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After leaving Sydney last night, Pacific Explorer is now currently between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour Going at 13.1kn:

Pacific Explorer departing Sydney last night:

Pacific Explorer departing Sydney last night: Sorry for the delay in uploading these, we had ran out of Bandwidth Yesterday 😞

While on a cruise around Asia we where docked in Hong Kong on the Queen Mary 2 and who else was in Hong Kong with us? The Queen Victoria!. - 29th March 2016. More photos of Queen Victoria in Hong Kong >

We where visiting some friends on Phillip Island, Australia and this day I noticed a couple of bus that had a Seaborn label on them running around town so I check out Marine Traffic and found Seabourn Encore anchored off Rhyll, so we decide to go for a drive and check her out: - 23rd Jan 2018.

When we cruised on the Coral Princess in 2015, you use to be able to get out the front of the Coral Princess: To get out to the front of the Coral you use to be able to get out on Deck 11 - Baja. You walk all the way down to cabin B201 or B202 and go thought this door and one more door and then out to the front of the ship. You could also get out the front on Deck 10 - Caribe. You walk all the way down to C201 or C202 and and go thought two doors.

If anyone is looking for photos from around the Coral Princess, check out this thread: Coral Princess Ship Photos >

We where visiting some friends on Phillip Island and this day I noticed a couple of bus that had a Seaborn label on them running around town so I check out Marine Traffic and found Seabourn Encore anchored off Rhyll, so we decide to go for a drive and check her out: - 23rd Jan 2018.

Have a great time on the Pacific Explorer arxcards! Have fun!

There will be more photos to come! so keep your eye out for them :).

Princess Pizzeria - Lido Deck 14 Lido Bar - Lido Deck 14 Ice Cream Bar - Lido Deck 14

The Bar & Grill - Sun Deck 15

The Sanctuary - Deck 14 & 15

Horizon Court - Lido Deck 14

I was lucky enough to cruise on the Coral Princess back in 2015 thought the Panama Canal. Here are some photos from around the ship. Note: These photo where taken in 2015, so places and other things in there photos might have changed. Coral Princess Pool Deck: Splash Pool - Sun Deck 15

Pacific Explorer arriving back in to Sydney this morning:

After two years and 10+ cruises cancelled 😲 😞 We are Going Cruising again! First cruise will be on the Majestic Princess to bring her back down-under! We will be leaving Los Angeles, California on Saturday, September 24th 2022. We are going to Los Angeles, California, Honolulu, Hawaii (Overnight), Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia (Overnight), Pago Pago, American Samoa, then Auckland, New Zealand Second cruise is on Westerdam for Christmas / New Year! from Auckland, New Zealand on Dec 20, 2022: We are going to Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Kaikoura, Lyttelton (Christchurch), Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Cruising Fiordland Natl Park, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Airlie Beach, Cairns, Darwin, Komodo Island, Indonesia, Lembar, Lombok, Indonesia, Benoa, Bali, then Singapore.

Coral Princess docked in Papeete today: Coral Princess is now on her way to Brisbane! :D

Pacific Explorer departing Sydney tonight on her Travel Agent check out / Activation cruise:

Pacific Explorer departing Sydney tonight on her Travel Agent check out / Activation cruise:

I have not heard anything about cruise ships been able to go to Tonga due to the Tsunami Damage. I read a article the other day saying something about cruise ships will be able to go to the cook Island from October. If I can find the article again, I will share the link.

From Cruise Industry News: https://www.cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/27331-holland-americas-westerdam-will-reposition-from-asia-to-australia-nz.html Citing continued uncertainty around access to ports in Asia, Holland America Line will reposition Westerdam to Australia and New Zealand in the fall and cancel planned Asia voyages during that time, according to a press statement. The change impacts 11 sailings scheduled between Sept. 25, 2022, through Feb. 27, 2023. “We’re sorry for the inconvenience for guests scheduled on these sailings, but we felt it was important to make this decision given the current uncertainties around access in the ports we visit in Asia,” said Beth Bodensteiner, chief commercial officer of Holland America Line. “We are contacting all impacted guests to help them rebook a cruise on one of our many worldwide sailing options, including the new Westerdam itineraries.” Depending on their original itinerary, guests will be automatically rebooked on comparable Asia voyages either later this season or next year. Impacted guests who wish to sail in Australia, New Zealand, South America and Asia from fall 2022 through spring 2023, including the new sailings on Westerdam, will receive a $200 onboard credit. The Westerdam will return to service June 12 in Seattle, Washington, marking the completion of return to cruise operations for all Holland America Line ships following the cruising pause in spring 2020. The Westerdam will sail seven-day “Alaskan Explorer” cruises round trip from its homeport in Seattle and is one of six ships cruising to Alaska for Holland America Line this summer. Following the Alaska season, the Westerdam will redeploy to Australia and New Zealand, add Southeast Asia ports in the winter and then resume full Asia cruises in February 2023. “With the reopening of cruising in Australia, we’re able to create some wonderful new itineraries exploring the urban excitement of Sydney, New Zealand’s wine country, and must-see destinations such as the Great Barrier Reef,” said Bodensteiner. “We will be publishing these new itineraries on hollandamerica.com in the coming days.”

You might be interested in what Pacific Explorer will be doing over the next couple of weeks before her first cruise with passengers. Found this PDF from the NSW Port authority website: https://www.portauthoritynsw.com.au/media/5329/factsheet_140422_wb-002.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1tNAmNLVky5kF3mA41mJQNBlPupnRQgmEJ4bKm-yLRYRzNf71Ck30YHOA " Pacific Explorer is expected to: ➢ arrive at the Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT) on 18 April until 19 April ➢ arrive at White Bay on 19 April and remain until 6 May ➢ return to OPT from 7 May to 10 May ➢ go on ‘work up’ or activation voyages, and potentially spend a couple of days at Athol Anchorage and Gore Bay (weather dependent) from 11 to 17 May ➢ return to White Bay from 17 to 30 May ➢ depart White Bay on 26 May for an ‘activation’ cruise from 26 – 29 May ➢ Depart White Bay for its first passenger cruise on 31 May Please note these dates are indicative only and subject to change."

P&O Australia have shared some photos from Pacific Explorer recent dry dock in Palermo, Italy: