Bon voyage - qm2 world cruise sectors

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Positions at noon NSW time.

 

[MicCanberra]

Cheers, Will have friends are on both ships.:D

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Just docked in Brisbane local time 6.30am.At Grain terminal , Fishermans Island.

 

 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

A few showers around today by the look of it.....

 

 

Legend of the Seas is at Portside today and leaves at 4.30 so they will sail past QM2.

 

Edited March 13, 2016 by Kiwi Kruzer

[MicCanberra]

That is a shame, high humidity or rain and hot weather, makes for uncomfortable touring.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Legend of the Seas sailing out , from QM2 bridge cam

 

 

[MicCanberra]

Another great grab.:D

[Kiwi Kruzer]

They will be currently enjoying their 2nd sea day between Bris/Cairns. Currently parallel with Townsville ,heading to Yorkeys Knob for Cairns tomorrow.

[MicCanberra]

Hope he weather is behaving for them.:D

[Pushka]

Heard this am of forecast for potential cyclone and heavy rain up 'top'.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Pushka Heard this am of forecast for potential cyclone and heavy rain up 'top'.

 

Lets hope they miss it..:eek:

Just checked the Marine Traffic AIS and they are anchored at Yorkeys and Reef Magic is waiting alongside .

I was thinking the catamaran would be used for ships tours to the reef , but will probably be used as an extra tender to move the numbers ashore.:)

[MicCanberra]

Lets hope they miss it..:eek:

Just checked the Marine Traffic AIS and they are anchored at Yorkeys and Reef Magic is waiting alongside .

I was thinking the catamaran would be used for ships tours to the reef , but will probably be used as an extra tender to move the numbers ashore.:)

 

If there is bad weather around the reef tours will likely be cancelled.

[Pushka]

Lets hope they miss it..:eek:

 

Just checked the Marine Traffic AIS and they are anchored at Yorkeys and Reef Magic is waiting alongside .

 

I was thinking the catamaran would be used for ships tours to the reef , but will probably be used as an extra tender to move the numbers ashore.:)

 

 

They use it for the reef tour and QM2 uses her tenders. I did the reef tour and it became the barf boat it was so rough. Many crew were onboard for their day off and all of them, even one of the Senior Engineers were taken down. I and about four others instead had a great time.

[MicCanberra]

They use it for the reef tour and QM2 uses her tenders. I did the reef tour and it became the barf boat it was so rough. Many crew were onboard for their day off and all of them, even one of the Senior Engineers were taken down. I and about four others instead had a great time.

 

We did one like that also and it may have not been as bad as only around 60% of the 300+ pax were crook.:(

[Kiwi Kruzer]

They use it for the reef tour and QM2 uses her tenders. I did the reef tour and it became the barf boat it was so rough. Many crew were onboard for their day off and all of them, even one of the Senior Engineers were taken down. I and about four others instead had a great time.

 

They must have another cat to do the Reef Tour. I have been checking th AIS off and on through the day and Reef Magic is running to and fro the ship. Its a long way from the anchorage to the marina at Yorkeys . We heard from friends on board who said the actual ride was 1/2 hour, and they had to wait for the boat for the load as well. They were pleased to get into Cairns and use the free wi fi...:D

 

 

Edited March 16, 2016 by Kiwi Kruzer

[Pushka]

They must have another cat to do the Reef Tour. I have been checking th AIS off and on through the day and Reef Magic is running to and fro the ship. Its a long way from the anchorage to the marina at Yorkeys . We heard from friends on board who said the actual ride was 1/2 hour, and they had to wait for the boat for the load as well. They were pleased to get into Cairns and use the free wi fi...:D

 

 

Wow, that is a long way out!

Edited March 16, 2016 by Pushka

[MicCanberra]

Wow, that is a long way out!

 

The larger the boat the longer it takes to fill and unload each way.:D

[Kiwi Kruzer]

The larger the boat the longer it takes to fill and unload each way.:D

 

According to friends on board the catamarans were used to take shps tour people ashore and independants used the tenders.

 

 

They now have several sea days to look forward to as they head up to Kita Kinabalu.

They also said boarding at Sydney was a breeze. They turned up at appointed time and there were only 4 ahead of them Within 10 minutes of arriving at the OPT they were in their cabin.

Not much luck ashore though, got drenched at Brisbane and washed out at Cairns.:D..... however they are enjoying every moment of being on board, so thats good to hear.

 

[MicCanberra]

According to friends on board the catamarans were used to take shps tour people ashore and independants used the tenders.

 

 

They now have several sea days to look forward to as they head up to Kita Kinabalu.

They also said boarding at Sydney was a breeze. They turned up at appointed time and there were only 4 ahead of them Within 10 minutes of arriving at the OPT they were in their cabin.

Not much luck ashore though, got drenched at Brisbane and washed out at Cairns.:D..... however they are enjoying every moment of being on board, so thats good to hear.

 

 

Thanks for the update, hope the weather improves for them.:D

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Just checked the radar and they have rounded Cape York and almost level with Thursday Island, so they will get a daylight view of the Top End and Torres Strait. Local time up there as I post should be around 5pm.

[MicCanberra]

I wonder how close they get to the tip, as in would they be able to see the sign with binoculars.

[nz1]

From looking at Marine Traffic AIS, they are heading to Brisbane and Voyager of the Seas is on the way down from Brisbane . They should pass each other.

 

That will be a great sight.:):)

 

 

We were on the Voyager last week when we passed the QM2! I thought that the ships might toot their horns but nothing!

 

Here's a photo I took on my phone - excuse the poor picture quality!

 

 

 

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[MicCanberra]

Nice shot NZ1, I too am surprised they didn't honk or toot, perhaps the captains were sleeping.:p

Edited March 17, 2016 by MicCanberra

[nz1]

Nice shot NZ1, I too am surprised they didn't honk or toot, perhaps the captains were sleeping.:p

 

 

Haha lets hope not!! :)

 

 

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[Kiwi Kruzer]

Great shot . Thanks for posting.

Shame they did not toot...perhaps they had already been introduced...:D:D