Golden Princess on her way to Melbourne 24/10/18

[VK3DQ]

 

 

Golden Princess in Bass Strait  Speed approx 9Knots  on a slow 3 day trip from Sydney  arriving Melbourne tomorrow morning   when i will be boarding her 

 

regards

John

[kathk13]

Have fun John. We are boarding in December so would love to hear how she's looking after your trip.

[MicCanberra]

Enjoy, she is a nice ship and will become the Pacific Adventure in 2020.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Friends of mine have just booked the transpacific on Golden for April next year. Got a fly/cruise deal where they cruise to Vancouver,stay on for the first Alaska cruise , have a stay in Vancouver and then fly home.

[possum52]

 Enjoy your cruise John. We board as you disembark. Our second cruise on her this year. 

 

Leigh

 

 

[GUT2407]

I worry about these extremely slow speeds in the Bass.

 

in my experience the slower they go the worse the motion.

 

 

[Kiwi Kruzer]

looks like they have smooth seas today ....

http://www.kroooz-cams.com/golden/golden1.php

[GUT2407]

17 minutes ago, Kiwi Kruzer said:

looks like they have smooth seas today ....

http://www.kroooz-cams.com/golden/golden1.php

That’s good.

[VK3DQ]

8 hours ago, kathk13 said:

Have fun John. We are boarding in December so would love to hear how she's looking after your trip.

 

Hi Folks

 

I have some internet so I will try to do a little blog and perhaps some photos

 

Regards John

[VK3DQ]

1 hour ago, possum52 said:

 Enjoy your cruise John. We board as you disembark. Our second cruise on her this year. 

 

Leigh

 

 

Hi Leigh

 

We will look after her well for you.. this will be our third trip in her

 

Regards  John

[VK3DQ]

 

 

Wilsons Prom and  Rodono Island in sight

[VK3DQ]

Station Pier Melbourne

 

 

 

 

 

But Who remembers this???

 

 

Name those ship please ???

 

I'll make it easy

Four migrant ships, Oronsay, Australis, Galileo Galilei and Fair Star berthed at Station

 

 

Regards

John

Edited October 24, 2018 by VK3DQ

[VK3DQ]

Whats UP  after cruising from Sydney over the last 3 days at approx 10 knots Golden Princess has increased her speed to very nearly 22 knots if she keeps this up she will be very early at Port Phillip heads

 

 

Regards

 

John

[VK3DQ]

1 hour ago, VK3DQ said:

Whats UP  after cruising from Sydney over the last 3 days at approx 10 knots Golden Princess has increased her speed to very nearly 22 knots if she keeps this up she will be very early at Port Phillip heads

 

 

Regards

 

John

Well that was strange she has dropped back to 10 knots again .. maybe this was to get clear of the two way system around Wilsons prom .. she increased speed for about 3/4 of an hour ...very strange

 

 

Regards

 

John

[clairebearinaus]

Oh I love that last photo John, my father travelled here on the Oronsay in the early 60s.  He disembarked in Sydney though.

 

I can see the ships berthed at Station Pier on my daily walk and it'll be lovely to catch the Golden again, she's my favourite ship and I was on her for her maiden voyage to Melbourne when we were welcomed with a giant golden banner being held up by helicopters.  Sad I won't get to sail on her again before she leaves Princess.

[clairebearinaus]

 

[cheznandy]

29 minutes ago, clairebearinaus said:

Oh I love that last photo John, my father travelled here on the Oronsay in the early 60s.  He disembarked in Sydney though.

 

I can see the ships berthed at Station Pier on my daily walk and it'll be lovely to catch the Golden again, she's my favourite ship and I was on her for her maiden voyage to Melbourne when we were welcomed with a giant golden banner being held up by helicopters.  Sad I won't get to sail on her again before she leaves Princess.

I remember when you were on that cruise!

I agree, a great photo, with my Fairstar i there as well. Melbourne has certainly changed!

Looks like P&O will make many changes to the Golden, the Santuary and the forward pool and spas will only be for those in certain Mini's and Suites, sad, I loved that pool.

[Hawka]

11 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Enjoy, she is a nice ship and will become the Pacific Adventure in 2020.

oh i hope i can save enough to get back on her before that happens or maybe i will have to try her out as a p&o ship shes a lovely ship i have only done one cruise but i liked her so much i do want to do another trip on her 

[VK3DQ]

Who remembers doing this???

 

[VK3DQ]

2 hours ago, clairebearinaus said:

Oh I love that last photo John, my father travelled here on the Oronsay in the early 60s.  He disembarked in Sydney though.

 

I can see the ships berthed at Station Pier on my daily walk and it'll be lovely to catch the Golden again, she's my favourite ship and I was on her for her maiden voyage to Melbourne when we were welcomed with a giant golden banner being held up by helicopters.  Sad I won't get to sail on her again before she leaves Princess.

 

 

Oronsay leaving station pier  a classic this one

 

[Docker123]

I will wave to you from Williamstown tomorrow.

 

happy sailing.

 

[VK3DQ]

Fashions on Station Pier   CIRCA  1962

 

Models Vida Elekna, Lynn Richmond, Terry Taylor and Gay Vardi, Station Pier, Melbourne) 1962; 

 

 

Edited October 24, 2018 by VK3DQ

[MicCanberra]

7 minutes ago, VK3DQ said:

Fashions on Station Pier   CIRCA  1962

 

 

Way before my time, I was still a twinkle in my fathers eye.

[VK3DQ]

20 minutes ago, Docker123 said:

I will wave to you from Williamstown tomorrow.

 

happy sailing.

 

I'll wave from my balcony  🙂

[MicCanberra]

Lucky fellow.