealand 08:00 09:00

Sat 26/11/16 Doubtful Sound: Scenic Cruising / New Zealand 12:30 13:30

Sat 26/11/16 Dusky Sound (Passage) / New Zealand 16:00 17:00

Sun 27/11/16 Dunedin / New Zealand 08:00 18:00

Mon 28/11/16 Akaroa* / New Zealand 08:00 19:00

Tue 29/11/16 Wellington / New Zealand 09:00 23:59

Wed 30/11/16 Picton / New Zealand 07:00 15:00

Thu 01/12/16 At Sea

Fri 02/12/16 At Sea

Sat 03/12/16 Sydney / Australia 06:30

[MicCanberra]

I have a friend on board, they are currently doing a shorex of sailing on the lake at Rotorua.

[GUT2407]

Good old Port lottery.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

The Tauranga Port schedule has her last port as Melbourne , and her next port Auckland.

Auckland port has her at the port tomorrow and her next port as Newcastle.

Looks like a Mystery tour?

[Haoie]

Oooh I get to see her in port tomorrow - and get to board her this Sat!

[MicCanberra]

The Tauranga Port schedule has her last port as Melbourne , and her next port Auckland.

Auckland port has her at the port tomorrow and her next port as Newcastle.

Looks like a Mystery tour?

 

Interesting, I will have to see what my friend says on FB. I know they went the long way to NZ by going up the NSW coast before heading across and around the North Island due to the weather.

Edited November 27, 2016 by MicCanberra

[lazy day]

There schedule was changed as it was too rough to go across the ditch.

 

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[MicCanberra]

There schedule was changed as it was too rough to go across the ditch.

 

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Via FB, the reports were that they were told 4 days ago (just after Melbourne) that they would be missing the South Island completely and going straight to Tauranga.

[Beanb41]

There has been some atrocious weather come up from the deep south and crossing NZ over the past week or so. Hopefully it is about to abate soon. If the ship is tendering and the weather cuts up rough it creates mores more problems than it solves. Some people may get ashore and some may get rapped ashore if tender operations have to be curtailed. If that's the case the ship has to wait until such time as they can get back onboard. Not a pleasant scenario at all. As ships get bigger many of the smaller ports have to get culled from the programme for all sorts of reasons

Edited November 28, 2016 by Beanb41

[MicCanberra]

The reports of the seas have been coming in and if they are true, it really has been huge, either that or there is a bit of exaggeration. 10m swells and 100 km/h winds. :eek:

[Beanb41]

The reports of the seas have been coming in and if they are true, it really has been huge, either that or there is a bit of exaggeration. 10m swells and 100 km/h winds. :eek:

 

And throw in a 7.8 earthquake which has severely damaged infrastructure

[MicCanberra]

And throw in a 7.8 earthquake which has severely damaged infrastructure

 

Yeah, I imagine that the seas are affected with all the tremors as well.

[FLACRUISER99]

Here she is in Auckland.

 

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[Haoie]

I didn't see her in Welly this morn? What's up?

[MicCanberra]

Because she is in Auckland as scheduled.:D

[Haoie]

First post it states she's due here?

 

Tue 29/11/16 Wellington / New Zealand 09:00 23:59

[Kiwi Kruzer]

First post it states she's due here?

 

Tue 29/11/16 Wellington / New Zealand 09:00 23:59

 

That was the original planned itinerary , before the changes .

Heres a pic from the port cam in Auckland today. I think Radiance is a really good looking ship .

 

[MMDown Under]

That was the original planned itinerary , before the changes .

Heres a pic from the port cam in Auckland today. I think Radiance is a really good looking ship .

 

 

I do too. Is she similar to Rhapsody?

[MicCanberra]

First post it states she's due here?

 

Tue 29/11/16 Wellington / New Zealand 09:00 23:59

 

Sorry, I should have said, as to the amended schedule.

[MicCanberra]

That was the original planned itinerary , before the changes .

Heres a pic from the port cam in Auckland today. I think Radiance is a really good looking ship .

 

 

Yes, some of my friends still reckon that it is the best RCI ship, despite them being on some of the larger ones.

[SinbadThePorter]

Yes, some of my friends still reckon that it is the best RCI ship, despite them being on some of the larger ones.

 

Just out of curiosity, is it possible on Radiance to walk out to the bow?

 

Not that I see myself as Leonardo DiCaprio or anything. :rolleyes:

[AussieCruiser79]

Yes easy enough to get on the bow and very cool looking straight down or straight out with the wind and even better if you get up there when no one else is as its a very quiet part of the ship.

[MicCanberra]

Just out of curiosity, is it possible on Radiance to walk out to the bow?

 

Not that I see myself as Leonardo DiCaprio or anything. :rolleyes:

 

I have not been on the Radiance, however I have been on numerous ships that have the helicopter deck on the bow. On the ships that I have been on, generally the area is off limits. The Captain will occasionally allow selected guests (those high in the loyalty program, suites, etc,) to go out on the heli pad for special events.

For e.g. We were invited to sail into Venice on the Helipad with champagne offered and classical music played all the way in and down the grand canal.:D

Edited November 29, 2016 by MicCanberra

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Is she similar to Rhapsody?

 

Rhapsody of the Seas is a Vision Class ship....built 1997

Radiance of the Seas is a Radiance Class ship built 2001.

You can trace the History and development of RCCL by the different class of ships they built as the years rolled on.

 

Wikipedia has a list of them here...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Caribbean_International

[MicCanberra]

Cheers, they just get bigger and bigger:D