Pacific Adventure going to White Bay

[woodscruise]

Just looking at Sydney Ports and noticed that Pacific Adventure is going to berth in White Bay. The first time it appears there is 28 June 2021, and then a regular caller.

I did not think the Grand class could fit under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

[SinbadThePorter]

I can't find a height for the Golden, but Wikipedia says that the Grand, her sister ship, is 61.26m high (not sure if that includes the draught of 7.92m).

 

The Sydney Harbour bridge has clearance of 49m.

 

Unless the Singapore refit knocks off a couple of decks, I think there must be something else going on with the Sydney Ports schedule. The White Bay entries are probably placeholders for other P&O ships.

 

Who knows, maybe by 2021 P&O will have gotten hold of Sea Princess.

Edited September 29, 2019 by SinbadThePorter

[Kiwi_cruiser]

I think you may find that might be just P&O booking spaces at White Bay for there ships intll they decide what ship will be where.

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Another possibility is they could anchor at Athol Buouy, or similar and use White Bay Terminal for the embarkation process. 

[banzaii]

I'm not sure that ships can manage disembark / embark turnarounds frim Athol Bouy though.

 

Stopover maybe.

Edited September 29, 2019 by banzaii

[Scanorama]

Didn't one of the RCL's ships managed to disembark and embark from White Bay while anchored at Athol Buoy a few years ago?

 

I think it was Radiance of the Seas got bumped by Ovation of the Seas:

 

[MicCanberra]

Definitely a place holder, as she will not fit under the bridge. Even if she is moored at Athol Bouy, and checking in is done at White Bay , embarkation will still be at Athol Bouy, 

[The_Big_M]

Maybe the cross-harbour tunnel will be built by then.

[chry5alis]

There was a slightly heated discussion about this on social media recently with many people insisting Adventure would dock at White Bay on her maiden voyage. Some people insisted Golden Princess would be reconfigured to fit under the bridge.  Seeing as I will be on her I'm intrigued to know how.

[MicCanberra]

Let us know how it goes.

[getting older slowly]

Re configured .... ahhh .....added big water slides aft of MUTS,,,,

 

Flood decks 1 & 2. then it will go under the bridge...

 

Cheers Don

[The_Big_M]

On 10/25/2019 at 7:54 PM, chry5alis said:

There was a slightly heated discussion about this on social media recently with many people insisting Adventure would dock at White Bay on her maiden voyage. Some people insisted Golden Princess would be reconfigured to fit under the bridge.  Seeing as I will be on her I'm intrigued to know how.

 

Seeing as those on social media are seen as authorities on cruising (or anything for that matter 🙂 )

[chry5alis]

7 hours ago, The_Big_M said:

 

Seeing as those on social media are seen as authorities on cruising (or anything for that matter 🙂 )

Yes, well they seem to think they are.

[chry5alis]

On 9/29/2019 at 4:04 PM, Scanorama said:

Didn't one of the RCL's ships managed to disembark and embark from White Bay while anchored at Athol Buoy a few years ago?

 

I think it was Radiance of the Seas got bumped by Ovation of the Seas:

 

Interesting, I wonder how this ended.

 

They might have to do this next year as Pacific Adventure and Serenade of the Seas are listed as coming in together on Oct 30, the first to White Bay and the second to the OPT.  Pacific Adventure is not departing until the next day from the OPT. 

[gbenjo]

The Pacific Adventure will obviously not fit under the bridge  so White Bay would just be nominal .She is overnighting in Sydney so I would assume she will moor at Athol Buoy and tender guests to man o war steps  ( or similar) on the first day just like any other port of call stop and then move to the OPT in the evening  once the Serenade leaves and debark/ embark on the second day.

[MicCanberra]

 

 

From Wed 28 Oct 2020
(To Fri 30 Oct 2020)
2 Night Classic
Ship Pacific Adventure 

Cruise Itinerary: Brisbane, Australia (28 Oct d1800); Sydney, Australia (30 Oct a0700)

 

From Sat 31 Oct 2020
(To Fri 6 Nov 2020)
6 Night Melbourne Cup Carnival
Ship Pacific Adventure

Cruise Itinerary: Sydney, Australia (31 Oct d1600); Melbourne, Australia (02 Nov 0800(+2)1600); Sydney, Australia (06 Nov a0600)

Twilight zone territory here, just right for Halloween.

[MicCanberra]

Seems we were all wrong 

[MicCanberra]

Yes it does appear that the funnel structure has been lowered.

 

Golden Princess 2016

Pacific Adventure 2022

 

We sailed on the Pacific Dawn in 2009 & 2010 and the Captain advised that they had to lower the upper part of mast above the ships bridge in order to pass under the harbour bridge

[CRUISING ALONG]

Here are a few photos of P & O Pacific Adventure sailing under Sydney Harbour Bridge on 10th September 2022

 

 

Cheers

Cruising Along

[arxcards]

There has been a scattered debate over a few threads over quite a long time. So yes, it was real.

 

Posted on another thread, but just for posterity, another angle.

[MicCanberra]

4 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Yes it does appear that the funnel structure has been lowered.

 

Golden Princess 2016

Pacific Adventure 2022

 

We sailed on the Pacific Dawn in 2009 & 2010 and the Captain advised that they had to lower the upper part of mast above the ships bridge in order to pass under the harbour bridge

Just want to clarify, the quote box didnt come across, I didn't sail on Pacific dawn in 2009 and 2010, it was am1984 from another thread.

[Cascade1]

Maybe they have drained some water out of the harbour.

[gbenjo]

14 minutes ago, Cascade1 said:

Maybe they have drained some water out of the harbour.

Climate change perhaps?😁

[MicCanberra]

The shop has been using its laundries too much and has shrunk.

[GeroWA]

Coming from WA I don't know the Sydney Port set-up.

I am sailing out of Sydney on the P&O Adventure - where exactly do I head for - is it White Bay as mentioned by the OP?

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