Rare arxcards Posted October 4, 2023 #76 Share Posted October 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: 28/9-3/10, so I was there on Saturday and Sunday, Maybe just not at OPT. I usually write the names of visiting ships in my diary, but got out of the habit. OPT on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted October 5, 2023 Author #77 Share Posted October 5, 2023 25 minutes ago, arxcards said: OPT on Sunday. We had a lazy Sunday morning before "Putnam Country Spelling Bee" at the Hayes Theatre, so didn't go to the OPT on Sunday. What a shame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 5, 2023 #78 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 9:46 AM, SinbadThePorter said: I've always thought Nhulunbuy could be a candidate. A deep water port a good stopping distance between Cairns and Darwin. On some of the most scenic parts of the Arnhem Land coast. Town in the doldrums since the refinery shut down. Great minds think alike. Today's Cruise Weekly cw051023.pdf (cruiseweekly.com.au) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted October 5, 2023 Author #79 Share Posted October 5, 2023 1 hour ago, arxcards said: Great minds think alike. Today's Cruise Weekly cw051023.pdf (cruiseweekly.com.au) CC Leading the pack. Filled in the survey, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 5, 2023 #80 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Hmm, interesting read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted October 5, 2023 #81 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 10/1/2023 at 5:38 PM, MicCanberra said: Serious was a Harry Potter character wasn't he? Serious Snipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 5, 2023 #82 Share Posted October 5, 2023 17 minutes ago, lyndarra said: Serious Snipe? Black but he was the white sheep of the family. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajsmom Posted October 6, 2023 #83 Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 10/4/2023 at 7:14 PM, MMDown Under said: Interesting comment that Disney is best value for sea days and a ship experience. I agree Disney isn't just for children, My girls continued to visit Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida well into adulthood for the magical Disney experience. I'd love to cruise Disney, if it wasn't so expensive in Australia. Disney is expensive all over. But you get what you pay for. If they were the same price as all other cruise lines, I would be sailing them much more frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted October 6, 2023 Author #84 Share Posted October 6, 2023 6 hours ago, jajsmom said: Disney is expensive all over. But you get what you pay for. If they were the same price as all other cruise lines, I would be sailing them much more frequently. I guess a Disney cruise in Australia, for Australians, would be less expensive than a holiday at WDW in Orlando and return business class tickets. 6 hours ago, jajsmom said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 7, 2023 #85 Share Posted October 7, 2023 16 hours ago, MMDown Under said: I guess a Disney cruise in Australia, for Australians, would be less expensive than a holiday at WDW in Orlando and return business class tickets. I doubt the 2 experiences would be that similar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajsmom Posted October 7, 2023 #86 Share Posted October 7, 2023 19 hours ago, MMDown Under said: I guess a Disney cruise in Australia, for Australians, would be less expensive than a holiday at WDW in Orlando and return business class tickets. I can confirm that, as I live in Orlando, and my airfare R/T to Australia is more than my 23 days of cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted October 7, 2023 #87 Share Posted October 7, 2023 2 hours ago, jajsmom said: I can confirm that, as I live in Orlando, and my airfare R/T to Australia is more than my 23 days of cruising. I can believe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerko Posted October 14, 2023 #88 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Booked on both Grand and Virgin. No way I'll cruise on Disney. Their prices are horrendous. You can sail on Seabourn or Silversea for the same price or cheaper than Disney. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 15, 2023 #89 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On the topic of new ships, the first (not new) arrival of the season - Luminosa arrived into Brisbane this morning. Come next weekend, they will be everywhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ceeceeDee Posted October 15, 2023 #90 Share Posted October 15, 2023 At last! A bit of a choice departing Brisbane, rather than the winter doldrums of 'you can cruise with P&O or P&O' 😂(not that I dislike P&O, but choice is good). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff2802 Posted October 15, 2023 #91 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 10/5/2023 at 1:34 PM, arxcards said: Great minds think alike. Today's Cruise Weekly cw051023.pdf (cruiseweekly.com.au) Thx for sharing. Completed the survey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 15, 2023 #92 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, ceeceeDee said: At last! A bit of a choice departing Brisbane, rather than the winter doldrums of 'you can cruise with P&O or P&O' 😂(not that I dislike P&O, but choice is good). Hopefully winter doldrums of 2025 will include Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relaxing Robbies Posted October 17, 2023 #93 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 7:32 PM, arxcards said: On the topic of new ships, the first (not new) arrival of the season - Luminosa arrived into Brisbane this morning. Come next weekend, they will be everywhere. Currently onboard. 600 back to back American passengers who had to pack up all their luggage, take it through border control/customs and reboard before we finally got to embark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 17, 2023 #94 Share Posted October 17, 2023 33 minutes ago, Relaxing Robbies said: Currently onboard. 600 back to back American passengers who had to pack up all their luggage, take it through border control/customs and reboard before we finally got to embark. Much of a delay? I am pretty much expecting we will endure the same for Majestic in a couple of weeks time. Like last year, the first Majestic cruise of the season, we were notified of a 60 minute delay - half hour after our boarding time had passed by and everyone was lined up waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relaxing Robbies Posted October 17, 2023 #95 Share Posted October 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, arxcards said: Much of a delay? I am pretty much expecting we will endure the same for Majestic in a couple of weeks time. Like last year, the first Majestic cruise of the season, we were notified of a 60 minute delay - half hour after our boarding time had passed by and everyone was lined up waiting. We had first boarding allocation of 11.30am and priority. We were onboard about 1pm. Apparently boarder security also had internet issues, so approx 1.5 hours delay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 17, 2023 #96 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Relaxing Robbies said: We had first boarding allocation of 11.30am and priority. We were onboard about 1pm. Apparently boarder security also had internet issues, so approx 1.5 hours delay. I hope it is all good from here, and the ship is adjusting to her Aussie crowd. For a lively bit of entertainment, Cassidy Rae has a great voice and is garnering quite a reputation. Edited October 17, 2023 by arxcards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relaxing Robbies Posted October 17, 2023 #97 Share Posted October 17, 2023 Just now, arxcards said: I hope it is all good from here, and the ship is adjusting to her Aussie crowd. For a lively bit of entertainment, Cassidy Rae has a great voice and is garnering quite a reputation. All good since boarding. We are enjoying mixing with all the Americans onboard and encouraging them to try vegemite. We haven’t seen Cassidy Rae yet but someone mentioned to me this morning that she is very good. I do remember she did a gig over facebook for the cruise crowd during covid lockdowns and I enjoyed it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted October 19, 2023 #98 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Aaaaand the proper cruise season is opened. Celebrity Solstice in SYD today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare arxcards Posted October 19, 2023 #99 Share Posted October 19, 2023 1 minute ago, buchhalm said: Aaaaand the proper cruise season is opened. Celebrity Solstice in SYD today. Nice to see her back. Solstice isn't staying, just visiting on her way to Singapore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted October 19, 2023 #100 Share Posted October 19, 2023 And she's off again.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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