Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 23, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) Heres a grab from the Royal Albatross cam , of Regatta sailing through the heads at the entrance to the harbour at Dunedin , New Zealand. Edited January 23, 2019 by Kiwi Kruzer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanoNorthPerth Posted January 23, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 23, 2019 I know someone will be disappointed she is sailing under her own steam with no sign of any mechanical breakdown. Lovely photo thanks David. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted January 24, 2019 #3 Share Posted January 24, 2019 56 minutes ago, DeanoNorthPerth said: she is sailing under her own steam LOL, I appreciate your point, but to be accurate, none of the R ships have ever been steam driven. Their oil fired generators power electric motors. She is in effect sailing under her own electricity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted January 24, 2019 #4 Share Posted January 24, 2019 That reminds me of our dinner with ship companions at a lovely seaside restaurant in Sydney. The concierge had strongly advised us to go to the fairly distant location (maybe a half hour ride?) as opposed to the sister restaurant right at the port. He was right! As we were dining we watched Nautica sail on towards Bangkok in January 2008 ... the sight made us sad to have cancelled the second leg of a planned B2B, but on the other hand we had a wonderful dinner with lovely company! Some years later we were sitting on the balcony of our hotel's roof deck restaurant in Istanbul and watched Nautica sail away again .. . Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanoNorthPerth Posted January 24, 2019 #5 Share Posted January 24, 2019 1 hour ago, StanandJim said: LOL, I appreciate your point, but to be accurate, none of the R ships have ever been steam driven. Their oil fired generators power electric motors. She is in effect sailing under her own electricity. It’s a turn of phrase that long ago ceased to relate at all to steam engines. But I think you are totally aware of that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo-b Posted January 24, 2019 #6 Share Posted January 24, 2019 13 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: Heres a grab from the Royal Albatross cam , of Regatta sailing through the heads at the entrance to the harbour at Dunedin , New Zealand. Watched by a black backed gull by the look of it ( or is it the hairdryer I thought it was at first glance!) Thanks David good to hear from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted January 24, 2019 #7 Share Posted January 24, 2019 12 hours ago, DeanoNorthPerth said: It’s a turn of phrase that long ago ceased to relate at all to steam engines. But I think you are totally aware of that. No, sorry, I was not aware of that. Still, for the dozens, perhaps hundreds, of Cruise Critics who may come across this thread, I thought that it was important to be accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted January 24, 2019 #8 Share Posted January 24, 2019 I really enjoyed the tour we took to the Royal Albatross centre. There were quite a few of them out and flying around the day we were there. Amazing birds. 4 hours ago, jo-b said: Watched by a black backed gull by the look of it ( or is it the hairdryer I thought it was at first glance!) Thanks David good to hear from you Could it perhaps be an Albatross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo-b Posted January 24, 2019 #9 Share Posted January 24, 2019 31 minutes ago, ORV said: I really enjoyed the tour we took to the Royal Albatross centre. There were quite a few of them out and flying around the day we were there. Amazing birds. Could it perhaps be an Albatross? It could be anything! My knowledge of birds is minimal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roothy123 Posted January 25, 2019 #10 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Going to have to google that web cam. I'm about to book a cruise that goes to Auckland. Love webcams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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