Paulchili Posted June 7, 2010 #1 Share Posted June 7, 2010 While looking at the Port of Sydney cruise calendar for cruises around Australia (usually on Princess) I noticed that Regatta is scheduled to be docked in Sydney on Feb 21, 2012 - good news! I wonder if she'll be coming from the South Pacific as this is te only day I see her in Sydney? Check out this site: http://www.sydneyports.com.au/port_operations/cruise_schedule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted June 7, 2010 Author #2 Share Posted June 7, 2010 On further investigation, Regatta will be in Sydney again at the end of March - whatever that means :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted June 7, 2010 #3 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Can someone who has a contact at O verify this? I would be ecstatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted June 7, 2010 #4 Share Posted June 7, 2010 You don't need a contact at O. Ask your TA to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted June 7, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Can someone who has a contact at O verify this? I would be ecstatic. I am sure it is so - the only remaining question is the itinerary. Maybe Jan can help ;)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted June 7, 2010 #6 Share Posted June 7, 2010 MY TA owns one of the large online cruise agencies. I asked him to call. He has enough juice to get an answer (I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aruba Posted June 7, 2010 #7 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Help me here...what does OZ refer to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted June 7, 2010 #8 Share Posted June 7, 2010 And he could not verify . . . We need someone with a lot of clout to find out for sure. One of the Celebrity ships showed it was berthing in Melbourne or Sydney and it turned out that Celebrity decided not to go to Australia/NZ in 2012 - they even had it as a featured itinerary on their website on one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted June 7, 2010 #9 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Help me here...what does OZ refer to? Oz is short for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbGuqmaDgLA&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted June 7, 2010 #10 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Sadly, this is the word from the powers that be over at O: "Our 2012 Itineraries are still undecided. It’s fairly common for all cruise lines to book speculative berths. People shouldn’t read anything into it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted June 7, 2010 Author #11 Share Posted June 7, 2010 MY TA owns one of the large online cruise agencies. I asked him to call. He has enough juice to get an answer (I think) Sorry - never mind :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted June 7, 2010 Author #12 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Sadly, this is the word from the powers that be over at O: "Our 2012 Itineraries are still undecided. It’s fairly common for all cruise lines to book speculative berths. People shouldn’t read anything into it." That may be true but..... where there is smoke, there is - a cruise? These berths are quite recent postings as I have not seen them before. They are obviously not for randomly chosen dates but are based on planned/proposed itineraries that may or may not happen. Most of us hope that they will materialize - time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted June 7, 2010 #13 Share Posted June 7, 2010 I will hope - but my hopes were dashed with Celebrity once. I really prefer O. The only other OZ cruise choice is Regent (HAL, Princess and Royal Caribbean are out of the question for us). There are some benefits to a land based trip (we have already started looking at options). Many of the sights are in the interior - away from the ports. But all that packing and unpacking! UGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondorner Posted June 7, 2010 #14 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Purely guesswork. I have talked to no one --not at Oceania, not my TA, only my best WAG. Regatta ends up in New York City in November, after a Summer season in Alaska and a Fall season sailing to Montreal and back. Normally (pre-Marina) she would be sailing the Caribbean in the Winter season. But, my guess is that Marina is going to pick up most of that area. That means that Regatta has got to go somewhere in the Winter season. I foresee a NY to Miami cruise, maybe to Bermuda, Yorktown, Charleston, etc., then maybe a little bouncing on a short run in the Atlantic and Caribbean, then a trip through the Gulf (assuming ships can sail through it :rolleyes:) and back through the canal, then perhaps on to the South Seas, and a couple of stops in Sydney and at least one trip around Aussie land, then back to San Francisco by May to start her second Alaska season. Remember, back on September 4, 2009, FDR said, "Regatta- Winter 2011-12 South Pacific here we come-PROBABLY!!!" But, as JimandStand reported, it's too soon to tell, and your guess is as good as mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted June 7, 2010 #15 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Don - you are feeding my optimism. I will be on the fabulous Paul Gauguin in August about when the O 2012 itineraries come out. I am giving instructions to my TA to book the OZ trip on Regatta if it does come to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The A Train Posted June 7, 2010 #16 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Odds are that Regatta, now 10/24 NYC, will end up in LAX sometime, and, then, it's do the Mex. Riviera, I think not, or, something else. So, where to? Probably one or two r/t Hawaii, or, maybe OZ. I guess OZ. LAX to Tahiti, Tahiti/Auckland, Auckland/Sydney, and, the reverse three, in time for next time Alaska. Just an educated guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceans&Rivers Posted June 8, 2010 #17 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Sadly, this is the word from the powers that be over at O: "Our 2012 Itineraries are still undecided. It’s fairly common for all cruise lines to book speculative berths. People shouldn’t read anything into it." OK, then I won't read anything into it that the ship's speculative schedule does not include an overnight in Sydney, which I would prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted June 8, 2010 #18 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Regatta does not appear at Melbourne (which would just be a stop - not sure if it would show) http://www.portofmelbourne.com.au/cruiseshipping/cruiseschedule.asp And the Auckland port information only goes to end of 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oceans&Rivers Posted June 8, 2010 #19 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Regatta does not appear at Melbourne (which would just be a stop - not sure if it would show) http://www.portofmelbourne.com.au/cruiseshipping/cruiseschedule.asp And the Auckland port information only goes to end of 2011. Nothing for Oceania at Tasmania (tasports.com.au), and it goes into 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capecodder2 Posted June 8, 2010 #20 Share Posted June 8, 2010 All the wild imaginations and hopes were fun to read on this rainy dreary evening - thanks for the good laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted June 8, 2010 #21 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I am sure it is so - the only remaining question is the itinerary.Maybe Jan can help ;)? Probably, good news coming for you in a few weeks..cant answer any more questions..but you should all be happy! Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted June 8, 2010 #22 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Probably, good news coming for you in a few weeks..cant answer any more questions..but you should all be happy!Jancruz1 Whooohoooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted June 8, 2010 Author #23 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Probably, good news coming for you in a few weeks..cant answer any more questions..but you should all be happy!Jancruz1 I knew it :D ! Jan, when is that schedule due to go public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted June 8, 2010 #24 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I knew it :D !Jan, when is that schedule due to go public? Sorry I cant give any more info now..but it wont be too long.. Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted June 8, 2010 #25 Share Posted June 8, 2010 I already gave my TA the cabin numbers I want reserved. LOL Just in case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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