sydney sailaway

[shipsealand]

DW and I are planning to do the Australia/New Zealand cruise on the Diamond Princes in January next year. Which is best side of ship in sailing away from Sydney, especially to see the Sydney Opera House?

[Colo Cruiser]

DW and I are planning to do the Australia/New Zealand cruise on the Diamond Princes in January next year. Which is best side of ship in sailing away from Sydney, especially to see the Sydney Opera House?

 

Starboard side. (right) :)

[rkmw]

DW and I are planning to do the Australia/New Zealand cruise on the Diamond Princes in January next year. Which is best side of ship in sailing away from Sydney, especially to see the Sydney Opera House?

 

if they drive in portside but if they back in starboard side

 

someone else asked the same thing on the Australian/NZ board

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1999726

[Colo Cruiser]

if they drive in portside but if they back in starboard side

 

someone else asked the same thing on the Australian/NZ board

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1999726

 

They back all the way out to sea? :eek:

Thought the question was for sailaway?

Edited March 1, 2014 by Colo Cruiser

[paul929207]

if they drive in portside but if they back in starboard side

 

someone else asked the same thing on the Australian/NZ board

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1999726

Either way you will have the Opera House on the Starboard side as you sail out of Sydney

[hpeabody]

Also, as you are sailing away go outside all the way aft and you will see the Opera House and the Bridge :)

[Kartgv]

DW and I are planning to do the Australia/New Zealand cruise on the Diamond Princes in January next year. Which is best side of ship in sailing away from Sydney, especially to see the Sydney Opera House?

 

You'll probably get a view from both sides, as most ships dock bow in. While you're still in port the Opera House is on the port side, giving you a wonderful view. When the ship leaves, it backs up, turns in the bay and heads out to sea with the Opera House on the starboard side. Occasionally a ship will back into the dock upon arrival, and in that case you'd only get a view from the starboard side.

 

You're in for a wonderful treat - leaving Sydney is our favorite sail-away yet!

Edited March 1, 2014 by Kartgv

[SPacificbound]

I have the most gorgeous pictures of Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge taken at sail away last year.

 

The later it got the more blue the sky got, it's a really beautiful sail away. :)

[caribill]

Best side is outside.

[Kartgv]

Maybe even better than sail-away, is a sunrise arrival. Here's the view from our port balcony (actually an aft wrap-around on port side) at sunrise in March, 2012:

 

Edited March 2, 2014 by Kartgv

[pmd98052]

Definitely - get up early if you sail in at dawn as we did - I was up at 5am to see the sail in from the heads to the Opera House - Quite the site as you round the final part and the opera house and harbor bridge come into view....

[terrierjohn]

Sydney sailaways are normally late, 10pm or later, and in those latitudes its normally dark by then.. It does not detract from the excitment but it does provide different views to daylight.

[Aus Traveller]

Sydney sailaways are normally late, 10pm or later, and in those latitudes its normally dark by then.. It does not detract from the excitment but it does provide different views to daylight.

 

In my experience of many cruises leaving from Sydney, sailaway on Princess (and P&O) is usually scheduled for 4pm, although there could be a short delay.

[OzKiwiJJ]

Scheduled sailaway for my cruise on Sun Princess in December is 4pm.