The_Big_M Posted March 14, 2012 #26 Share Posted March 14, 2012 My question to "powers that be" re this new cruise terminal. Is how are we supposed to get there? Is there going to be public transport i.e. light rail or anything to make it easier for the travelling public.Probably not, too difficult to think of. Apart from not be able to use because ships can't get under the bridge. It is no-where near a railway station. No, they've said they'll introduce transport links, likely buses as there have already been routes that go out near there. I don't think the economics of building a more substantial link would stack up given its low usage at other non-cruise times, which is the majority of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 14, 2012 #27 Share Posted March 14, 2012 No, the large ships will just have to go to Melbourne. It seems strange to me that more cruises don't leave from Melbourne. See the earlier comment about the economics. It's been tried but there just is substantially less demand for cruises from there - both a less convenient market, and cruises are longer and dearer or less appealing for most destinations except NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 14, 2012 #28 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Cruise Calendar Cruise Weekly’s cruise calendar details upcoming port calls of passenger cruise ships at various destinations in Australia. BRISBANE Pacific Dawn Sat 17 Mar Dawn Princess Sun 18 Mar Pacific Sun Mon 19 Mar Rhapsody of the Seas Mon 19 Mar SYDNEY Volendam Tue 13 Mar Dawn Princess Fri 16 Mar Ocean Princess Sat 17 Mar Pacific Pearl Sun 18 Mar Pacific Jewel Sun 18 Mar FREMANTLE Arcadia Fri 16 Mar HOBART Radiance of the Seas Thu 15 Mar ADELAIDE Arcadia Tue 13 Mar MELBOURNE Radiance of the Seas Tue 13 Mar Dawn Princess Wed 14 Mar Volendam Thu 15 Mar BURNIE Volendam Fri 16 Mar http://archive.traveldaily.com.au/tdarchive/CW/2012/Mar12/cw130312.pdf As you can see from the above weekly list - 5 ships in Sydney, 4 ships in Brisbane and 3 ships in Melbourne. Would you buy shares in cruise infrastructure development in Australia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted March 14, 2012 #29 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Would you buy shares in cruise infrastructure development in Australia? As a comparison , heres the cruise schedule for St Maarten in the Caribbean. Seven Cruise Ships in town today and they just keep rolling in , day after day... http://www.portofstmaarten.com/schedule.htm http://201.220.14.27/sxmonline/VesselScheduleCruise.aspx 03/14/2012 Wednesday 06:30 23:00 MEIN SHIFF (2) CPS-NE 03/14/2012 Wednesday 07:00 17:00 OASIS OF THE SEAS CPN-NE 03/14/2012 Wednesday 07:15 18:00 CARNIVAL DREAM CPN-NW 03/14/2012 Wednesday 08:00 18:00 AIDAVITA CPS-NW 03/14/2012 Wednesday 08:15 18:00 EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CPS-SE 03/14/2012 Wednesday 08:31 18:00 CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GREATBAY 03/14/2012 Wednesday 09:15 18:00 RUBY PRINCESS CPS-SW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted March 14, 2012 #30 Share Posted March 14, 2012 As a comparison , heres the cruise schedule for St Maarten in the Caribbean.Seven Cruise Ships in town today and they just keep rolling in , day after day... http://www.portofstmaarten.com/schedule.htm http://201.220.14.27/sxmonline/VesselScheduleCruise.aspx 03/14/2012 Wednesday 06:30 23:00 MEIN SHIFF (2) CPS-NE 03/14/2012 Wednesday 07:00 17:00 OASIS OF THE SEAS CPN-NE 03/14/2012 Wednesday 07:15 18:00 CARNIVAL DREAM CPN-NW 03/14/2012 Wednesday 08:00 18:00 AIDAVITA CPS-NW 03/14/2012 Wednesday 08:15 18:00 EXPLORER OF THE SEAS CPS-SE 03/14/2012 Wednesday 08:31 18:00 CELEBRITY SOLSTICE GREATBAY 03/14/2012 Wednesday 09:15 18:00 RUBY PRINCESS CPS-SW Exactly, David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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