CruiseCriticAUeditor Posted August 5, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 5, 2019 (edited) https://www.cruisecritic.com.au/news/4314/&cache=disable/ Edited August 5, 2019 by CruiseCriticAUeditor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 5, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Not really surprised at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 5, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Thought they would have had those details worked out well in advance of advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 5, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, MicCanberra said: Thought they would have had those details worked out well in advance of advertising. Probably promised we would have our terminal by then. And of course now many are wondering if we will ever get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 5, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Cannot believe they can't organise biosecurity for the port. Not enough money going into the department perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banzaii Posted August 5, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 5, 2019 It's pretty clesr that NSW Gov do not value the cruise industry and now the Feds are following suit. Surely bio-security can be made portable if they really wanted to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 5, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I am thinking it may be more to what ships some polies want going out of that port than the ability of a department to man a port. Port Kembla seemed to manage with NCL embarking and debarking there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted August 5, 2019 #8 Share Posted August 5, 2019 The length of time it takes to get approvals - in both the government and private sector - means things like this happen. You have to proceed with work on proviso basis as approvals often only come through shortly before they're needed. Disappointing that the government has let it come to this after giving intent though. They should work to come up with a solution, but it's a skill often lacking in both spheres, not just government at the moment. Too much concern about controls rather than outcomes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 5, 2019 #9 Share Posted August 5, 2019 It is very disappointing in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 5, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: It is very disappointing in any case. Not really, because it makes it easier for me NOT to book it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 6, 2019 #11 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Disappointing for me, that money may have been useful elsewhere if Newcastle was unviable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted August 6, 2019 #12 Share Posted August 6, 2019 The other cruise lines will be watching and crossing Newcastle calls off the list . It’s a signal that they are not welcome . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 6, 2019 #13 Share Posted August 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Kiwi Kruzer said: The other cruise lines will be watching and crossing Newcastle calls off the list . It’s a signal that they are not welcome . I don't think cruise ships visiting is off the table just the embarkation and debarkation. It must be the luggage and not the passengers that breaks Biosecurity laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 7, 2019 #14 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Several years ago we embarked in Newcastle on a P&O cruise. They operated out of Newcastle for a fairly short time, but must have had trouble selling the cabins. We got a seven night cruise for a ridiculous price - only a few hundred dollars. Check-in was carried out in a big white tent, similar to the one they had at Barangaroo for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 7, 2019 #15 Share Posted August 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Aus Traveller said: Several years ago we embarked in Newcastle on a P&O cruise. They operated out of Newcastle for a fairly short time, but must have had trouble selling the cabins. We got a seven night cruise for a ridiculous price - only a few hundred dollars. Check-in was carried out in a big white tent, similar to the one they had at Barangaroo for years. Pacific Jewel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 7, 2019 #16 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Just now, GUT2407 said: Pacific Jewel Yeah! Our least favourite P&O ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted August 7, 2019 #17 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I wasn't a fan of the Pacific Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 7, 2019 #18 Share Posted August 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: I wasn't a fan of the Pacific Pearl We much preferred the Pearl to the Jewel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted August 7, 2019 #19 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Not a fan of any P&O ship I’ve been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted August 7, 2019 #20 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Ergh, Pacific Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted August 7, 2019 #21 Share Posted August 7, 2019 8 hours ago, The_Big_M said: Ergh, Pacific Sun. We enjoyed many cruises on the Pacific Sun. The first was in her earlier incarnation as a Carnival ship, the Jubilee. Probably out of all the many cruise ships we have been on, our least favourites would be the Pacific Jewel and a Russian ship, the Rus in 1993. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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