Kiwi_cruiser Posted August 23, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 23, 2011 On our first Volendam cruise back in December 2008 we meet aussiedisneyfan. Since then for the past two Christmas she been cruising around New Zealand but we have not been around as for the last two Christmas we have also been cruising as well!, but last Christmas / New Year (2010 – 2011) we where at home and on the 12 January 2011 we meet aussiedisneyfan again and took her and her family around Auckland. On this day we where also lucky enjoy to be invited on-board by aussiedisneyfan to have some lunch! Here are a few photos I took that day: On-board the Volendam: The crew looking at a lifeboat hoist: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted August 23, 2011 Author #2 Share Posted August 23, 2011 On-board the Volendam: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted August 23, 2011 Author #3 Share Posted August 23, 2011 "Wednesday & feet!" The crew looking at a lifeboat hoist: More here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted August 23, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The Volendam was late leaving as the lifeboat hoist had to be inspected ( I think it may have been Maritime New Zealand inspecting it) as it failed in Lyttelton (More here) Tug wanting to give the Volendam a hand: (He had to go away & come back again!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted August 23, 2011 Author #5 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Still waiting for the Volendam to leave.....: Volendam leaving: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted August 23, 2011 Author #6 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Bye Bye aussiedisneyfan & the Volendam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 23, 2011 #7 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Great pictures -- thank you for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvtwotrvl Posted August 23, 2011 #8 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thank you for sharing your pictures. Very nice!! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictonite Posted August 23, 2011 #9 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thank you for sharing these pictures. We will be on her next February, and she really looks like our kind of ship! We are really looking forward to seeing your beautiful countries "down under". Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted August 23, 2011 #10 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thank you for sharing those photos. They refreshed a lot of memories from my sailing from Auckland last February. What a beautiful place! I loved all of New Zealand, especially the south island (it was cooler there). Especially in the sail-away photos it's really clear where the missing lifeboat #7 should be. So sad what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedy Posted August 23, 2011 #11 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thanks for posting the pics. It got me even more excited to board her in 15 days! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMuir Posted August 23, 2011 #12 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Stu, thanks so much for sharing these great photos. We'll be aboard in a mere 33 weeks, and I enjoyed this preview. You apparently have the same affliction as so many of us have on the HAL Board: we can't get our fill of these lovely ships. Mrs M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portofrome Posted August 23, 2011 #13 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Thank you very much for sharing your great photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winters in NZ Posted August 23, 2011 #14 Share Posted August 23, 2011 We love NZ. When we land at the Auckland Airport, we enjoy the cute little beagles going around to take a sniff of everyone's luggage. My brother-in-law has been in Taupo and Wellington for over 30 years, and he never regrets having moved to 'Paradise'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted August 24, 2011 #15 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Kiwi_cruiser, Thank you for posting your great photos of the Volendam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseababy Posted September 7, 2011 #16 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thanks so much for sharing your photos! We are cruising NZ next February (14th) on Volendam so it was great to se what she is like. We've just come off the Noordam so guess the Volendam is smaller but it looks perfectly formed! We met many people from NZ and Oz in the Med cruise and had a lot of fun with them. We are so looking forward to our trip - aprt from the long flights! Cheers from Bedford, UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiedisneyfan Posted September 7, 2011 #17 Share Posted September 7, 2011 my feet! :) And I can see me out the back waving goodbye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmosis Jones Posted September 7, 2011 #18 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Beautiful photos . . . could almost imagine being there *sigh*. Thanks for sharing:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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