Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 9, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Ovation of the Seas has just sailed into Dunedin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted December 10, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I thought she was only due to dock today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 10, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I thought she was only due to dock today? Yes . She sailed in at 11.30 this morning and is staying overnight and leaving tomorrow at 5pm . I think it must have something to do with the tides . While watching for her to sail past the Albatross cam , I looked at the port cam and you can see, as above , a dredge which was working on the channel. Must have been making sure there was enough clearance for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 10, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Ovation has been joined by Regatta. Both ships are overnighting in Dunedin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted December 10, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Ovation of the Seas was meant to be in Fiordland today, but due to the weather, she came to Port Chalmers a day early and as Kiwi Kruzer said, will send overnight in port. Regatta was meant to be in Akaroa today, but due to strong winds at the heads of Akaroa, she could not get in, so she also went to Port Chalmers early and is also spending overnight in port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 10, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Thanks David. Great pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 10, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Ovation of the Seas was meant to be in Fiordland today, but due to the weather, she came to Port Chalmers a day early and as Kiwi Kruzer said, will send overnight in port. Regatta was meant to be in Akaroa today, but due to strong winds at the heads of Akaroa, she could not get in, so she also went to Port Chalmers early and is also spending overnight in port. Shame they missed the sounds, at least they get to be in a port for an extra evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shireboi Posted December 10, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 10, 2017 same thing happened with us on Ovation in Jan - we got in early due to the weather = and stayed overnight. https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/big-numbers-dunedin-mega-ship-returns https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/hundreds-welcome-mega-ship-back love this video - and we get to see ourselves on the balcony - just above the last yellow tender @ the 56sec mark. At least you got a fuller day in arriving at 11.30... it was SHOCKING there when we landed....wet and windy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 11, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 11, 2017 same thing happened with us on Ovation in Jan - we got in early due to the weather = and stayed overnight. https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/big-numbers-dunedin-mega-ship-returns https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/hundreds-welcome-mega-ship-back love this video - and we get to see ourselves on the balcony - just above the last yellow tender @ the 56sec mark. At least you got a fuller day in arriving at 11.30... it was SHOCKING there when we landed....wet and windy :) Cool, thanks for the link to the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 11, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted December 11, 2017 and there she goes , sailing out again on Monday evening 11 Dec 6 pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 11, 2017 #11 Share Posted December 11, 2017 and there she goes , sailing out again on Monday evening 11 Dec 6 pm Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted December 11, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 11, 2017 great capture Kiwi Kruzer :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 12, 2017 Author #13 Share Posted December 12, 2017 They are in Napier today. From the port cam it looks like the ship is the only one there as it takes up the whole harbour to inch its way in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinbadThePorter Posted December 13, 2017 #14 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Ovation has been joined by Regatta. Both ships are overnighting in Dunedin. Ovation is also in Port Chalmers on Feb 14th. She arrives an hour before the Diamond Princess, which I will be on. Of course not everybody will get off, but still, 4500 passengers on Ovation and 2500 on Diamond, that's a potential 7000 people looking for excursions and shuttle buses. What's the usual process at port for shuttle buses into town? First in first served, or can you book a ticket? I don't fancy getting into a queue behind a couple of thousand Ovation passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shireboi Posted December 13, 2017 #15 Share Posted December 13, 2017 (edited) Ovation is also in Port Chalmers on Feb 14th. She arrives an hour before the Diamond Princess, which I will be on. Of course not everybody will get off, but still, 4500 passengers on Ovation and 2500 on Diamond, that's a potential 7000 people looking for excursions and shuttle buses. What's the usual process at port for shuttle buses into town? First in first served, or can you book a ticket? I don't fancy getting into a queue behind a couple of thousand Ovation passengers. ECCK... but then again well we were at Port Chalmers / Dunedin in Jan17 we had the Ovation (us) and the Solstice in on the same day. What I found with Port Chalmers was there is a local bus service, that is MILES CHEAPER than the ones organised by the cruises - just make sure you have some cash. https://www.orc.govt.nz/public-transport/dunedin-buses/dunedin-bus-timetables https://www.orc.govt.nz/public-transport/dunedin-buses/dunedin-bus-timetables/14-port-chalmers-city https://www.orc.govt.nz/media/2708/14-pt-chalmers-city.pdf I also NOTE that they have improved the timetables - when I was there the return bus back was 'blocked out' for nearly 3hrs (a gap that requried walking around the cold city) EDIT : and what is with that bird in the pics ?? stuffed ??? ;) Edited December 13, 2017 by shireboi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 13, 2017 Author #16 Share Posted December 13, 2017 EDIT : and what is with that bird in the pics ?? stuffed ??? ;) That is from the Royal Albatross webcam , set up on the heads at the nesting colony. Bonus is you get to see the ships as they pass by. http://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/albatrosses/royal-albatross-toroa/royal-cam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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