New shopping precinct for cruise passengers opens in Auckland today

[Kiwi Kruzer]

The new Commercial Bay Centre in Downtown Auckland opposite where the cruise ships dock opens for business today .It replaces the old Downtown Shopping Centre which was demolished to allow the new rail system to be installed underneath the building .

 

https://youtu.be/Ya1eFD-PjTM

[By The Bay]

29 minutes ago, Kiwi Kruzer said:

The new Commercial Bay Centre in Downtown Auckland opposite where the cruise ships dock opens for business today .It replaces the old Downtown Shopping Centre which was demolished to allow the new rail system to be installed underneath the building .

 

https://youtu.be/Ya1eFD-PjTM

We just need cruising to open within the bubble.

[getting older slowly]

Looks greats........ now all that is needed is a cruise ship one day

 

Last time Auckland was Dec 2019.

 

Cheers Don

[GUT2407]

I wondered what was going in there.

[OzKiwiJJ]

Looks like a great addition to the Auckland waterfront. I hope it includes a supermarket and chemist as well as the high end shops, then it will be really useful for cruisers - although Countdown is easy enough to get to if you really need something. 

[erewhon]

Good to know, thanks for the information and posting the link.

 

[trig42]

1 hour ago, OzKiwiJJ said:

Looks like a great addition to the Auckland waterfront. I hope it includes a supermarket and chemist as well as the high end shops, then it will be really useful for cruisers - although Countdown is easy enough to get to if you really need something. 

There is a Countdown Metro directly across the road from this new shopping centre. Very handy. Not sure about a pharmacy though. There is a Chemist Warehouse a short walk up Queen St though.

[OzKiwiJJ]

35 minutes ago, trig42 said:

There is a Countdown Metro directly across the road from this new shopping centre. Very handy. Not sure about a pharmacy though. There is a Chemist Warehouse a short walk up Queen St though.

Metro versions of supermarkets tend to be a bit limited on what they stock though. The big Countdown, behind the Britomart car park  is really good though. 

[MicCanberra]

Nice and close.

[NSWP]

In the absence of cruise ships they could put a 'pop up' COSTCO in the new Auckland Terminal.   Does have NZ have Costco? 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

17 hours ago, NSWP said:

In the absence of cruise ships they could put a 'pop up' COSTCO in the new Auckland Terminal.   Does have NZ have Costco? 

It’s underway , 😉

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Here’s a link to a walkthrough video on opening day . You can also get an idea of the work going on in the street as the new rail system is installed underneath .The centre will link directly to the Britomart station which is being extended to be an integral part of the network.

 

 

[MicCanberra]

cheers David.

[Blackduck59]

Looks like a marvelous space, I think we are staying not far from there in January, we'll have a look (yes we all know that I know we may not be able to make the trip)😟

[OzKiwiJJ]

Well if your trip does go ahead it's just over the road from both cruuse terminals, in a perfect location to fill in any time between dropping off your bags and joining the boarding queue.

[erewhon]

Thank you for posting the video, will be worth checking out during our next visit to Auckland.