Ovation in Auckland 2 Jan

A friend sent me this pic of Ovation of the Seas sailing into Auckland this morning

2 Jan 18 6.20 am local time

Cool, 2nd best harbour to sail into.

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Haha not biased? Have to agree.

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Haha not biased? Have to agree.

 

 

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I meant that, unfortunately there are too many to mention as the best harbour to sail out of.

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This is a quick list off google, must say I cannot agree with some of the positions, but top four looks good.

• Sydney, Australia
  
• Auckland, New Zealand. ...
  
• Vancouver, Canada. ...
  
• Cape Town, South Africa. ...
  
• Hong Kong, China. ...
  
• Seward, Alaska. ...
  
• Singapore. ...
  
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  

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Behind Nelson Bay & Swansea??;p

Behind Nelson Bay & Swansea??;p

LOL, neither are actual harbours.

They are in Tauranga today and then have 2 sea days to Dunedin. Unfortunately a massive storm is building over the Tasman and is due to hit midday on Thurs , ( tomorrow) so they may have a rough ride. The weather system is huge, Its the one that hit Northern NSW and SE Queensland and is moving down in a SE direction.It is predicted to have heaps of rain and cyclonic winds.

They are in Tauranga today and then have 2 sea days to Dunedin. Unfortunately a massive storm is building over the Tasman and is due to hit midday on Thurs , ( tomorrow) so they may have a rough ride. The weather system is huge, Its the one that hit Northern NSW and SE Queensland and is moving down in a SE direction.It is predicted to have heaps of rain and cyclonic winds.

They may find themselves not able to get into or back out of Port Chalmers

They may find themselves not able to get into or back out of Port Chalmers

That is one ship you would not want to miss out a port where refuelling was due.:eek:

Wonder if they need to refuel in Dunedin?

Fri 29/12/17 Sydney / Australia 18:30

Sat 30/12/17 At Sea

Sun 31/12/17 At Sea

Mon 01/01/18 Bay of Islands* / New Zealand 09:30 18:00

Tue 02/01/18 Auckland* / New Zealand 07:00 20:45

Wed 03/01/18 Tauranga / New Zealand 10:00 21:15

Thu 04/01/18 At Sea

Fri 05/01/18 At Sea

Sat 06/01/18 Dunedin / New Zealand 08:00 17:00

Sun 07/01/18 Dusky Sound (Passage) / New Zealand 08:00 09:00

Sun 07/01/18 Doubtful Sound: Scenic Cruising / New Zealand 11:00 12:00

Sun 07/01/18 Milford Sound (Passage) / New Zealand 17:00 18:00

Mon 08/01/18 At Sea

Tue 09/01/18 At Sea

Wed 10/01/18 Sydney / Australia 06:3

I was on the Dec 7th sailing of ovation. We missed the sounds due to the weather, the ship being big and the captain cautious, he'll try and do an overnighter in Port Chalmers and book it home at top speed.

That is one ship you would not want to miss out a port where refuelling was due.:eek:

Wonder if they need to refuel in Dunedin?

 

Fri 29/12/17 Sydney / Australia 18:30

Sat 30/12/17 At Sea

Sun 31/12/17 At Sea

Mon 01/01/18 Bay of Islands* / New Zealand 09:30 18:00

Tue 02/01/18 Auckland* / New Zealand 07:00 20:45

Wed 03/01/18 Tauranga / New Zealand 10:00 21:15

Thu 04/01/18 At Sea

Fri 05/01/18 At Sea

Sat 06/01/18 Dunedin / New Zealand 08:00 17:00

Sun 07/01/18 Dusky Sound (Passage) / New Zealand 08:00 09:00

Sun 07/01/18 Doubtful Sound: Scenic Cruising / New Zealand 11:00 12:00

Sun 07/01/18 Milford Sound (Passage) / New Zealand 17:00 18:00

Mon 08/01/18 At Sea

Tue 09/01/18 At Sea

Wed 10/01/18 Sydney / Australia 06:3

Hopefully the weather would have passed by Saturday.

I was on the Dec 7th sailing of ovation. We missed the sounds due to the weather, the ship being big and the captain cautious, he'll try and do an overnighter in Port Chalmers and book it home at top speed.

Yes, he was very cautious when we were on her and we didn't have any bad weather to contend with.

This is a quick list off google, must say I cannot agree with some of the positions, but top four looks good.

 

• 
   
  
• Sydney, Australia
   
  
• Auckland, New Zealand. ...
   
  
• Vancouver, Canada. ...
   
  
• Cape Town, South Africa. ...
   
  
• Hong Kong, China. ...
   
  
• Seward, Alaska. ...
   
  
• Singapore. ...
   
  
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
   
  

My point exactly. Sydney number 1

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My point exactly. Sydney number 1

 

 

 

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Great photo!

Here's a pic I took of Ovation, while waiting to cross the bridge into the tender port at Auckland on 2/1/18. What a great day that was! Beautiful city.

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