Ovation is in Tauranga on Boxing Day

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Locals will be able to take time out from the Boxing Day Sales to view Ovation of the Seas today. Mount Maunganui will be humming as its peak holiday time.Probably gridlock with all the holiday makers..:D

 

[Kiwi_cruiser]

North Star is up:

 

[Big Gee NZ]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11773078

Here is an article from the local paper with a video of Ovation coming into port.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11773078

Here is an article from the local paper with a video of Ovation coming into port.

 

Thanks for the link. What a great clip. Great views from the Mount and a good turnout of people to watch the sail in.

I can remember sail ins and outs fom there and calling out to the folk on the pathhway.:)

[Bagwhan]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11773078

 

Here is an article from the local paper with a video of Ovation coming into port.

 

 

Outstanding Big Gee, did you get down to see it? Reckon could be worth a trip into town and fish n chips at Bobbies for a day out on Boxing Day. Hope you guys had a good Christmas. Wish we were back at Tauranga. Best Wishes J & S

 

 

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[erewhon]

Thanks for posting the photo.

 

Big Gee NZ, thank you for the link.

[MicCanberra]

Thanks David.:D

[MicCanberra]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11773078

Here is an article from the local paper with a video of Ovation coming into port.

 

Excellent job, thanks for the link.:D

[Big Gee NZ]

Outstanding Big Gee, did you get down to see it? Reckon could be worth a trip into town and fish n chips at Bobbies for a day out on Boxing Day. Hope you guys had a good Christmas. Wish we were back at Tauranga. Best Wishes J & S

 

 

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No John we didn't make the trip over to Mt Maunganui to have a look. The mount is a mad house over the Christmas holidays, add to that all the boxing day sales and you are talking bedlam.

Ovation is back here in a couple of weeks so we go and see her then. Also have friends going her shortly so will be interesting to hear what they think.

Thanks John we had a great Christmas, hope you and Simone are well, seems like ages since our cruise!

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Sail out from the Port of Tauranga webcams

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

Looks magnificent.:D

[Horses1]

We went to the Mount tonight to see the Ovation leave port. We have been on 2 med cruises and one Carribean cruise and have never seen crowds like it. Was an awesome atmosophere. Well done NZ.

[GUT2407]

Looks good.

[MicCanberra]

We went to the Mount tonight to see the Ovation leave port. We have been on 2 med cruises and one Carribean cruise and have never seen crowds like it. Was an awesome atmosophere. Well done NZ.

 

Good stuff, it sounds marvellous but busy.:D

[Big Gee NZ]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/cruising/87961123/the-ovation-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-lowers-the-lifeboats

 

I know the attached article is about Ovation arriving in Auckland, however if you scroll to the end of the article their is an instagram video that a passenger took of the departure from Tauranga. When they said that a massive crowd turned up to see her off they were not kidding!

[Bagwhan]

When they said that a massive crowd turned up to see her off they were not kidding!

 

 

Good vision, thanks for posting Graeme!

Bit disappointed the locals didn't turn out like this for us on 7 Dec, LOL.... I put it down to the difference between a workday and public holiday!

 

Cheers

John

 

 

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[MicCanberra]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/cruising/87961123/the-ovation-of-the-seas-cruise-ship-lowers-the-lifeboats

 

I know the attached article is about Ovation arriving in Auckland, however if you scroll to the end of the article their is an instagram video that a passenger took of the departure from Tauranga. When they said that a massive crowd turned up to see her off they were not kidding!

 

WOW, I didn't think it was going to be that large a crowd.:D

[MicCanberra]

Good vision, thanks for posting Graeme!

Bit disappointed the locals didn't turn out like this for us on 7 Dec, LOL.... I put it down to the difference between a workday and public holiday!

 

Cheers

John

 

I think you may be right with being the Public holiday drawing a much bigger crowd. I anticipate a large crowd for the 30th in Sydney.:D

[Big Gee NZ]

Good vision, thanks for posting Graeme!

Bit disappointed the locals didn't turn out like this for us on 7 Dec, LOL.... I put it down to the difference between a workday and public holiday!

 

Cheers

John

 

 

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If they had know we were on board on the 7th John the crowd would have probably been bigger :D

[Big Gee NZ]

WOW, I didn't think it was going to be that large a crowd.:D

 

Just another quiet day in sunny Tauranga :D

[MicCanberra]

 

Just another quiet day in sunny Tauranga :D

 

LOL, they have certainly set a precedent that will be hard to continue.