SinbadThePorter Posted October 1, 2020 #101 Share Posted October 1, 2020 3 hours ago, Chiliburn said: It looks like Royal Caribbean is swapping Quantum for radiance next season. In Brisbane? That would be a turn-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 1, 2020 #102 Share Posted October 1, 2020 7 minutes ago, SinbadThePorter said: In Brisbane? That would be a turn-up. Yep Brisbane has swapped radiance for quantum for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 1, 2020 #103 Share Posted October 1, 2020 April 11 Quantum leaves Brisbane and returns to Alaska . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted October 2, 2020 #104 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) If it all pans out, Quantum is certainly a step up from what we are used to in Brisbane. It used to seem that 90% of Brisbane based cruises were on the Pacific Dawn. It was enough to put you off cruising. 🧐 Edited October 2, 2020 by SinbadThePorter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 2, 2020 #105 Share Posted October 2, 2020 33 minutes ago, SinbadThePorter said: If it all pans out, Quantum is certainly a step up from what we are used to in Brisbane. It used to seem that 90% of Brisbane based cruises were on the Pacific Dawn. It was enough to put you off cruising. 🧐 I can see where you are coming from Sinbad.LOL I think Brisbane will power ahead.Good for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 2, 2020 #106 Share Posted October 2, 2020 We might end up having to cruise out of Brisbane if Princess insists on only having the really big ships out of Sydney. Although we tend to do more off season cruises now, repositioning cruises or round Australia or Hawaii/Tahiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted October 2, 2020 #107 Share Posted October 2, 2020 57 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: We might end up having to cruise out of Brisbane if Princess insists on only having the really big ships out of Sydney. I've been on Majestic Princess and I have no need to go on any of the Royal class ships as a result. It just wasn't for me. Coral is looking good. I was looking forward to Radiance but Quantum will do, beggars can't be choosers. 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 2, 2020 #108 Share Posted October 2, 2020 39 minutes ago, SinbadThePorter said: I've been on Majestic Princess and I have no need to go on any of the Royal class ships as a result. It just wasn't for me. Coral is looking good. I was looking forward to Radiance but Quantum will do, beggars can't be choosers. 😁 Yikes! If you didn't like Majestic Princess then you might not like Quantum. It's much bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 2, 2020 #109 Share Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, SinbadThePorter said: I've been on Majestic Princess and I have no need to go on any of the Royal class ships as a result. It just wasn't for me. Coral is looking good. I was looking forward to Radiance but Quantum will do, beggars can't be choosers. 😁 We were just talking about the sail away parties in years gone by. Sydney has a ban on them from the noise. There shouldn’t be a problem in Brisbane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 2, 2020 #110 Share Posted October 2, 2020 43 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Yikes! If you didn't like Majestic Princess then you might not like Quantum. It's much bigger. Big ships have got appeal, lots going on . food,entertainment activities Quantam and Oasis class in the evening there can be at least 3 bands or shows going at one time . The secret is to learn to avoid the log jam of people,if you can do that it’s a ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 2, 2020 #111 Share Posted October 2, 2020 44 minutes ago, Chiliburn said: Big ships have got appeal, lots going on . food,entertainment activities Quantam and Oasis class in the evening there can be at least 3 bands or shows going at one time . The secret is to learn to avoid the log jam of people,if you can do that it’s a ball. We did one cruise on Royal Caribbean but it wasn't a good fit for us. We had a fun cruise but some things, like the constant sales pitches, really annoyed us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted October 2, 2020 #112 Share Posted October 2, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, Chiliburn said: We were just talking about the sail away parties in years gone by. Sydney has a ban on them from the noise. There shouldn’t be a problem in Brisbane. I expect there won't be complaints in Brisbane from the sewage works next door. It should be party time all the way across Moreton Bay to Tangalooma. 13 hours ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Yikes! If you didn't like Majestic Princess then you might not like Quantum. It's much bigger. I'm always willing to give a ship (or class of ships) a go. It wasn't just the crowds on Majestic, it was also the way she was laid out. Poorly thought out public areas and worst of all you seemed to be cut off from the ocean. When I'm on a cruise I like to experience the sea. Majestic was the worst ship I have ever been on for that. It was one of the reasons I was looking forward to Radiance, I had heard that she had a good sea going ambiance. Today is the day the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal was due to open. 😷 Edited October 2, 2020 by SinbadThePorter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By The Bay Posted October 2, 2020 #113 Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 minutes ago, SinbadThePorter said: Today is the day the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal was due to open. 😷 No official opening ceremony is planned for today? This will have to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted October 3, 2020 #114 Share Posted October 3, 2020 3 hours ago, SinbadThePorter said: I'm always willing to give a ship (or class of ships) a go. It wasn't just the crowds on Majestic, it was also the way she was laid out. Poorly thought out public areas and worst of all you seemed to be cut off from the ocean. When I'm on a cruise I like to experience the sea. Majestic was the worst ship I have ever been on for that. It was one of the reasons I was looking forward to Radiance, I had heard that she had a good sea going ambiance. I'd certainly agree about Majestic, she is the worst ship we've been on. We didn't notice as many issues on Royal Princess but that was a full-on Med cruise with very few sea days, and those we spent up in the Sanctuary looking over the bow of the ship. The rest of the time we were either ashore or too tired to do anything other than have a drink then dinner. However I really dislike the tiny bars on the Royal Class ships. They don't have the lounge feel of the older ships. Other than the outside bars there was only one that wasn't around the atrium so a quiet drink was ruined by overloud music. We went on Rhapsody which was a lovely ship. We found a secret sunlounger spot just aft of the covered pool area so spent most of our time there even though the sunloungers were crappy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted October 3, 2020 #115 Share Posted October 3, 2020 February we took some friends on Ovation,They really kicked up a stink about going on a mega ship. Only because there was about 30 people they knew were going, they reluctantly went. From booking it ,boarding,until about the second day it was nonstop winging. WE HATE BIG SHIPS. After that, they went quite. They had access to the suite lounge and restaurant plus were shown around the best places on the ship. I contributed with my happy place ,which they loved. When they got off they were hooked. Now they want to try the Oasis class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky55 Posted October 3, 2020 #116 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Only problem we have with RCI over say - Princess, Celebrity, HAL and P&O Aus are; the beds. The size of the ship like Ovation offered a heap of things we loved but .......Very personal opinion of course but over the years the beds on Royal Carribean ships have gone from comfortable to just too uncomfortable for these old bones. Just saying [emoji848] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted January 7, 2021 #117 Share Posted January 7, 2021 An update related to the new terminal. It shows some nice detail of the interiors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 7, 2021 #118 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Thank you for posting Looking good .Will be-a great addition to cruising Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted January 7, 2021 #119 Share Posted January 7, 2021 8 minutes ago, SinbadThePorter said: An update related to the new terminal. It shows some nice detail of the interiors. Nice video and a lovely young lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted January 7, 2021 #120 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Thanks Sindbad the Porter. The terminal looks great. Look forward to using it later this year - fingers crossed! Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted January 7, 2021 #121 Share Posted January 7, 2021 On 10/2/2020 at 8:58 PM, OzKiwiJJ said: We did one cruise on Royal Caribbean but it wasn't a good fit for us. We had a fun cruise but some things, like the constant sales pitches, really annoyed us. We did the inaugural Royal Caribbean cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas from Hawaii to Sydney. I wanted to try Radiance of the Seas, which looked beautiful, at that time, but it didn't happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted January 7, 2021 #122 Share Posted January 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: We did the inaugural Royal Caribbean cruise on Rhapsody of the Seas from Hawaii to Sydney. I wanted to try Radiance of the Seas, which looked beautiful, at that time, but it didn't happen. Our cruise was on Rhapsody too. We liked the ship but the overall experience didn't suit us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted January 8, 2021 #123 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It sounds like the walkway is 300 meters long. May need to bring along bike to get from the terminal to the ship. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewgood Posted January 8, 2021 #124 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thanks Sinbad, Great video explaining some of the structual elements of the terminal. It looks fantastic. Now I just have to try it out when thses borders stop closing and cruising resumes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 8, 2021 #125 Share Posted January 8, 2021 17 hours ago, SinbadThePorter said: It sounds like the walkway is 300 meters long. May need to bring along bike to get from the terminal to the ship. 😁 It is a long walk . Wonder if it’s wide enough for 2 way traffic .? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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